The recovery of full-service restaurants continued to be challenged by persistent lockdown regulations, with new waves of infections prompting the reinstatement of temporary eat-in restrictions, a ban on sales of alcoholic drinks, limited capacity, and stringent curfews. For instance, operators started the year with a provisional ban on alcoholic drinks and 50% capacity restrictions.
With local consumers exhibiting an ongoing fear of exposure to the virus, full-service restaurants reinvented their business models to survive. As a result, since the beginning of the pandemic, operators have been forming strategic partnerships with on-demand delivery services such as Mr D and Uber Eats to reach their target audience.
Spur remained the largest full-service restaurant chain in South Africa, despite facing challenging operating conditions. The company benefited from its diversified offering that targets mid- and high-income consumers.
The recovery of full-service restaurants will be supported by improvements in economic conditions, as South Africa has developed strategies to boost employment rates alongside disposable incomes. A stronger performance across the channel will also benefit from improved safety protocols, with an increasing number of full-service restaurants supporting vaccination drives to avoid lockdown restrictions during waves of infections.
The forecast period will see the expansion of full-service restaurants as the situation stabilises and businesses in the tourism industry continue to diversify their offerings. The City Lodge Group announced plans to roll out full-service restaurants that offer lunch and dinners across 36 Town and Road Lodges.
The momentum gained by digitalisation in full-service restaurants will persist during the forecast period, as players maintain a flexible operating approach in the aftermath of the pandemic. The trend will be supported by intensified investment technology to meet evolving consumer behaviour.
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Full-Service Restaurants
FSR (full-service restaurants) encompasses all sit-down establishments where the focus is on food rather than on drink. FSR is characterized by table service and a relatively higher quality of food compared to quick-service units. Menus offer multiple selections and may include breakfast, lunch and dinner. Preparation of food products is often complex and involves multiple steps. NOTE: restaurants types catalogued in this segment refer to table-service only (outlets with a proper “full table service:” wait staff attending customers and taking orders at the tables). Outlets with “limited table service” are excluded from FSR. For example: outlets where customers order their food at the counter are excluded (even though the waiter will then bring the food at the table).
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