How climate change may affect consumer dining decisions - Restaurant Business Online
How climate change may affect consumer dining decisions
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Here’s where McDonald’s could add the most locations
The Bottom Line: An analysis of the burger giant’s locations shows that its biggest opportunity to add more restaurants may not be in the Southeast.
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The restaurant industry turns a corner, but what's next?
The Bottom Line: Inflation is easing, profitability is improving, the consumer is more resilient than expected and we might avoid a recession. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t concerns.
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The 500 largest restaurant chains in the U.S. continued to grow at a healthy pace in 2022. Total sales rose 8.2%, according to the Technomic Top 500 Chain Restaurant Report, nearly twice as high as pre-pandemic growth levels. Most major sectors have recovered. Yet the sales growth came entirely from high menu price inflation and more aggressive unit development.
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As electric vehicles — critical in the effort to reduce emissions in transportation — become more economical, the federal government and some states are addressing the need for supporting infrastructure, such as charging stations.