{"id":1441355,"date":"2022-04-16T08:44:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T12:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1441355"},"modified":"2022-04-16T08:44:52","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T12:44:52","slug":"restaurant-ceo-says-customers-are-increasingly-acting-like-were-in-recession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/restaurant-ceo-says-customers-are-increasingly-acting-like-were-in-recession\/","title":{"rendered":"Restaurant CEO Says Customers Are Increasingly Acting Like We\u2019re in Recession"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frestaurant-ceo-says-customers-are-increasingly-acting-like-were-in-recession%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1441355&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"contain\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Dickey&#8217;s Barbecue Pit CEO Laura Rea Dickey on how inflation is continuing to impact her business.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some restaurants are continuing to feel the financial crunch as inflation continues to surge nationwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dickey&#8217;s Barbecue Pit CEO Laura Rea Dickey stressed the impact of inflation has been &#8220;challenging&#8221; for her restaurants and that she started to see &#8220;recession-oriented behavior&#8221; among her customers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We worked very hard to only have to raise prices one time during the pandemic,&#8221; Dickey told &#8220;Cavuto: Coast to Coast&#8221; Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/economy\/dickeys-barbecue-restaurants-gets-creative-to-solve-worker-shortage-issue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DICKEY&#8217;S BBQ GETS CREATIVE TO SOLVE WORKER SHORTAGE ISSUE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our data is showing us that guests are using more coupons and that we&#8217;re up 22% in coupon usage since November.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"contain\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Dickey&#8217;s Barbecue Restaurants CEO Laura Rea Dickey describes the innovative approach her company is taking to alleviate the situation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She noted that her customers are taking advantage of discounted deals, with some families even ordering one big meal to &#8220;stretch&#8221; into two or three for leftovers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our guests are very concerned about pricing, and they&#8217;re showing that recession behavior like they did in 2008-2009,&#8221; Dickey explained.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dickey\u2019s Barbecue Pit is an American family-owned barbecue restaurant chain based in Dallas, Texas, and has more than 550 locations across the U.S.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/931\/523\/brisket.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Dickey&#8217;s Barbecue Pit CEO told FOX Business that her customers are more \u2018price-concious\u2019 amid inflation.<\/span><span> (Dickey&#8217;s BBQ)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The restaurant CEO added that she has noticed a shift in her loyal customers being very &#8220;price-conscious&#8221; and &#8220;concerned&#8221; about where they&#8217;re &#8220;spending their dollar.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Despite inflation impacting restaurants across the country, Dickey mentioned that &#8220;comfort food&#8221; sales have increased in her business as &#8220;stressed out&#8221; customers purchase items that make them &#8220;feel good&#8221; during unprecedented times. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/apps-products\"><strong><u>GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re comfort food in general\u2026current events are very stressful to folks\u2026but just that food that makes you feel good and just feel a little bit more like home,&#8221; she concluded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Now we&#8217;re selling record amounts of mac and cheese, record amounts of baked potato casserole\u2026 [customers that] need to feel a little bit better after lunch or dinner\u2026that&#8217;s certainly what we&#8217;re offering them.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dickey&#8217;s Barbecue Pit CEO Laura Rea Dickey on how inflation is continuing to impact her business. 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