date:Dec 06, 2014
Technomic, a food industry consulting and research firm, predicts a 2.3% unit growth rate over 2013 among the largest U.S. restaurant chains. The increase is slightly higher than the 2.1% growth rate from 2012 to 2013 and much greater than the 0.5% growth rate in 2009.
Unit growth will continue to rise in both the full- and limited-service segments, said Darren Tristano, Executive Vice President at Technomic. Fast-casual concepts still show high levels of unit growth, as do limited- and full-se