The dining business is on track to grow in the second half of the year – but restaurant owners are worried about finding enough staff to ride that growth.
Restaurant sales across the state rose 3.2 percent in the second quarter of the year, compared with 1.7 percent in the first quarter, the Michigan Restaurant Association found in its second-quarter trends report. And 71 percent of association members respondents said they were optimistic sales growth would improve in the last six months of the year.
John Vermiglio, a co-owner of Midtown restaurant and cocktail bar Grey Ghost, said Detroit’s restaurant scene finds itself in similar territory.”I think the constant allure and intrigue of the city of Detroit will continue to fuel restaurants for presumably a long time to come,” Vermiglio said.
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