Ominous Trend For The Restaurant Industry: Generation Y Avoiding Dining Out

The generation of people born in the last twenty or so years of the 20th century – so-called Millennials or generation Y –  are much less likely to dine out, according to analysts at NPD, and that’s a disturbing trend for the restaurant industry. In fact, the abandonment of restaurants by generation Y is of “biblical proportions,” both in the U.S. and Europe. Millennials in every country are making many fewer visits to restaurants. In France, for example, they are making 92 fewer visits per year. “That feels biblical to me,” says NPD analyst and blogger Bob O’Brien.