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In Their Own Words: NRA’s And Technomic’s Operator Outlooks For 2011

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In preparation for our annual market-forecast articles in next month’s Foodservice Equipment Reports, we asked our friends Joe Pawlak, v.p. at Technomic Inc., and Hudson…

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Some More (Slightly) Upbeat Macroeconomic News: Income, Spending And Consumer Sentiment Rise

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As we headed off to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend last week, the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Labor, and Thomson Reuters/The University of Michigan Surveys…

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Tax Revenues Improved In Many States In Second Quarter

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Overall state tax revenues grew 2.3% in the second quarter 2010, compared with the same quarter last year, according to the latest study from the…

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Wholesale Food Prices Fall, Retail Food Prices Rise Slightly In October

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Many observers of the foodservice market are concerned about the potential impact of rising food and other commodity prices on the nascent recovery in foodservice…

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Expect Slow Growth Next Half Decade

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And now for the long-term picture. As we reported last issue, the consensus forecast for real growth of gross domestic product in the U.S. next…

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MAFSI Barometer Charts E&S Market’s Continuing Improvement

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The Business Barometer maintained by the Manufacturers’ Agents Association for the Foodservice Industry improved again in the third quarter, posting a modest 1.5% decline versus…

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Restaurant Traffic, Other Indicators Trend To Positive

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A number of restaurant-activity indicators released during the past couple weeks show a pronounced positive trend for commercial foodservice. Data from The NPD Group on…

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More Evidence Of Upward Movement Of Key E&S Materials

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Just after we uploaded last issue’s

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Blue Chip Economists’ Consensus Forecasts Steady

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The forecasts for continued slow growth of the U.S. economy and for a painfully slow recovery of employment are holding. The more than 50 macroeconomic…

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Special Report On Materials And E&S Pricing: Manufacturers, Operators Face Quandary Over Price Increases

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With prices for key metals and other commodities running 25% to 35% higher than a year ago, many suppliers of foodservice equipment and supplies have…

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