Thinking About Starting Your Own Restaurant? Check Out These Experts’ Advice Before You Begin

It’s no secret the U.S. restaurant industry took a big hit during the pandemic. Forbes points out that the industry is about 10 percent smaller than it was pre-pandemic. Starting a restaurant is a risky business, made riskier in the last few years by the COVID pandemic. That doesn’t mean, however, that opening a successful restaurant is impossible.Even through lockdowns, owning a restaurant didn’t mean automatic bankruptcy. Restaurants that could pivot to delivery and contactless takeout kept their doors open, so to speak, and kicked off a trend that experts project will continue to grow.And while supply chain disruptions and labor shortages are expected to persist into 2022, patrons are expected to increase their spending on eating out as vaccination rates rise, according to Deloitte.