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Restaurant Industry Outlook Remains Positive as Restaurant Performance Index Stood Above 100 for 6th Consecutive Month

Restaurant operators reported positive same-store sales for the 11th consecutive month; Operators are optimistic about sales growth and the economy…
May 31, 2012 · ·

Restaurant Performance Index Closes Out Q1 at Post-Recession High

Restaurant operators reported positive same-store sales for the tenth consecutive month; Operators’ outlook for capital spending at its highest level…
April 30, 2012 · ·

Restaurant Industry Outlook Improves as Restaurant Performance Index Stood Above 100 for 4th Consecutive Month

Restaurant operators reported positive same-store sales for the ninth consecutive month; Operators expect sales and staffing levels to rise in…
March 30, 2012 · ·

Restaurant Industry Outlook Remains Positive Despite Slight Dip in Restaurant Performance Index

Restaurant operators reported positive same-store sales for the eighth consecutive month; Operators are optimistic about sales growth and the economy…
February 29, 2012 · ·

Restaurant Performance Index Rose to Highest Level in Nearly Six Years in December

Restaurant operators reported strong same-store sales and customer traffic levels in December; Operators’ plans for capital spending at highest level…
January 31, 2012 · ·

National Restaurant Association: Increased Tourism Spending Key for Restaurant Industry Jobs

Restaurateur and Former Association Board Chair Mike Gibbons named to U.S. Travel and Tourism Board Washington, DC  (RestaurantNews.com)  The National…
January 19, 2012 · ·

Restaurant Industry Outlook Improved in November as Restaurant Performance Index Rose to Five-Month High

Washington, DC  (RestaurantNews.com)  Driven by positive same-store sales and an increasingly optimistic outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association’s…
December 30, 2011 · ·

National Restaurant Association Registers Opposition to New Internet Domain Name Plan

Program would impose billions of dollars in unnecessary costs on industry as operators are looking to invest in businesses, hire…
December 8, 2011 · ·

Visits to U.S. Restaurants Flat for First Three Quarters of 2011

Chicago, IL  (RestaurantNews.com)  The U.S. restaurant industry entered 2011 hopeful after ending 2010 with two consecutive quarters of one percent…
December 6, 2011 · ·

Restaurant Performance Index Essentially Unchanged in October, Balanced by Softer Current Conditions and Stronger Future Optimism

The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) – a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook…
November 30, 2011 · ·

Restaurant Performance Index Fell to Lowest Level in 13 Months Amid Growing Operator Uncertainty

Dampened by softer sales and traffic levels and continued uncertainty among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index…
September 30, 2011 · ·

Five Emerging Trends in the Foodservice Industry

In today’s competitive foodservice industry, it’s becoming increasingly important for brands to engage guests and employees in a more meaningful…
September 7, 2011 · ·

Restaurant Industry Outlook Softened in July

As a result of softer same-store sales and traffic levels and a dampened outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant…
August 31, 2011 · ·

Restaurant Industry Outlook Softened in May

As a result of softer same-store sales and traffic levels and an erosion of optimism among restaurant operators, the outlook…
June 30, 2011 · ·

Restaurant News Bites: McDonald’s, Au Bon Pain, White Castle

 McDonald’s saw a rise in global comparable sales of just over 3% this May. Asia, the Middle East and Africa…
June 13, 2011 · ·

Restaurant Industry Accounts for Nearly 10 Percent of U.S. Workforce

The restaurant industry is not only an important source of jobs and careers, it is vitally important to the success…
April 19, 2011 · ·

Restaurant Industry Entering 2011 on Positive Note, as Restaurant Performance Index Posted Strong Gain in December

Driven by expanding same-store sales and customer traffic levels as well as growing optimism among restaurant operators, the outlook for…
January 31, 2011 · ·

Restaurant Performance Index Declined in November as Sales and Traffic Slipped

As a result of a downtick in same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index…
January 3, 2011 · ·
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