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Poor weather and continuing economic malaise in Europe pushed the number of restaurant visits lower in the second quarter of 2013 in most of the…

The two major indicators of consumer confidence reported mixed results in their final August indexes, though both remain at levels not seen since the beginning…

Foodservice operator growth in the United States has slowed during 2013, according to the latest forecasts from Chicago-based Technomic Inc. But the research firm foresees…

The pace of economic growth should pick up in most of the world’s economies next year, according to the latest consensus forecasts from 50 major…

Everyone snacks, but not everyone does it the same way. A new study of consumer between-meal eating and drinking patterns analyzes the differences in five…

Among other economic recent data pertinent to foodservice and foodservice equipment and supplies: Blue Chip Economic Indicators consensus forecasts, released late this month because of…

Food prices at the wholesale level rose for the fifth month in the last six, according to October data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics…

The partial shutdown of the federal government and the debt-ceiling standoff apparently had little impact on restaurant sales. According to preliminary data from the U.S.…

The U.S. economy added another 203,000 non-farm payroll jobs in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Dec. 6. Gains now have averaged more than…

A strong quarter at full-service restaurants helped drive overall same-store sales gains in Canada during the third quarter, according to the latest Restaurant Outlook Survey…