It’s the middle of the afternoon on a workday — not quite peak lunch hour, yet the new, massive Topgolf in Louisville, Ky., is packed. Nearly all of the hitting bays throughout the three-floor facility are filled with consumers across demographics who are either there to celebrate something, or just because. The building and driving…
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Prices have been climbing on restaurant menu boards for much of the year to offset spikes in food and labor costs, but that doesn’t mean diners are used to the strain on their wallets. As a result, major restaurant chains are walking a tightrope — charge enough to protect the bottom line without alienating customers…
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The all-American genre of fast food has historically been an inflation killer. Industrialization in the restaurant industry has lowered prices for consumers year after year ever since the first White Castle opened in 1921, signaling the beginning of the industry, and definitely since McDonald’s debuted in the early 1940s.
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Domino’s Pizza Inc (DPZ.N) missed quarterly sales estimates on Thursday and warned staffing shortages and inflation would pressure its business further into the year, sending the fast-food chain’s shares down 5%. U.S. restaurants have struggled to keep their workers from leaving for higher-paying jobs, with Domino’s even offering consumers a $3 coupon code for picking…
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Chipotle surpassed 3,000 locations during Q1 2022, with its store count increasing by a net of 48 units during the period to 3,014 total,. Of the 51 new units opened during the quarter, 42 of these locations include a Chipotlane, a model the company has aggressively expanded for several years due to the higher revenue,…
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The price of a McDonald’s Big Mac burger has risen 40% over the last 10 years, CNBC reported, and because its price incorporates many economic factors, many believe this popular fast food item is one way to understand current inflation rates and purchasing power of the U.S. dollar. CNBC Select analyzed the “Big Mac index,”…
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Shake Shack forecast first-quarter revenue below estimates as the fast-spreading Omicron variant kept diners away and led to temporary restaurant closures, sending the burger chain’s shares down 10% in extended trading. Benefits from easing COVID-19 Delta infections were short-lived for Shake Shack as the Omicron wave that soon followed dissuaded customers from venturing out, infected…
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