According to the National Restaurant Association, June revenue for food and beverages amounted to $70.6 billion, up 2.3 percent from May. This compares to the pre-COVID February 2020 sales of $66.2 billion. Sales during the period March through May 2020 amounted to $115.7 billion. With partial recovery from COVID, the three months from March through May 2021 amounted to $310.5 billion a 168.4 percent increase.