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Who is today's diner? (infographic)

If you really want to understand restaurant consumers, pay attention to what they do as much as what they say. They demand healthy options but indulge when out to eat. They want to dine out more but continue to cut back. That's just a few of the surprises we found when we culled the latest research to paint a picture of today's diners, that fickle bunch.

 

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