date:Dec 06, 2014
eficiaries of falling gas prices, which were down $0.88 since the end of June, said Hudson Riehle, Senior Vice President of the Research and Knowledge Group for the Association. Elevated food costs continue to top the list of challenges reported by restaurant operators, but overall they remain generally optimistic that business conditions will improve in the months ahead.
Restaurant operators reported both higher same-store sales and customer traffic levels in October. Seventy-one percent of re