US Quick-Service Sales & Traffic Performance The following is a snapshot of US Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR) trends for October 2023. Overview QSR US traffic is down -2.5% compared to October 2022, with a further decline in performance from the previous...
US Quick-Service Sales & Traffic Performance The following is a snapshot of US Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR) trends for Q3 2023. Overview In Q3 2023, QSR US traffic decreased by -0.8% YOY compared to Q3 last year. Performance improved slightly compared...
US Quick-Service Sales & Traffic Performance The following is a snapshot of US Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR) trends for August 2023. Overview QSR US traffic is down -0.5% compared to August 2022, though slightly improved compared to the previous month. Average...
US Quick-Service Sales & Traffic Performance The following is a snapshot of US Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR) trends for July 2023. Overview QSR US traffic is down -1.8% compared to July 2022, and experienced a slight decrease from the previous month. ...
Q2 2023 US Quick-Service Sales & Traffic Performance In Q2 2023, QSR US traffic decreased by -1.8% YOY compared to Q2 last year. Performance declined slightly compared to the previous quarter, when traffic was down -0.7% YOY. Average price in Q2 increased by...
US Quick-Service Sales & Traffic Performance QSR US traffic decreased by -1.7% YOY compared to last year, though slightly up from last month, when traffic was down -1.9% YOY. Average price increased by +9.6% YOY, a lesser increase than last...
US Quick-Service Sales & Traffic Performance QSR US traffic decreased by 1.9% YOY compared to last year when guests returned to dining out after Omicron cases slowed. Average price increased 10.6% YOY, though slightly down compared to last month’s YOY comparison...
US Quick-Service Sales & Traffic Performance QSR US traffic (-0.7% YOY) is approaching Q1 2022 levels when traffic was relatively high due to Omicron recovery traffic. Average price increases are slightly lower, at 13.8% YOY, compared to last...
US Quick-Service Sales & Traffic Performance QSR US traffic (-0.3% YOY) is slightly down compared to last year, when QSRs saw traffic climb drastically as the spread of the Omicron variant slowed. We expect traffic to stabilize going forward. ...
US Quick-Service Sales & Traffic Performance QSR US traffic is slightly down compared to last year, despite weaker traffic in January 2022 due to the spread of the Omicron variant. We anticipate YOY traffic to remain flat for the next few months. ...
US Quick-Service Sales & Traffic Performance QSR US Traffic is down 4.2% compared to Q4 2021 and slightly lower than in the previous quarter. Average Price is up 16.2% YOY but has started to stabilize, with only a slight increase compared to Q3...
US Quick-Service Trends In November 2022, QSR US traffic decreased both year-over-year and month-over-month. Compared to November 2021, traffic is down -3.0%. Month-over-month traffic performance declined slightly compared to October (-2.6%). Average price...
US Quick-Service Trends QSR US traffic is down 2.6% when compared to October 2021. Regarding month-over-month traffic performance, trends saw a slight decline compared to September (-1.7%). Pricing activity increased again. Year-over-year, average price increased by...
US Quick-Service Trends QSR US traffic is down 3.7% when compared to Q3 2021. However, traffic performance has slightly improved compared to Q1 and Q2 2022, mainly a result of comping against stronger performance last year. Pricing activity continues to...
US Quick-Service Trends QSR US traffic is down 4.4% as compared to August 2021, but month-over-month traffic trends are stabilizing. Pricing activity continues to climb. Monthly average price jumped from 13.9% in July 2022 to 16.3% in August, the highest reading since...
US Quick-Service Trends July QSR US traffic trends YOY align with previous months. Pricing activity rose to its highest since August 2020. Monthly average price jumped from 10.7% to 11.8%, but YOY trends are starting to level off. Breakdown of Monthly QSR Trends The...
US Quick-Service Trends QSR traffic trends in the US stabilized for Q2 2022 compared to Q1. Pricing activity also leveled in Q2. While average price jumped significantly from a 6.8% increase YOY in Q4 2021 to 10.3% in Q1 2022, Q2 only saw a slight increase, to...
US Quick-Service Trends Breakdown of Monthly QSR Trends The following is a snapshot of US Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR) trends for May 2022. When compared to May 2021: QSR net sales are up 3.4% YOY, positive news for operators after seeing negative sales results in...
US Quick-Service Trends In April 2022, traffic was down 9.4% compared to the same period in 2021. Breakdown of Monthly QSR Trends The following is a snapshot of US Quick-Service Restaurant (QSR) trends for April 2022. QSR sales in the US are down 2.9% compared to...
US Quick-Service Trends In March 2022, traffic was down 8.5% compared to the same period in 2021. Q1 2022 vs. Q1 2021 QSR Trends The following is a snapshot of US Quick-Service restaurant (QSR) trends for Q1 2022. For the first quarter of 2022, QSR sales in the US are...
US Quick-Service Trends The following is a snapshot of US QSR sales, traffic and average check trends for February 2022. In February 2022, average check was up 7.3% compared to the same period in 2021.Sales in February 2022 were up 4.8% compared to 2021.February 2022...
US Quick-Service Trends Throughout 2021, we compared sales, traffic and average check trends to pre-pandemic 2019 data. As we enter 2022, we believe overall trends have stabilized and will analyze data using the traditional YOY metric. Following is a snapshot of QSR...
US Quick-Service Trends As we enter a new year, this month’s report will provide an overview of Quick-Service restaurants (QSR) in 2021. To best assess the performance of QSRs in the US, we compared 2021 sales, traffic and average check trends to 2019. In December...
US Quick-Service Trends We continue to compare 2021 sales, traffic and average check trends to 2019, in order to best assess the performance of Quick-Service restaurants (QSR) as we find our footing in the “new normal.” In November 2021, average check was up 21%...
US Quick-Service & Full-Service Trends We continue to compare 2021 sales, traffic and average check trends to 2019, in order to best assess the performance of Quick-Service restaurants (QSR) and Full-Service restaurants as we find our footing in the “new normal.”...
US Quick-Service & Full-Service Trends To support 2022 planning during a continuously changing environment, this month’s report will compare trends from 2021 to 2019. Behaviors of the past are returning — demand for dine-out increased significantly during the...
New Menu Study: Beware of Online Blind Spots and Suggestive Selling Too Late In partnership with the University of South Florida’s Center for Marketing and Sales Innovation (CMSI) and TGI Fridays, we conducted the first-ever remote eye-tracking research to uncover...
RMS remains committed to providing our industry with insights that will guide us into and through “new,” “next” and better. Efficiency Is the Top Driver of Combo Meal Purchases Combo meals have played an important role in quick-service...
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RMS remains committed to providing our industry with insights that will guide us into and through “new,” “next” and better. Food Away From Home & Food At Home Update We continue to closely track these two US Consumer Price indexes. Back in...
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RMS remains committed to providing our industry with insights that will guide us into and through “new,” “next” and better. US Restaurant Trends Over the past year, we’ve looked at year-over-year data. However, beginning on March 22,...
RMS remains committed to providing our industry with insights that will guide us into and through “new,” “next” and better. The Evolution of QSR Pricing Last month, RMS set out to understand how menu prices are evolving in 2021, particularly...
RMS remains committed to providing our industry with insights that will guide us into and through “new,” “next” and better. Food Away From Home & Food At Home We are tracking closely these two Consumer Price indexes. In the US, at the...
Forget the new normal. We’re now in the next normal, and we are optimistic that it will be better than the old. RMS remains committed to providing our industry with insights that will guide us into and through “new,” “next” and better. US...
Now more than ever, restaurants must meet customers where they are. Yet, where they are now is changing rapidly. Insights are the key to navigating these dynamic times. That’s why RMS compiles comparative data and consumer insights so you can make the best business...
Staying up to date with the latest insights is fundamental to meeting customers where they are now. To help the restaurant industry navigate this ever-changing environment and make the best business decisions, we have collected the latest restaurant data and consumer...
Staying up to date with the latest insights is fundamental to meeting customers where they are now. To help the restaurant industry navigate this ever-changing environment and make the best business decisions, we have collected the latest restaurant data and consumer...
Staying up to date with the latest insights is fundamental to meeting customers where they are now. To help our clients navigate this ever-changing environment and allow them to make the best decision for their brands, we collect the latest restaurant data and...
