In-house insight and opinion posts
May 4,
2009
Lower
menu priced restaurants continue to thrive. The
$3-8 "sweet spot" continues as the predominant
growth story.
All seven
chains who surpassed 100 units that are in our just
released Top 20 list are in this category.
At the
same time single unit independents are opening similar
types of units.
March
17, 2009
"Normal
unit growth (in new opening locations) seems to
have returned to growth levels not seen in three
or four calendar quarters as displayed in recent
legal filings. In recent weeks, location counts
have risen and are close to mirroring March of last
year.
Currently
there is consistent multi-unit growth in the lower
check average segments. However most new opening
locations are single-unit, independent operations.
We anticipate
future healthy growth in franchising as operators
and managers seek out professional systems."
January
27, 2009
"Casual
and upscale restaurants are in a zone where they
will either flourish or possibly dissapear based
on their abilities to execute in their finest of
ways.
High
touch service and genuine concern for the customer
from the first contact until departing is the new
minimum."
January
20, 2009
"In
the past month, we have seen more than a 30% decline
in new restaurant activity year over year.
We
are in the midst of the current slow down. There
is evidence of record levels of reduced expansion."
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