Industry Forecast
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FE&S' Forecast 2018: Steady as the Foodservice Industry Grows
- Published on Friday, 01 September 2017
Real growth may be slow in the foodservice industry, but the pace of change will only intensify thanks to a cadre of emerging players, a series of dynamic, business-related issues and operators’ insatiable appetite for growth.
FE&S Forecast 2017: Stuck in Neutral
- Published on Thursday, 01 September 2016
A variety of factors, including social unrest, labor-related issues and a competitive real estate market, keep individual members of the restaurant community inching along toward incremental growth.
Foodservice 2016 Forecast: Chugging Along
- Published on Monday, 31 August 2015
Like a train chugging along from station to station, the foodservice industry remains on track to deliver a sixth consecutive year of real growth. To keep from becoming derailed by such external factors as higher egg and beef prices, extreme weather conditions across various parts of the country in the first quarter, and a changing labor landscape, among others, the industry continues to draw on its resilient nature as it keeps dutifully moving along. What's awaiting the industry down the line in 2016? Well, likely more of the same.
2015 Equipment and Supplies Industry Forecast: Balancing the Salty with the Sweet
- Published on Tuesday, 02 September 2014
Cautious consumers and mixed economic indicators combined with the impact of a harsh winter will result in the foodservice industry experiencing a moderate 2014 but point to a somewhat promising 2015.
2014 Operator Purchasing Study
- Published on Sunday, 02 March 2014
FE&S' subscribing foodservice operators take a look at how their various business concerns continue to affect the way they approach foodservice equipment and supplies purchases.
2014 Forecast: The New Normal
- Published on Sunday, 01 September 2013
The foodservice industry’s status quo now includes slow but steady growth rates, a tighter operator focus on managing expenses and a more pronounced need for the supply chain to better articulate the return on investment their goods and services will provide.
FE&S’ 2013 Foodservice Equipment and Supplies Industry Forecast
- Published on Sunday, 30 September 2012
Our subscribing foodservice operators and dealers weigh in on the industry's performance this year and offer an early look at the industry's business climate in 2013.
Foodservice 2013: Inching Forward
- Published on Monday, 03 September 2012
Looking ahead to 2013, members of the foodservice industry prepare to experience another period of moderate but real growth as operators will rely more heavily on technology and on their supply chain partners to drive their incremental success.
2011 Forecast Update
- Published on Sunday, 05 June 2011
FE&S explores the impact of rising food and gas prices among other challenges facing the foodservice industry as it tries to emerge from economic doldrums.
2011 E&S Forecast: Dealer Outlook
- Published on Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Only 24 percent of dealers reported that 2010 failed to meet their expectations for sales, according to FE&S' 2011 Dealer Forecast Study. And 76 percent report that their 2010 sales will increase or at least stay the same as 2009 levels.
2011 E&S Forecast: Foodservice Finally Levels Off
- Published on Wednesday, 29 September 2010
The good news is that the foodservice industry seems poised to grow. The bad news is that the foodservice industry will move forward at an excruciatingly slow pace.
