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More than one third of restaurant owners currently expect to return to or exceed their pre-COVID holiday sales, <a href="https://www.lightspeedhq.com/blog/restaurant-holiday-season/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=this-holiday-season-may-help-restaurant-operators-finally-surpass-pre-pandemic-sales-levels-2717370" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">according to recently released Lightspeed data</a>.&nbsp;The company surveyed over 600 restaurant owners and 1,100 diners from the U.S. and Canada and found that 83% of Americans plan to dine out during the holiday season and 84% of restaurant operators expect to meet or exceed pre-pandemic sales levels. This includes 46% percent of operators who said they expect to return to pre-COVID-19 sales levels during the holidays and 38% who said they expect to exceed pre-COVID-19 levels.This renewed confidence may be a result of consumer behavior shifting as <a href="https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/vaccine-tracker?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=this-holiday-season-may-help-restaurant-operators-finally-surpass-pre-pandemic-sales-levels-2717370" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">U.S. vaccination rates near 60%</a>. Lightspeed reports that 39% of consumers plan to host a party for family and/or friends at a restaurant or bar and the 31% plan to host a corporate event at a restaurant or bar. One third of operators surveyed expect corporate holiday parties to make a comeback during the holidays.The holiday season may also bring a boost to other revenue streams for restaurant operators. Lightspeed reports that 43% of diners in the U.S. plan to purchase a restaurant gift card and 29% of Americans plan to order catering for a holiday celebration.Related articles:<ul><li><a href="https://1851franchise.com/food-prices-are-hitting-record-highs-but-qsr-franchisors-say-customers-are-still-eager-to-eat-out-2716518#featured">Food Prices Are Hitting Record Highs, but QSR Franchisors Say Customers Are Still Eager To Eat Out</a></li><li><a href="https://1851franchise.com/restaurants-brace-for-post-pandemic-pent-up-demand-2715220">Restaurants Brace For Post-Pandemic Pent-up Demand</a></li><li><a href="https://1851franchise.com/yum-brands-earnings-call-reveals-how-restaurants-are-recovering-from-covid-19-2714922">YUM! Brands' Earnings Call Reveals How Restaurants Are Recovering from COVID-19</a></li></ul>

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