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Traffic counts remain the problem for restaurant operators in the U.S., as the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index fell in June. Surveyed operators were…

Following a weather-related slowdown in the first quarter 2014, same-store sales at Canadian restaurants improved dramatically in the second quarter, according to the latest Restaurant…

The rise in food prices continued in July as prices at the wholesale level rose another 1.1% during the month, the sixth consecutive increase during…

The number of net restaurant units grew by less than 1% for the year ended March 31, according to data from The NPD Group’s biannual…

In spite of a decent gain in traffic in July, six of the components of the National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index fell during the…

Major economists remain optimistic about the U.S. economy during the next 18 months, according to the latest consensus forecasts from Blue Chip Economic Indicators. The…

As the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government has predicted for almost two years, the front-loading impact of taxpayers moving capital gains and dividends into…

Restaurant visits were flat in the second quarter compared with the same quarter in 2013, the NPD Group has reported. Still, the performance represents improvement…

Foodservice operators, who have been dealing with strong increases in wholesale food prices, caught a bit of a break in August, according to Producer Price…

Despite slow growth in wages and hours, American consumers are finally beginning to believe their income prospects are improving, according the latest gauge of consumer…