Analysis: High gas prices curb dining out
Prices at the pump led fewer Americans to dine out last month, according to a Technomic survey which found 18% and 19% of respondents cut their spending at quickservice chains and casual-dining restaurants, respectively. Rising energy costs are causing some restaurants to raise prices, industry watchers say, but the National Restaurant Association says the overall impact on restaurant sales should be minimal. http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/uksYwLdeCoAjqFRYtw
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- Jeffrey Summers
- I am the expert you call when you need to learn how to increase top line sales, lower your operating costs, increase your profit margin, hire and train better managers and staff, evolve your operation into more and better ways of doing business, buy or sell a restaurant, improve your service, engineer (or re-engineer!) your menu, market your business better and less expensively, keep yourself from going nuts because you have no life anymore, open more and better restaurants, don't want to have to give up your first born child to pay a consultant and have more fun! My mission is to enhance the quality of life for my clients by providing the best products and services to help them achieve their personal and professional goals. I take great pride in my clients, my company, my commitment to service and the products I sell. I am a recognized expert in the hospitality industry with over 24 years of success at planning and executing strategies for delivering dramatic results, a former "GM of the Year" for 2 major, full-service, franchises, an Award winning Multi-Unit Executive with 2 of the largest restaurant chains in the U.S., published author, husband and father of two.