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Possible restaurant closures are looming on restaurants in the national capital.
Forty-four percent of relaxed restaurants in full service This operates in Washington, DC announced that the closure of their doors was “very” or “somewhat unlikely” in 2025, said a metropolitan investigation of Washington (RAMW) of the Association of Restaurants.
The WJLA local media store reported on the survey, conducted among 217 restaurants in the DC region from January 24 to February 11 and published A RAMW document detailing its results.
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The risk of closing restaurants intervenes as “the cost increase and the salary increases to tilt exceed income,” said the survey.
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According to the RAMW, smaller proportions of restaurants in the event of a fast and suburban casual warned against possible closures, at 15% and 23%, respectively, according to the RAMW.
The survey revealed that almost half of restaurants of all kinds in the region saw their sales drop last year. Meanwhile, 62% of respondents brought smaller benefits.
Costs were a point of pain for DC restaurants, with 68% with more Food and drink Expenses, according to the Ramw Survey. More than four out of five restaurants provide that their costs will get worse as the year is progressing.
RAMW said in the published document by wjla That the global survey “shows an industry in difficulty simultaneously with the drop in sales and customer traffic, climbing food costs, major federal layoffs and the continuous impact of wages for essentials”.
About 49% of DC restaurants experienced fewer customers visiting their establishments last year, as some residents chose to eat home food to avoid high costs, survey revealed.
The possibility of prices, new immigration policies and other factors with an impact on businesses has also weighed on the minds of restaurants in townAccording to Ramw.
The minimum wage required for DC tilting workers increasing from $ 2 to $ 12 in early July while the city is looking to do the same as its overall minimum wage in the coming years. This next increase, according to RAMW, could push the number of much higher restaurant closings.
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“The full service restaurants of our district – the rallying places that define the districts and create the cultural fabric of our city – are faced with a historical combination of pressure,” said RAMW CEO Shawn Townsend. “The data illustrate several substantial overwhelming burden at the same time, threatening not only unique businesses but potentially altering the DC distinctive catering landscape.”
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DC is home to more than 2,600 restaurants and Some 66,400 catering and catering jobsAccording to the National Restaurant Association.
The city industry generates $ 7.7 billion in restaurants and catering sales.
Nationally, the catering industry should see 1.5 billion of dollars in sales this year, the National Restaurant Association said at the beginning of last month.
