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8 restaurant trends to watch in 2025

Analysts forecast a slightly rosier year for restaurants,
predicting that
consumer demand will rise,
bankruptcies will slow
and increased valuations will yield
more M&A activity.

Published Jan. 7, 2025

https://www.restaurantdive.com/news/8-restaurant-industry-trends-to-watch-in-2025/736408/



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Restaurant M&A will increase

* Both consumers and operators
appear to be
more positive about 2025’s prospects.

* Experts predict that there will be
strong access to capital
and investment from private equity
as interest rates decline
and macroeconomic
conditions improve
— a dynamic that could lead to
more mergers and acquisitions.

* Experts said there will likely be
more mergers and acquisitions
and more available capital in 2025.

* Companies
that have been sitting on the sidelines
will put their capital to use,
especially
with interest rates falling

* Private equity firms and hedge funds
may feel pressure
to put their cash reserves to use,
which could lead to
more funding for restaurants

* Lenders also
feel safer about lending to restaurants
because some brands have been performing better lately

* All of a sudden
people are willing to lend.
2025
is going to be an absolute land grab.

* Franchisee access to debt
will allow them to finance growth with non-competing brands.

* There’s going to be
lots of opportunity
for M&A to pick up
in 2025 and 2026



Consumer demand should pick up

* While many consumers balked at high restaurant prices this year,
underlying consumer demand is still strong

* Consumers right now
are spending like drunken sailors