date:Mar 22, 2013
The 500 largest U.S. restaurant chains achieved a 4.9% annual sales increase in 2012 to reach an estimated $254 billion, according to market researcher Technomic. The percentage increase marked an improvement from the 3.5% increase during the previous year. Total sales at these chains were up more than $12 billion from 2011.
It is certainly encouraging to see overall industry growth rates return to levels not seen since 2007, said Ron Paul, president of Technomic. On a chain-by-chain basis, how