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Breakfast Sandwiches Outrank Coffee

The evolving face of retail foodservice continues pointing to the success of the grocerant niche filled with ready-2-eat and heat-N-eat fresh prepared food.

Paid Sick Leave Rare in Restaurants

CBS News' Bill Witaker reports that nine out of ten restaurant workers do not have paid sick leaves. An owner argues that is bad for the restaurant and foodservice business.

Restaurants Must Build Customer Loyalty

Data: The NPD Group/Planning for Growth in the New Normal Marketplace

CHICAGO — With little to no growth forecasted for the restaurant industry over the next several years and consumer frugality being the "new norm," restaurants will need to cater to the needs of their cost-conscious customers to build loyalty and enhance value, according to market researcher The NPD Group.

Fast Food Stock Slump Blamed for Dow Decline

With Americans spending less money on eating out last month, McDonald’s and other fast-food company stocks slumped, holding back The Dow Jones industrial average.

Non-traditional Food Retailers Pose More Threat to Restaurant Chains

The line between restaurants and food retailers is growing ever thinner. The fight for America’s food dollars continues to intensify as consumers find fresh prepared ready-2-eat food options at a wide and growing array of outlets across almost every channel: convenience stores, chain drug stores, restaurants, grocery stores, club stores, vending and even more non-food retailers like dollar stores.

What Restaurants Must Fix Operationally in 2013

Restaurant sector challenges of negative same store sales comparables, consumer unease, rising food commodity costs and some magnitude of increased heath care costs emanating from Obama Care appeared in 2012. The same issues will be present in 2013.

Burger King: More Ultra Low Promotions Underway

Restaurants will be struggling like never before to generate positive comparable sales this quarter.

Memo to McDonald's: Fix the Reporting!

It’s happened again: McDonald’s (MCD) weak same store sales results for October announced today threatened to take down the entire restaurant space stock platform.