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Restaurants Face Harsh Reality as April Saw Weakest Sales Growth Since July
All growth numbers are year over year unless specified. Best and worst performing region, segment and cuisine is based on same-store sales growth. Restaurant Sales Growth Weakest Since July Restaurants saw their year-over-year same-store sales and traffic growth fall for the third...
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Restaurant Finances: Trends Every Restaurant CFO Should Get Ahead of in 2023
Hospitality leaders have been put through the wringer the past few years, especially when it comes to restaurant finances. However, all of those trials and tribulations led to one collective...
Consumer Confidence Bolsters Restaurant Sales & Traffic Growth in August
Restaurant Sales Growth Rebounds – Posting Best Month Since March 2022 All growth numbers are year over year unless specified. Best and worst performing region, segment and cuisine is based on...
Widespread Slowdown of YoY Sales and Traffic Growth Continues for all Restaurant Segments
Brands need to double-down on experience, assess value to earn guests' shrinking share of wallet All growth numbers are year over year unless specified. Best and worst performing region, segment and...
Summer Slowdown Continues as Record-High Inflation Keeps Consumers Questioning Spend
New data from Black Box Intelligence confirms fewer price hikes positively impacts intent to return; leads to increase in guest traffic and sales All growth numbers are year over year unless...
Social Media Strategy for Restaurant Marketing
Content marketing is one of the most powerful methods available to restaurants for building their brand. For each quarter, we take the stress out of planning your social media content with our...
How to Convert Social Media Followers into Customers
Are you happy about your amount of followers on social media, but in doubt if they are actually visiting your business? If you’re looking to turn your “likes” into paying customers, you’re not...
5 Tips to Increase Customer Engagement on Social Media
While during the early days of Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, it was all about organic engagement, as ads were limited or non-existent. That is not the case anymore! Read on to discover the 5 great...
Restaurant Consumer Trends Post-Pandemic
What are Restaurant Consumer Trends? Consumer trends are the overarching shared sentiments expressed by restaurant consumers. Consumer trends are often uncovered through gathering, aggregating, and...
How to Respond to a Positive Customer Review
A positive review can be a great marketing opportunity to highlight some of the aspects that make your business stand out from the rest. It can inspire people to talk about your business and become...
Restaurant Finances: Trends Every Restaurant CFO Should Be Monitoring in 2022
What Are Restaurant Finances? Tracking restaurant finances is one of the best ways restaurants have to monitor their success. And the idea that it is important to track metrics that have a...
How to respond to a negative customer review
In this digital age, reviews are everything for your business. Latest studies show that up to 97% of people aged 18-34 check online reviews before visiting a new restaurant, cafe or hotel. And...
Restaurant Industry Performance Pulse: June 29, 2022
About Half of All States Experienced Negative Sales Growth, Only 10 Achieved Positive Traffic Powered by Black Box Financial Intelligence™ Data through the week ending June 19,...
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