Restaurant Supper Traffic Improves After Several Years of Declines
After several years of traffic declines,visits to restaurants at supper increased over the last three quarters, according to foodservice market…
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Restaurants cater to new tastes, shrinking wallets
As the restaurant industry slowly recovers from two years of traffic declines, operators are rolling out more and more options…
Restaurant Chains Targeting Higher Incomes
Red Lobster is trying to create the ambiance of a small, seaside town in Maine as it rolls out a…
Restaurant Industry Outlook Remains Positive as Restaurant Performance Index Stood Above 100 for Fifth Consecutive Month
Buoyed by positive same-store sales and solid optimism among restaurant operators for continued growth, the outlook for the restaurant industry…
Restaurant inflation is edging up
Rising commodity prices and the high cost of gasoline have finally broken the budget-minded approach that restaurants embraced to keep…
Restaurant Industry Outlook Gained Strength in March as Same-Store Sales, Customer Traffic Levels Continued to Improve
Bolstered by solid improvements in same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the outlook for the restaurant industry continued to strengthen…
Restaurant Industry Outlook Improved in February
Driven by improving same-store sales and customer traffic levels as well as growing optimism among restaurant operators, the outlook for…
Restaurant Chains See Growth Despite Economy
The top 500 largest chain restaurants in the United States all showed growth in sales during 2010, with an average…
Restaurant Performance Index Declined in January Amid Weather-Dampened Sales and Traffic Levels
The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) – a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook…
Small gains are big news to restaurants
For restaurants, the slow but steady growth in sales projected for 2011 is the best news in years. But restaurateurs…
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…
From fast food to fine dining, business is up at restaurants
America’s appetite for eating out is starting to rumble again. Three years after the $580 billion restaurant industry saw its…
McDonald’s Delivers Global Comparable Sales Increase of 6.5% for October
McDonald’s Corporation today announced global comparable sales growth of 6.5% in October. Performance by segment was as follows: U.S. up…
Restaurant Industry Outlook Improved in September as Restaurant Performance Index Rose Above 100 for First Time in Five Months
Sales and traffic levels rose in September; Operators’ outlook improved Washington, D.C. (RestaurantNews.com) Driven by improving same-store sales and customer…