date:Aug 15, 2013
News 2013 Industry Report, foodservice accounts for 14.3 percent of in-store sales and 24.2 percent of in-store gross margin dollar contribution industrywide. Overall, foodservice sales grew 7.6 percent in 2012, with prepared food leading the way.
The lunch daypart, which falls between 11 a.m. and 1:59 p.m., is still bringing in the majority of foodservice sales in the c-store industry (32.5 percent), followed by breakfast from 6 a.m. through 8:59 a.m. (23.7 percent). Dinner also remains a popu