date:Dec 17, 2012
believes there are consumer trends should be exploited. The fairly new to market fast casual is the eat-out sector that is outperforming the market with traffic up 3 percent and sales up 4 percent. Furthermore, the average spend in fast casual is GBP 9 (EUR 11.11/USD 15.42) per head, whereas quick service, which now has 50 percent of the eating out sector, is GBP 5 (EUR 6.17, USD 8.07).
Pendola also believes there are untapped opportunities for seafood, particularly as a valued ingredient rath