Against tough competition from other sandwiches and flat to declining restaurant traffic, burgers ordered at U.S. restaurants and foodservice outlets had a banner year in 2014, according to The NPD … Continue Reading →
Buoyed by positive sales and traffic and an optimistic outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) remained in positive territory in November. IFT Daily News
Technomic, a food industry consulting and research firm, predicts a 2.3% unit growth rate over 2013 among the largest U.S. restaurant chains. IFT Daily News
As a result of softer customer traffic levels and a somewhat dampened outlook among restaurant operators, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) registered a moderate decline in September. … Continue Reading →
According to Technomic, a fifth of today’s consumers (21%, up from 16% in 2012) say that beverages play a very important role in deciding which restaurants to visit for meals. … Continue Reading →
A new Whole Foods Market store located in Nashua, N.H. — the retailer’s first in the state — also features its first in-store restaurant in the North Atlantic region. read … Continue Reading →
With little growth in consumer visits to U.S. restaurants, restaurant units grew 0.8% in spring 2014 compared to spring 2013, reports The NPD Group, a global information company. IFT Daily … Continue Reading →
Due in large part to softer customer traffic levels, the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) registered a moderate decline in June. IFT Daily News
U.S. consumers made some 61 billion visits to restaurants in the year ending May 2014. IFT Daily News
Calling it “a store unlike any other” H-E-B on Friday opened the Market at Stone Oak, a San Anontio store with an adjoining a full-service restaurant. read more Supermarket News
