//Chains Are Using the Pandemic as an Opportunity to Buy Independent Restaurants

Chains Are Using the Pandemic as an Opportunity to Buy Independent Restaurants

Brands like Dunkin’ and Chipotle are gobbling up real estate left vacant by independent restaurants

Though all restaurants have been hit hard during the pandemic, national chains have fared better than most. And they are using that leverage to seek out storefronts that have been left behind by independent restaurants that have been forced to shutter. Business Insider outlines how brands like Domino’s, Dunkin’ and Chipotle are “paving the way for chains to take over the American restaurant industry.” For