3/5 🧵 The real villain here is economics. Food-away-from-home prices in U.S. cities are up nearly 30% since 2020, while restaurants are getting squeezed by labor, food, rent, insurance, and energy costs all at once. Years ago, a skeleton crew overnight could still make sense. Now? Higher wages and thinner margins mean staying open all night can be more expensive than shutting down and reopening.
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