Restaurant Industry Market

Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) announced a new market entry with the opening of the first BURGER KING(R) restaurant in Moscow, Russia. This restaurant opening is part of the company's expansion strategy in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operating region. - More

Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (NASDAQ: DAVE) today announced that it is updating its guidance on franchise restaurant openings in fiscal 2009 to 13 from its most recent range of 9 to 11. The company has opened 10 restaurants through the end of the third quarter. - More

McLane to Supply a Combined 475 Locations for Nation's Second Largest Sandwich Chain - More

Boston Market Guests Enjoy Limited Time Offer on Menu Favorites; Valid Anytime at All Locations Nationwide Through March 21 - More

Same store sales trends for QSR and family style chains most positive in 11 months - More

Historically, supper is the meal that leads the restaurant industry out of recessions, but that won’t be the case this time, according to a new study by The NPD Group, a leading market research company. Supper is the restaurant industry’s largest sales generator but has been the weakest performing meal period for the past decade, reports NPD. - More

Consumers in search of value and quality are driving a comeback in sales in the restaurant sector, according to Bob Bielinski, Managing Director, Corporate Finance – Restaurant Industry Practice for CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a leading provider of financing to small businesses and middle market companies. - More

What’s in a name? Everything – at least when it comes to choosing a name for your restaurant. - More

Restaurants fail left and right, especially in the first year – but some careful planning and thoughtful consideration can turn things around. - More

The most important meal of the day continues to face short-term challenges related to the recession, but market research publisher Packaged Facts' "Breakfast Trends in the U.S. Foodservice Market" predicts consumer spending on breakfast at restaurants will rebound from an anticipated downturn in 2010 to approach $38 billion in 2011, as current value menu pricing strategies influence future spending habits. - More

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On the heels of more than two years of recession, the foodservice industry continues to feel the results of discretionary spending pullbacks, and while it has worked margin miracles, must nevertheless work its way out of a triple threat: declining guest traffic, declining average check, and declines sales. Going forward, foodservice operators across all segments will need a walk the fine line by balancing incentives and discounts with added value and brand enhancement, working toward weaning con - More

The global outlook series on Restaurants provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers a quick primer, and update on the trends and outlook for the restaurant industry, and enumerates recent mergers, and acquisitions. The report offers a discussion on key regional markets including United States, Japan, UK, and China. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact - More

Given family restaurants’ success with the breakfast menu and the importance of coffee, it virtually necessitates these operators jump on the bandwagon in the gourmet coffee trend.

Taking a cue from McDonald’s McCafé, a similar effort could help family restaurants strengthen their appeal to key demographics—women, under-35s and higher-income households, and could help build to-go business.

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An in-depth examination of the increasingly diverse fast food industry, covering all types of hamburger, chicken, seafood, pizza, sandwich, Mexican, and other restaurant chains, as well as steakhouses, dinnerhouses, and cafeterias. Current and projected sales performance, competitive issues, advertising and promotional strategies, franchising activity, international expansions, survey results, consumer demographics, and profiles of the major competing chains round out the coverage. Market projec - More

The recession is reshaping how consumers interact with the restaurant industry, and the breakfast daypart is no exception: value pricing remains at the forefront of menu strategies, as growing guest checks often takes a backseat to generating guest traffic. However, unlike the lunch and dinner dayparts, breakfast benefits from long-term untapped guest traffic potential, and it can generate healthy margins, factors that are drawing major new players into the market.

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