date:Jan 29, 2013
estaurants and bars across the United States over the past two years.
In analyzing the nearly two-thirds of dollar sales in restaurants that comes from food, we see that the split between protein and non-protein dishes is nearly identical (49% versus 51%, respectively), but the protein dishes grew at a healthy 2.1% pace in 2012 versus 2011, while non-protein dishes grew a more tepid pace of 0.3%, said Bill Pecoriello, CEO of GuestMetrics. Given protein dishes have an average price-point about 3