Study Shows Positive Growth for U.S. Restaurant Industry in 2014
CHD Expert, a Chicago-based foodservice database and analytics firm, announced that the overall U.S. restaurant sector is growing; after six years, the market is back to the level it was at in 2009.
According to CHD Expert’s “2009-2014 Commercial Trends Data Report,” last year yielded a 2% positive net market change in the total number of operating U.S. restaurant establishments. This translates to a net gain of 14,648 operators nationwide, which is up from 2013’s 1.2% net market change, when a net of 8,906 operators opened nationwide.