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The following trends are based on more than 8,000 foodservice equipment requests for quotes (RFQs) over the past two years: Demand for foodservice equipment (measured in RFQs) dropped drastically during restaurant shutdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic but has bounced back in 2021. KWIPPED’s data shows: > ●      **RFQs decreased by 49%** over the period running from just prior to the onset of the pandemic in Q1 of 2020 to Q4 2020, when they reached their lowest level. > > ●      From that 2020 low point to Q2 2021, KWIPPED’s marketplace data shows a **140% increase in RFQs** for foodservice equipment, indicating a strong rebound in the industry. > > ●      Momentum has been strong in 2021, as KWIPPED data shows a **39% increase in RFQs** from Q1 2021 to the present (Q2 2021).  Specific equipment categories experiencing the largest recovery numbers include commercial refrigeration, beverage machines and mobile equipment that can support outdoor service and events such as mobile cold storage units and food trucks. “The mobile equipment category is absolutely exploding due to the reopening of public events like sports, festivals and and concerts,” said Sherbine. As lenders tightened their approval criteria during the pandemic, restaurant and food service equipment financing virtually disappeared, but the data shows a strong resurgence that continues to trend toward pre-pandemic levels: > ●      There was a **58% decrease** infinance application approval rates from Q4 2019 to Q2 2020, when approval rates reached a low point. > > ●      Finance application approval rates **increased** **76%** from Q2 2020 to present (Q2 2021). > > ●      Approval rates have **increased** **37%** from Q1 2021 to present (Q2 2021).  “All of the finance companies in our lender network have told us they are approaching pre-pandemic approval levels, and our internal data confirms it. Not many industries escaped the negative impacts of Covid-19, but the restaurant and hospitality industries were hit as hard as any other, and it’s really great to see them bouncing back,” Sherbine said. “We feel that leveraging the collective capacities of a network of lenders is a really smart way to optimize approvals and ensure restaurants and foodservice businesses are getting the lowest possible rates—and we consider it a privilege to help the industry recover.” **About KWIPPED** KWIPPED, Inc. is a technology company specializing in B2B equipment e-commerce. KWIPPED developed and maintains the world’s first online B2B equipment marketplace ([www.kwipped.com](http://www.kwipped.com/)) where equipment suppliers and lenders compete to serve the needs of equipment buyers. KWIPPED developed the APPROVE software solution, ([www.kwipped.com/approve](http://www.kwipped.com/approve)), built from the best practices driving our marketplace, to empower equipment sellers to increase their own equipment sales. 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