Food Service Report News In Brief
Baristas at all Starbucks stores will be encouraged to talk to patrons about race relations beginning next week…
Restaurant sales declined along with other major retail sectors in February. Despite the downtick, the outlook for restaurant sales growth is optimistic for the remainder of 2015, as the underlying fundamentals remain positive, according to the National Restaurant Association Chief Economist Bruce Grindy. According to preliminary figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, eating-and-drinking pace sales totaled $49.6 billion on a seasonally-adjusted basis in February, down 0.6 percent from January’s volume of $49.9 billion…
Sonic Corp. plans to expand from four to 40 restaurants in the Greater Boston area during the next five years.