Casual dining giants like Applebee’s and Outback Steakhouse have been squeezing quite a bit of juice out of this channel since the early 2000s. No doubt the casual dining segment has had the curbside market cornered, offering a convenient and speedy occasion for fast food-fatigued consumers. However, Covid-19 has changed that. Curbside is now everywhere as restaurants, including those with drive-thrus, sprint to find more points of access to make up for closed dining rooms.  Will curbside stick around after things go back to normal and dine-in picks up again? Probably. – Source: Forbes.