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Alcohol Consumption on the Rise

 Nov. 09, 2010

With the economic slump continuing and the already vast selection of beers, wines and liquors on the market growing in size and scope, it is no wonder that a recent Gallup poll indicates that the rate of alcohol consumption among Americans is at a 25-year high.

Financing

2011 Restaurant Growth Index

 By Restaurant Business Staff on Mar. 01, 2011

As 2011 gets underway, it’s clear that the slowly recovering economy continues to impact the restaurant industry as shown by sluggish sales and limited expansion.

Restaurant Performance Index Reaches 11-Month Low

By Restaurant Business Staff on Aug. 31, 2011

WASHINGTON D.C. (August 31, 2011)—The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) fell below 100 in July, as the nation’s debt...

Financing

A tempered, but positive industry forecast

By Sam Smith on Mar. 28, 2012

The industry—in line with the economy—is experiencing a very uninspiring recovery. But a recovery nonetheless.

Food

From bait to plate

By Joann Whitcher on Mar. 01, 2013

This past October, during the height of the season, chef Barton Seaver, a National Geographic fellow and leading advocate for sustainable fishing practices, purchased what he thought was Maryland blue crab from one of his favorite seafood suppliers.

Consumer Trends

New breaches raise data security concerns

By Sara Rush Wirth on Feb. 24, 2014

Approximately 110 million customers' credit card or personal information was hijacked in the Target data breach that occurred this past holiday season

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