Umbono wezindawo zokudlela ubheka phezulu okokuqala ngqa cishe unyaka, ngokusho kweNational Restaurant Association's Restaurant Performance Index.
Inombolo yenkomba ka-Ephreli ime ku-98.6, okukhombisa ukuthi imboni yezokudlela isangena inkontileka, kodwa ingxenye elindelwe yocwaningo ikhombise ukwanda okokuqala ezinyangeni eziyi-18, ngokusho kwenhlangano. Lokhu kusikisela ukuthi imboni yezindawo zokudlela ingase iphume ekwehleni okuye kwenzeka eminyakeni emibili edlule.
Ukuthengiswa kwesitolo esifanayo kusephansi uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule, ngamaphesenti angu-26 kuphela abaqhubi bezindawo zokudlela ababona izinzuzo namaphesenti angu-59 abika ukuthengiswa okungekuhle kwesitolo esifanayo. I-traffic nayo ibingeyinhle enyangeni engama-20 elandelanayo, ngokusho kwenkomba. Amaphesenti angu-XNUMX abashayeli babike ukwehla kwezimoto ngo-Ephreli, nokube ngcono kancane kunezinombolo zikaMashi ngenxa yeholide lePhasika ngo-Ephreli nonyaka.
Ukusetshenziswa kwemali enkulu ngabaqhubi bezindawo zokudlela kukhuphuke ngo-Ephreli, ngamaphesenti angama-43 opharetha abaphendula ngokuthi batshale imali emishinini, ekwandiseni noma ekulungisweni kabusha ezinyangeni ezintathu ezedlule. Lelo bekuyizinga eliphezulu kakhulu ezinyangeni eziyi-10 ezedlule, ngokusho kwe-RPI. Futhi nangaphezulu bahlela ukwenza izindleko. Cishe uhhafu uthe bazothenga amathuluzi, banwebe noma balungise kabusha esikhathini esithile ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezizayo.
Ukwenyuka kwezindleko kungase kuhlobane ne-Expectations Index, ingxenye ye-RPI iyonke, ekhuphuke ngenyanga yesihlanu eqondile futhi yabonisa ukwanda okokuqala ezinyangeni eziyi-18. Lapho bebuzwa ngokuthengisa ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezizayo, amaphesenti angu-33 abaqhubi bezindawo zokudlela balindeleke ukuba nokuthengiswa okuphezulu kunesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule - kusuka kumaphesenti angu-30 ngenyanga edlule. Amaphesenti angu-30 kuphela abaqhubi abasabelayo abelindele ukuthengiswa okuphansi - phansi kusuka kumaphesenti angu-38 ngenyanga edlule.
Abasebenzi babenethemba nakakhulu ngomnotho. Amaphesenti angamashumi amathathu nesikhombisa acabanga ukuthi umnotho uzothuthuka ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezizayo, izinga eliphezulu kakhulu eminyakeni emithathu futhi likhuphuke lisuka kumaphesenti angama-30 ngoNdasa. Bangamaphesenti angu-16 kuphela ababecabanga ukuthi umnotho wawuzoba mubi, wehle ngamaphesenti amahlanu uma uqhathaniswa nenyanga edlule.
Umnotho wase-US ukhombisa izimpawu ezithile zempilo. Izinga labangasebenzi lihleli ku-9.4% ngoMeyi, kodwa ukulahleka kwemisebenzi kwehlile. NgoMeyi, kwalahleka imisebenzi eyizi-345,000, intuthuko ezinyangeni eziyisithupha ezedlule lapho umuntu ngamunye elahlekelwe yimisebenzi engaphezu kuka-500,000. Imboni yokudlela yasiza lezo zibalo, ngokusho kwe-Bureau of Labor Statistics. Izikhungo zokudlela nokuphuza, ezithatha izingxenye ezintathu kwezine zemboni yezindawo zokudlela nezokuhlinzeka ngokudla, zengeze cishe imisebenzi eyizi-9,000 ngoMeyi. Bekungokokuqala ukuthi lo mkhakha ukhule kusukela ngoJulayi 2008.
Amabhizinisi emikhiqizo emisha kanye nentsha athintekile ngenxa yokuqiniswa kwemakethe yezikweletu, ukuguquguquka kwentengo kaphethiloli kanye nokuncipha kwezindleko zabathengi, kodwa abanye baye bazuza ngesikhathi sokwehla komnotho.
"Imboni yezokukhiqiza iyalungenela ngempela ucingo," kusho uJulia Stewart, umqondisi wezobudlelwano bomphakathi weProduce Marketing Association. “Esitolo sokudla, amasheke nokuvakasha kuyehla futhi kunengcindezi engaphezu kokujwayelekile yokwehlisa izindleko. Ngicabanga ukuthi kulo mnotho umkhiqizo unikeza ithuba elihle.”
Ngezikhathi ezinzima, abathengi benza izinqumo eziqinile mayelana nokudla abakudlayo, okuhlanganisa ukuthi bakudla kuphi futhi kangaki. Abaningi bahwebela phansi, bakhetha ukudla ezindaweni zokudlela ezisheshayo noma zokudla okusheshayo esikhundleni sezindawo zokudlela ezimhlophe zendwangu yetafula. Amaketanga ambalwa ahlomule ngokuhweba phansi, okuhlanganisa neMcDonald's Corp. Le nkampani yamemezela ngoJuni ukuthi ukuthengiswa kwayo kwenyanga kaMeyi kukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angaphezu kuka-5 emhlabeni jikelele, futhi kwakukhuphuke cishe ngamaphesenti angu-7 ngenyanga edlule. Okuningi kwalokho kukhula kwakuvela eYurophu nase-Asia, kodwa ukuthengiswa kwe-US kukhule ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-6 ngo-Ephreli futhi cishe amaphesenti angu-3 ngoMeyi. I-McDonald's incoma ukukhula kwenani elitholwa abathengi ezintweni zayo eziyinhloko zemenyu.
”Ukusebenza kukaMay okuqinile kusitshela ukuthi amakhasimende emhlabeni jikelele ayaqhubeka nokukhetha i-McDonald's ukuze kube lula, ukukhetha imenyu, ikhwalithi kanye nenani esikunikezayo. Ukugxila kwethu ekhasimendeni nasekuhambisaneni noHlelo Lokunqoba kuqhuba impumelelo yethu eqhubekayo,” kusho isikhulu esiphezulu sakwaMcDonald uJim Skinner esitatimendeni.
Kodwa akukhona nje ukuthi abathengi abahweba phansi, baphinde bahwebe ngokuphuma endaweni yokudlela ngokuphelele. Ngaphezu kokuthenga umkhiqizo ezitolo ukuze ulungiselele ukudla ekhaya, abathengi baphinde bathenge ukudla okulungiselelwe ezitolo zokudla ukuze bakudle ekhaya. Ukudla okulungiselelwe kude nasekhaya kunikeza abathengi ukunethezeka nobusha ngentengo yenani, kodwa asikho isiqinisekiso sokuthi ukukhula okuqinile kwesegimenti kuzoqhubeka uma abathengi beqala ukudla ngaphandle futhi.
“Inselelo ekhona ukuthi abathengisi bangavele balindele ukuthi uma bevula iminyango, abantu bazovele bangene,” kusho uStewart. “Kuzofanele basebenze kanzima ukuze bagcine amakhasimende abo uma umnotho uthuthuka.”
Noma ekugcineni umnotho ukhombisa izimpawu ezinhle, abaqhubi bezindawo zokudlela kuzodingeka baqhubeke nokuhlinzeka ngenani nezinhlobonhlobo ukuze bakhulise ukuthengiswa kwesitolo esifanayo. Ukunikeza izinketho zokondla umndeni ngesabelomali kanye nokuhlinzeka ngezinto zemenyu abathengi abangakwazi ukuziphindaphinda ekhaya kungaba ukhiye ekukhuleni kokuthengisa emakethe okusethemba ukuthi ikhuphuka.