Number of US Restaurant Units Fell by 2% Last Year Says NPD
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [Nation's Restaurant News] by Ron Ruggless - February 19, 2018
The number of U.S. restaurants fell 2 percent, to 647,288 units, from the previous year, according to The NPD Group’s 2017 fall census, the company said Wednesday.
The unit count for independent restaurants dropped 3 percent, while the unit count for chains remained flat, according to the fall 2017 ReCount census of commercial restaurant locations by Port Washington, N.Y.-based NPD.
“The U.S. restaurant count is reflective of what’s happening in the foodservice industry today overall ...
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