Costco Wholesale Corp., Issaquah, Wash., is continuing to test home delivery, but it believes the appeal of strong bargains at its warehouses will keep consumers shopping the old-fashioned way, EVP … Continue Reading →
Visits to casual dining restaurants were at a six-year low in the year ending February 2014, finds The NPD Group, a global information company. IFT Daily News
Restaurant visits by families with kids (those including children under age 13) have been declining since 2008, reports The NPD Group, a global information company. IFT Daily News
Although fewer people went to restaurants at lunch and dinner in 2013, their breakfasts out increased for the fourth consecutive year, reported The NPD Group. IFT Daily News
Since food trucks appeared on the restaurant scene, their perceivable threat to brick-and-mortar restaurants has been widely debated, and a recent survey conducted by The NPD Group, a global information … Continue Reading →
CHICAGO — Prepared food purchases from supermarkets, drug stores and other retail outlets will grow 10% by 2022 compared to a 4% increase in restaurant visits, according to a new … Continue Reading →
While total restaurant visits increased by 1% in 2012 compared to prior year, visits by U.S. Hispanics declined by 1%, a loss of 86 million visits, reports The NPD Group, … Continue Reading →
For the first time in four years, adult-only restaurant visits increased in 2012, but visits that included children remained flat for the second consecutive year, according to The NPD Group, … Continue Reading →
Consumer perceived deals, like combined item specials and dollar/value menus, that enticed consumers to visit restaurants during the height of the recession no longer serve as an impetus for driving … Continue Reading →
If it wasn’t rainy, cloudy weather that kept foodservice customers away throughout much of Europe in the April, May, and June quarter, it was economic concerns that did, reports The … Continue Reading →
