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Restaurant chain menu price inflation returns to normal

Price increases at restaurant chains slowed to 1.41% in the fourth quarter, according to Technomic, as the industry shifted to a more normalized rate of inflation.

Financing

Restaurants greet 2025 with optimism and anxiety

Consumer confidence is improving and other economic indicators are trending up, operators said at this year’s ICR conference. But traffic remains a challenge.

Consumer confidence, value and West Coast wildfires were on restaurants’ minds at the annual investor conference in Orlando this week.

The inflationary gap between restaurants and supermarkets continued to narrow as the cost environment normalized.

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Price-conscious consumers are swapping restaurant desserts for less expensive homemade or store-bought treats.

Everyone has a conviction about what’s ahead for the industry in the New Year. But it’s the uncertainties—the what-ifs—that should be top of mind.

The freebies will start Friday as part of Applebee's $9.99 Really Big Meal Deal. It is the casual-dining chain's latest effort to appeal to price-conscious customers.

Behind the Menu: Going directly to the farm and focusing on flavor and efficiency puts affordability and quality front and center at the drive-thru salad concept.

Prices at restaurants and bars grew at a slower rate than they did at grocers, continuing a trend toward a more normalized rate of inflation.

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