date:Mar 26, 2014
Sales growth slowed for top restaurant chains in 2013, signaling a more challenging competitive environment. The 500 largest US restaurant chains posted a 3.5 percent increase in annual sales last year, dropping significantly from 4.9 percent in 2012, according to Technomic Inc., a Chicago-based market research firm.
Although we have seen overall growth within the top 500, the pace has slowed since last year, said Ron Paul, president of Technomic. Competition for share of stomach is getting mor