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Too Poor to Eat Healthy? By Mary Boltz Chapman, Editor-in-Chief, 9/1/2009
Despite the efforts restaurant chains from fast food to fine dining have made to add more-healthful items to the menu, consumers still aren’t buying. Recent research shows that customers cite economic factors as a reason for not purchasing healthful food—or as an excuse. More
Research: Kids Like Eating Healthy Food 11/18/2009
A preliminary report of the Chefs in Schools Initiative by the Harvard School of Public Health proves that kids not only like healthy school meals, but actually eat more of the healthy foods than they would if they were eating a traditional school meal.
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Mintel Predicts Flavor Trends for 2010 11/17/2009
Mintel predicts new flavors and scents will make an appearance in the US marketplace in 2010, as well as some familiar ones...reinvented.
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Differentiation, Focus Drive Sandwich Chain Sales 11/12/2009
The Top 100 limited-service sandwich chains grew sales by 8.6 percent in 2008, to $20.3 billion. Gains were driven by industry leader Subway, with strong execution of its $5 foot-long promotion and value positioning resulting in a 17.1 percent increase in sales to $9.6 billion.
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Americans Are Eating at Home More 11/12/2009
The economic downturn can be blamed for a number of lifestyle changes, but causing Americans to cook more is not one of them, according to The 24th Annual Report on Eating Patterns in America, recently released by The NPD Group, a leading market research company.
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Research: Consumers Want More for Less 11/10/2009
New AlixPartners survey reveals while Americans plan to keep eating out, average spending per meal could fall by 20 percent; key sentiment shifts are seen since first-quarter poll.
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Survey Shows Company-Holiday-Party Comeback 11/09/2009
A recent nationwide survey by McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurants [Nasdaq: MSSR] of small business owners, managers and decision makers found that the majority are planning holiday parties for employees this year.
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Leading U.K. Restaurant Chains Post Impressive Gains 11/05/2009
Despite the global economic downturn, the leading 100 U.K. restaurant chains grew sales by 3.4 percent in 2008 to nearly £11 billion, and posted strong unit gains, expanding by 7.6 percent to approximately 15,000 locations.
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Dave's Dispatch David Farkas, Senior Editor, Chain Leader November 3, 2009 Chains Teens Like
Since spring of 2007 restaurant analyst Nicole Miller of Piper Ja... More
Dave's Dispatch David Farkas, Senior Editor, Chain Leader September 21, 2009 Dangerous Liaisons
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