Sales Trends

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. Consumers have been spending more of their discretionary income at restaurants amid rising employment and falling gas prices. This, combined with lower operating costs thanks to commodity deflati...

This exclusive series to Nation's Restaurant News provides insight into the sales and traffic data from clients subscribing to Black Box Intelligence, a financial performance benchmarking company. The views expressed here do not necessarily...

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. It’s safe to say that restaurants had a good 2015. Same-store sales increased, and costs decreased. That’s the conclusion of the latest benchmarking update from the consulting firm BDO. Analyzing...

Casual-dining chain also benefits from to-go orders, tablets and catering

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. Wendy’s is doubling down on its value offering. On Monday, the Dublin, Ohio-based burger chain added a Crispy Chicken BLT to its 4-for-$4 meal option. Customers can now choose either that sandwic...

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. The restaurant industry added 24,800 jobs in March, according to newly released federal data, or a rate of more than one out of every 10 of the 215,000 jobs the economy created in the month. That...

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. Major pizza chains like Domino’s and Papa John’s have effectively leveraged technology in recent years to generate consistent sales growth at a time when that’s not always so simple. More than half ...

Same-store sales grow for seven straight years at company locations

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. In August of last year, stock in Chipotle Mexican Grill closed at $758 a share, an all-time high. The Denver-based burrito chain was enjoying surging sales, a stellar reputation among competitors, a...

This post is part of the On the Margin blog. When Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. same-store sales began to slow last year and then fell off a cliff following a series of foodborne illness outbreaks, many wondered who would benefit. After all...