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Fast Food Chains Shrink Dine-In Footprints

Post-pandemic prototypes stress drive-thru, mobile-order and third-party pick-up options.

By Jack Rogers | April 13, 2022 at 10:16 AM

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Fast food chains are reducing their footprints for in-person dining to focus on processing off-premises orders, anticipating that consumer preferences for drive-thru, takeout and third-party delivery will remain strong after the pandemic wanes.

An example of the new format is a 2,500 SF prototype of a smaller Hardee’s restaurant that recently debuted in Nashville. The unit has 22 interior seats, a 25% reduction of Hardee’s traditional configuration.

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