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MORERestaurant operators reported their strongest net positive same-store sales results in more than four years in November, while customer traffic levels also grew. The positive numbers pushed the Restaurant Performance Index maintained by the National Restaurant Association higher for the month. One capital expenditure indicator in the index was up, the other fell slightly. The…
MOREFoodservice traffic during the third quarter 2011 rose in only four of the 10 major country markets tracked by The NPD Group, according to a Jan. 4 report from the Port Washington, N.Y., consumer research firm. Visit activity continues to be affected by depressed consumer confidence, high unemployment and other economic uncertainties in Europe, the…
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MOREThe better-than-expected jobs report for December is likely to continue a trend of improving consumer confidence. Both Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers and The Conference Board reported upticks in their confidence indices in December. The UM Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 69.1 from 64.1 in November, while The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index…
MORENonfarm payroll employment increased by 200,000 net jobs in December, while the unemployment rate ticked down another 0.1 point to 8.5%, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Jan. 6. The monthly jobs increase, while far short of that needed to put 13.1 million unemployed Americans back to work, was still an unexpected positive surprise…
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MOREEdward Herbst, longtime manufacturer’s representative and owner of The Ed Herbst Co., in Chicago, died Dec. 17. He was 91. During his career, Mr. Herbst was an active member of the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Food Service Industry. Services were held Dec. 22.
MOREEvery individual makes a mark, and Norman “Gus” Gustafson, the founder of
MORESteve Tallent is taking on the post of director of sales-western region for
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