This Week in Foodservice
Jerry Stiegler
This Week in Foodservice provides a high-level summary of the economic data, financial news, menu updates and numerous other statistical packages and developments that impact foodservice operators, consultants, dealers, manufacturers, reps and service agents. In his weekly blog, Jerry Stiegler aggregates key industry data through his infamous Green Sheet and provides some brief analysis that will help foodservice professionals navigate the sea of information. Jerry is a long-time member of the foodservice industry, whose experience includes working for Restaurants & Institutions magazine and FE&S.
NRA's February Restaurant Performance Index Fell in February but Operators Still Optimistic
- Published on Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Jerry Stiegler covers the Restaurant Performance Index as well as a host of other economic indicators to provide a snapshot of the economic outlook for foodservice operators.
This Week In Foodservice: Mega Distributor Sysco is on the Prowl for Acquisitions
- Published on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Mergers and acquisitions activities start to show signs of life for suppliers and chains alike as the economy slowly and steadily heads in the right direction.
This Week in Foodservice: Consumers Keep Spending and Restaurants Keep Chugging Along
- Published on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Retail sales in February increased 1.3 percent over January's levels, according to the advance estimate from the U.S. Economic Census. Gasoline sales, up 5 percent, represents the major cause of the increase. Without gasoline, retail sales were up 0.6 percent and without gasoline and autos, retail sales were up 0.4 percent. Compared to February 2012, retail sales were up 4.7 percent.
This Week In Foodservice: Merrill Lynch Reports On Which Restaurant Chains Are Bulls or Bears
- Published on Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Wall Street analysts offer their take on which publicly traded restaurant chains have the brightest outlook in the coming months.
This Week In Foodservice: NRA's Restaurant Performance Index Got a Big Boost from Operators' View of the Future
- Published on Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Foodservice operators' brightened their outlook and U.S. manufacturers got a boost by companies replenishing their inventories. Despite this good news, the U.S. jobs situation remains muddled. Take it all and mix it together and you have This Week in Foodservice.
This Week in Foodservice: Consumers Prepare to Alter Spending Patterns
- Published on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
While the sequester gobbles up all of the headlines, consumers continue to come to terms with the impact the newly enacted payroll tax is having on their disposable income, including their purchases of food prepared outside of the home. As a result, expect consumers to cut back and return to their value-conscious ways.
This Week In Foodservice: Restaurant Industry Sales Get Strong Start In 2013.
- Published on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
While the month to month gains continue to inch along, the restaurant industry did enjoy a better January than in 2012.
Sysco's Quarterly Report Provides A Peak Into Foodservice Performance
- Published on Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Foodservice industry forecasts project moderate but real sales growth and the most recent earnings report from Sysco seems to fall in line with these prognostications.
NRA's Restaurant Performance Index Ticked Down In December On Decidedly Mixed Results
- Published on Monday, February 04, 2013
The NRA's Restaurant Performance Index may have shown a relatively flat industry but foodservice professionals still have a few reasons to be optimistic.
This Week in Foodservice: Technomic Revises 2013 Forecast
- Published on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Real growth in the restaurant industry will top out at 1.0 percent, according to the revised forecast released by Chicago-based Technomic. While the industry overall will continue to trudge along, Technomic does project a handful of segments will pick up the pace a little in the coming months.
Knap-Track Reports Same Store Sales Down among Casual Restaurant Chains
- Published on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Operational challenges continue to mount for the restaurant industry in the form of higher food and gasoline prices, low-paying job growth and more. All of this will make it more challenging for chain restaurant and other operators to exceed same-store sales numbers in the early part of the year.
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