date:Apr 02, 2013
Sales at both full-service and limited-service U.S. seafood chains soared in 2012 as the economy rebounded, according to new data provided exclusively to SeafoodSource.
Full-service seafood restaurant chain sales climbed 4.5 percent in 2012, compared to 2011, according to preliminary information from foodservice consulting firms Technomic Inc.s Top 500 Chain Restaurant report, which will be released in mid-April.
The seafood category follows the overall restaurant industry growth of 4.9 percen