DoorDash report shows restaurant price growth slows to 3.1%
DASH•DoorDash’s 2026 State of Local Commerce report found restaurant prices rose 3.1% year over year in September, down from 3.5% a year earlier. Breakfast essentials averaged $3.95, while new store growth averaged 18% and nearly 93% of restaurants remained open across tracked cities.
1. Prices and business activity
DoorDash’s report tracked prices and business activity across the 100 largest U.S. cities. In September, a breakfast essentials basket averaged $3.95, down 6% year over year; ground meat prices rose nearly 10% this year, while poultry prices fell 3%.
