date:Mar 04, 2013
The National Restaurant Performance Index rose to 100.6 in January, the highest level it has reached in five months and a 1% increase from December.
Although the current situation indicators were mixed in January, restaurant operators were decidedly more optimistic about sales growth and the economy in the months ahead, said Hudson Riehle, senior vice-president of the research and knowledge group for the association. Operators outlook for same-store sales, capital spending and the overall econo