餐馆面临利润紧缩,因为食品和劳动力成本上涨,消费者用餐量减少。 Restaurants face profit crunch as food and labor costs rise, and consumers dine out less.

美国各地的餐馆都在努力应对成本不断上涨和消费支出减少的问题。 Restaurants across the U.S. are grappling with rising costs and reduced consumer spending. 牛肉和其他食品成本在4年中上涨了21%,将利润幅度挤压到3-5%。 Beef and other food costs have surged by 21% over four years, squeezing profit margins down to 3-5%. 由于人员短缺,劳动成本也上升。 Labor costs also rose due to staffing shortages. 中低收入消费者的食用量越来越少,导致十年来销售增长最弱的六个月期之一。 Lower and middle-income consumers are eating out less, leading to one of the weakest six-month sales growth periods in a decade. 餐馆正在寻求创新的解决方案,以保持盈利。 Restaurants are seeking creative solutions to stay profitable.