Total U.S. Restaurant Count At 660,755 in Spring 2018, A One Percent Drop From Last Year, Reports NPD
Chicago, IL (RestaurantNews.com) The U.S. restaurant count reached 660,755 in spring of 2018, a 1 percent decrease in units from…
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U.S. Restaurant Industry Will End 2012 with Visits Flat After a Slow Spring and Summer
A promising winter quarter for the restaurant industry, followed by not-so-promising spring and summer quarters, combined for a lackluster, yet…
Visits to U.S. Restaurants this Winter Strongest Since Spring 2008
Chicago, IL (RestaurantNews.com) Motivated by mild winter weather consumers increased their visits to restaurants and other commercial foodservice outlets by…
Drive-Thru Windows Still Put the Fast in Fast Food Restaurants
Chicago, IL (RestaurantNews.com) Some several decades after drive-thru restaurant windows first appeared on the American scene these now ubiquitous dining…
Better Deals and More Sophisticated Palates Contribute to Kids Meals Decline
Chicago, IL (RestaurantNews.com) Kids meals with toys are no longer the draw they once were for the restaurant industry’s youngest…
Chain Restaurant Units Increase and Independent Units Decline in Fall 2011, Reports NPD
Chicago, IL (RestaurantNews.com) The total U.S. restaurant unit count dropped from 587,335 in Fall 2010 to 580,852 in Fall 2011,…
U.S. Restaurant Consumers Drinking More Tap Water Instead of Buying Beverages
Tap water is one of the fastest growing beverages ordered at U.S. restaurants whereas revenue-generating beverages have been declining over…
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…