Economic News
December 2, 2021
SHFM’s 2021 Benchmarking Study Illustrates Rising Costs and Check Averages
The Society for Hospitality and Foodservice Management released its “2021 Industry Standards and Benchmark Comparisons” study, and it puts numbers to trends that have become apparent in the industry—including rising product and labor costs and increasing check averages.
December 1, 2021
Holiday Season Starts Strong for Restaurants, Says Black Box
The holiday season is off to a good start for restaurants, according to Black Box Financial Intelligence’s latest “Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse.”
December 1, 2021
2022 State of the Foodservice Industry
What a ride 2021 has been. The year started with the country in the midst of a COVID surge, with widespread office and school closures, and many jurisdictions mandating dining restrictions. By spring and early summer, as vaccination levels soared and COVID cases plummeted, foodservice industry sales quickly accelerated. Driven by a pent-up desire to…
November 29, 2021
Singer’s CEO Offers Tips for Navigating Industry Challenges
Fred Singer says planning ahead and finding ways to automate labor will help operators as industry challenges persist.
November 17, 2021
Restaurant Sales Growth Rebounds, Says Black Box
Restaurant sales have picked back up after a downturn last week, according to Black Box Financial Intelligence’s weekly “Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse.”
November 8, 2021
Restaurant Job Growth Picks Back Up in October
After restaurant job growth stalled in August and September, it picked back up last month, with 119,400 jobs added.
November 3, 2021
Diners in Different Parts of the World Still Hesitant To Eat Inside
While restaurant customers have returned to indoor dining in some parts of the world, a new global study by Technomic shows that many people still aren’t ready for it.
October 27, 2021
Restaurant Traffic and Sales Improve After Four Slower Weeks
The restaurant industry had the best week it’s had in four weeks, according to Black Box Financial Intelligence’s latest Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse.
October 26, 2021
Restaurant Job Growth Stalls After Increasing Most of the Year
For the first seven months of the year, the restaurant industry saw gains of nearly 200,000 jobs a month, but that growth appears to have leveled off in August and September.
October 13, 2021
Restaurant Sales and Traffic Fall to Three-Month Low
According to Black Box, sales growth for all segments except for fine dining “deteriorated” during the last two weeks of September compared with the first three weeks of the month.
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