- Americans stuck at home due to the coronavirus are binge eating pizza and abandoning expensive specialty salads.
- Pizza chains such as Domino’s and Papa John’s are reporting double-digit growth while mom-and-pop pizzerias have thrived on delivery apps.
- In contrast, specialty salad chains like Sweetgreen are getting crushed as their office customers have evaporated.
- This marks a decade reversal of struggling pizza chains forced to revamp ingredients in response to upstart healthier options.
- Ultimately, pizza has been widely embraced as comfort food during stressful times.
The Death of the $15 Salad
(11/10/2020)