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Restaurant closures have been making news recently, raising concerns about the future of Maine's eatery industry — especially in foodie destinations like Portland.

Quincy Hentzel, president and CEO of the Greater Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce, last week explained some of what's going on. Restaurants face a double whammy of continued staffing shortages and rising inflation, she noted.

People are simply eating out less, too.

"It’s economics — the numbers do not work," she told Mainebiz in our latest Friday Food Insider.

And the rash of restaurant closures isn't confined to southern Maine. In Belfast and Belmont, in Bangor and elsewhere, there's been an uptick in shutdowns.

What are the most likely prospects over the next year for Maine's restaurant industry?
More growth, more economic success (4%, 9 VOTES)
Modest success, but not like that of recent years (17%, 44 VOTES)
Steady but stagnant (22%, 55 VOTES)
Gradual decline, with more closures to come (54%, 137 VOTES)
Drastic decline, with the loss of Maine's foodie reputation (4%, 10 VOTES)
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Restaurant closures have been making news recently, raising concerns about the future of Maine's eatery industry — especially in foodie destinations like Portland.

Quincy Hentzel, president and CEO of the Greater Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce, last week explained some of what's going on. Restaurants face a double whammy of continued staffing shortages and rising inflation, she noted.

People are simply eating out less, too.

"It’s economics — the numbers do not work," she told Mainebiz in our latest Friday Food Insider.

And the rash of restaurant closures isn't confined to southern Maine. In Belfast and Belmont, in Bangor and elsewhere, there's been an uptick in shutdowns.

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  • October 22, 2024

    Consider sharing spaces; breakfast & lunch business, with ample kitchen and seating space, could be used for evening dining by another owner.
    An ice cream shop could share space with sandwich shop.
    Kentucky fried chicken & Taco Bell.
    Shain’s of Maine in Sanford, Me. recently shares River Junction Brewery at opposite end of a long building.