Trends / Statistics News
U.S. consumers spending more on restaurants than groceries
April 20, 2015
Restaurant spending experienced a recent surge that is causing grocery stores to lose ground with U.S. shoppers.
read nowEncourage Millennial spending with healthy fare, good deals, study says
April 17, 2015
Their biggest complaints, according to the research, are that restaurants are too expensive, that it's cheaper to eat at home and that they feel better about…
read nowFast casual success attributed to speed, cost, nutrition
April 17, 2015
The fast casual sector has grown by more than 550 percent since 1999, and Americans spent more than $21 billion at fast casual stores in 2014.
read nowTaxpayers picking up $9 billion tab due to low restaurant wages, study says
April 14, 2015
The release of the report comes a day before the National Restaurant Association's annual lobby day on Capitol Hill.
read nowQ1 same-stores sales growth best since recession, study says
April 13, 2015
Dallas, Texas-based TDn2K, provider of workforce, sales and social data for the restaurant industry, reported that Q1 final results for its "Restaurant…
read nowNetworld EVP recognized as 'corporate visionary' in Folio: awards
April 7, 2015
Folio: will recognize honorees on June 8 at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.
read nowNRF: Obama overtime proposal 'will likely harm managers' career paths'
April 6, 2015
The organization conducted a new survey and determined, based on its results, that the proposal will undermine the quality of customer service the industry is…
read now32% of Americans never tried sushi, Pei Wei survey says
April 3, 2015
Fast casual wok-based concept Pei Wei released its national survey results detailing attitudes and behaviors toward sushi.
read nowMcDonald's is who's on first, Starbucks runs to second, Technomic report says
March 25, 2015
Starbucks surpassed Subway to become the No. 2 restaurant chain in U.S. sales with McDonald's coming in second, according to USA Today's article on Technomic's…
read nowBigger not always better, Technomic study says
March 24, 2015
Technomic released results regarding the 500 largest restaurant chains in the United States, which found that the restaurants accelerated their cumulative…
read nowManaging customers online, tracking ROI among top concerns for restaurateurs
March 24, 2015
LivingSocial has released its "Restaurants Trends & Insights for 2015" report, which found that 68 percent of restaurateurs have limited marketing budgets and…
read nowTemkin Group gives Chick-fil-A and Papa John's high marks
March 16, 2015
Chick-fil-A and Papa John's deliver the best customer experience in the fast food industry, according to the 2015 Temkin Experience Ratings.
read nowFoodservice jobs to increase 3.4% in 2015, outpacing total US job growth, NRA says
March 11, 2015
The National Restaurant Association's Chief Economist Bruce Grindy revealed his thoughts on the latest employment trends in a statement:
read nowEating out is now 'a function of our daily lives,' study reveals
March 11, 2015
Technomic's New Consumer4Sight Group gathered data from 81,870 consumer foodservice occasions over one year to take a look at the 2015 landscape.
read nowRestaurants expand payrolls despite winter storms
March 9, 2015
The National Restaurant Association's Chief Economist Bruce Grindy breaks down the latest employment trends.
read nowNew study forecasts 9.2 percent growth in fast food and home delivery market in UK
March 5, 2015
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Fast-Food & Home-Delivery Outlets Market Report 2015" study to its inventory.
read nowChick-fil-A, Papa Murphy's, Chipotle voted favorites in QSR study
March 4, 2015
Louisville, Colorado-based customer intelligence solutions provider Market Force Information released the results on its latest study on consumer's favorite…
read nowRestaurant Performance Index remained elevated in January
February 27, 2015
The RPI – a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry – stood at 102.7 in January, which represented the…
read nowHot, spicy and smoked make up half of all socially shared flavors
February 26, 2015
The National Pork Board in partnership with Crimson Hexagon analyzed more than 30 million Facebook, Instagram and Twitter food posts with Crimson Hexagon's…
read nowResearch and Markets publishes US pizza market report
February 24, 2015
Research and Markets has published the "Pizza Market in the U.S.: Foodservice and Retail, Second Edition" report.
read nowSubscribe
Get the latest news and resources from Fast Casual.
Recent Posts
Recent Podcasts
