The continued decline of full service was evident, especially in the 0.6% decrease in unit growth. Casual dining in particular was hurting, posting a 1.5% drop in units. The bright spot for full service was fine dining, which saw growth in both sales and units. While it makes up just under 5% of full service, fine dining continues to appeal to a certain set of consumers, especially the expense-account crowd.
Full-service sales growth by segment:
- 1% — Top 500 overall full-service sales growth
- 0.4% — Top 500 casual-dining sales growth
- 2.1% — Top 500 family-dining sales growth
- 5.3% — Top 500 fine-dining sales growth
Casual Dining
2018 Rank Chain Name 2017 US Sales ($000,000) 2017 US Units
Family Dining
2018 Rank Chain Name 2017 US Sales ($000,000) 2017 US Units
Fine Dining
2018 Rank Chain Name 2017 US Sales ($000,000) 2017 US Units
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