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Jobs Growth Remains Sluggish In January, But 2013 Stats Revised Up

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According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. economy created only 113,000 net new non-farm payroll jobs in January, the second…

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Growth Of Fast Casual Far Outpaced Industry Last Year, NPD Data Shows

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The growth trajectory of the fast-casual segment is truly quite remarkable, especially given an era of slow or flat growth in traffic and sales for…

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Consumer Confidence Holds Up, But Analysts Worry About Brutal Winter

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The January and mid-February readings on consumer confidence from Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan and The Conference Board indicated that consumers remain reasonably optimistic about the…

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Many Housing-Battered States To See Restaurant Sales Improve, NRA Forecasts

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Several states whose economies and restaurant sales were most affected by the housing crash during the Great Recession are forecast to post some of the…

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Consumers Appear To Shrug Off Brutal Winter

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Maybe the heating bills haven’t shown up yet, but the severe winter weather in many parts of the country and a couple of weak jobs…

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Wholesale Food Prices Jump In January, Menu Price Growth Still Moderate

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Following five months of flat or negative changes, wholesale food prices jumped significantly in January at both the final and intermediate demand stages, according to…

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Slow U.S. Restaurant Unit Growth Continues, NPD Reports

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The number of restaurant units in the U.S. grew at only a 0.7% pace for the 12 months ended Sept. 30, 2013, according to data…

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In Spite Of Winter Doldrums, NRA’s Cap-Ex Measures Keep Rising

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What’s surprising about January’s Restaurant Performance Index from the National Restaurant Association is how little the severe winter weather in much of the country affected…

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Wholesale Food Prices Rise Again In February

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Wholesale food prices rose again in February at both the final and intermediate demand stages, according to Producer Price Index data from the Bureau of…

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Breakfast Restaurant Visits Rose 3% In 2013 As Lunch And Supper Traffic Fell

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Visits to restaurants during breakfast now account for 21% of all restaurant occasions, according to CREST data from The NPD Group, which released meal-period traffic…

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