Flight to Cheaper Price Points

It's not just foodservice consultant Technomic saying that restaurant crowds are changing behaviors to lower price points. Wall Streeters are on to this as well. 

It's no secret that sky-high energy prices and food inflation are putting a hurt on consumer pocketbooks these days. Given the financial pinch, many families are eating out less and trading down to more affordable fare. That trend has favored the fast-food operators over the casual-dining crowd.

That's from Motley Fool - and with a name like that you know they better be good or else no one would take them seriously.