The innovation and resiliency of the chain restaurant industry was on full display during reported 3Q20 results as these leading players bounced back from the depths of government mandated lockdowns that essentially shut-off the US economy. Unfortunately, some part of the chains’ resurgence came at the expense of the independent restaurants that lacked scale to weather the perfect storm. However, people still must eat, and further, social humanity can only live in isolation for a short time so it was inevitable that consumers would come back to the table.

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