Another pizza emergency: sales are “lagging behind the broader US fast-food market”

According to the WSJ, pizza restaurants are now outnumbered by coffee shops and Mexican-inspired eateries1:

Once the second-most common U.S. restaurant type, pizzerias are now outnumbered by coffee shops and Mexican food eateries, according to industry data. Sales growth at pizza restaurants has lagged behind the broader fast-food market for years, and the outlook ahead isn’t much brighter.

I guess it makes sense as tastes and levels of disposable income change, not to mention the ever-increasing cuisine options. And it’s not just the US either as UK pizza outlets like Pizza Hut and Pizza Express have struggled for many years as other fast-food competitors take a piece of the pie (no pun intended) and supermarkets take more slices too.

At least the government will keep them afloat. Just don’t call 999/911 about it.

  1. Archived link ↩︎

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