commodities

Restaurants Need to Improve Produce Options for Children

CORAL BEACH, FL (March 28, 2013 - The Packer)—More restaurant chains offer fruits and vegetables with children’s meals than they did in 2008, but the...

Favorite Foods Engages Bill Main to Advise its Customers

Inasmuch as double-digit increases in the price of wheat, corn and other food commodities have put additional pressure on restaurant operators already...

A major topic of conversation in the restaurant industry over the past 18 months has been the continued rise in commodity prices, especially for proteins. In 2012, beef prices rose 9.9 percent and chicken prices had a double-digit increase. These trends have continued in 2013, with the beef price pressure continuing a trend that started in 2010.

Poultry is the number one protein buy for a majority of qsr and casual operators.

Investors didn't like the chain's unit growth outlook, as high wing prices last year slowed some development.

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