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title: Restaurant Industry Struggles
description: Explore the struggles faced by the restaurant industry, including menu price inflation and record-high prices. Discover how Datum FS can help anticipate commodity volatility.
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# [Restaurant Industry Struggles](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/restaurant-industry-struggles)

 Written by [David Maloni](https://datumfs.com/en/maloni-intelligence-chart-of-the-week/author/david-maloni) | Jun 28, 2024 1:53:46 PM

Speaking of struggling, the [National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index](https://restaurant.org/research-and-media/research/economists-notebook/restaurant-performance-index/) caught my eye recently with the index at some of its lowest levels, not including Covid, since the Indiana Pacers drafted Paul George in 2010. Menu prices have certainly played a part in this. The good news, as the chart shows, restaurant menu price inflation is finally starting to come in-line with overall inflation. The bad news you ask? Restaurant menu prices are at record highs and as pricing guru [Michael Lukianoff](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikelukianoff/) will tell you, once you get pricing wrong its really hard to correct.

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