2015 Restaurant Brief
As Chain Store Guide heads into its 82nd year of providing restaurant insight to the world, the foodservice industry continues to grow and evolve. In spite of what some still consider a problematic economic environment, new companies and concepts are emerging in every type of foodservice and every corner of the country. Data compiled by CSG’s in-house research team suggests that while total U.S. foodservice sales have increased over the past few years, last year’s sales remained relatively flat in comparison…
Black Friday 2014
Black Friday is now a staple in an American’s life, a day that companies make tons of money. This day has morphed from an unspoken tradition to a full blown expectation, and has now multiplied to several days including Cyber Monday and Small Business Saturday.
Chain Store Guide Through The Ages
In 2013, Chain Store Guide celebrated its 80th anniversary. In honor of that occasion, we hosted a monthly series of editorials called “Chain Store Guide Through The Ages”, starting with the 1930s. Each month we took a look at a different decade and reviewed what was happening in that time and how it affected the industries we now serve.
Don’t Be An eDiot About eMails
Who can we send emails to? Is it legal? What are the rules? How do I avoid getting fined or sued? As the leading provider of Email Sales Leads Databases, we often receive questions such as these from our customers. In this white paper, Chain Store Guide explains how to stay within compliance with the CAN-SPAM Act and avoid many of the pitfalls of B2B email advertising.
2013 Restaurant Sampler
The highly anticipated 2013 Chain Restaurant Sampler includes statistics the top 10 U.S. companies, breakdowns of foodservice & menu types, the largest restaurants headquartered in each state, top franchises, and more.
2012 Chain Restaurant Report
In 1933, The List of Restaurant Chains was published by Chain Store Publishing Corporation. This six-page directory with the names and addresses of several hundred companies was the predecessor to Chain Store Guide’s Database of Chain Restaurant Operators which in 2012 includes information for more than 7,000 companies.
This report features five metro core based statistical areas (CBSA) that experienced both population growth and an increase in area grocery sales from fiscal 2010 to fiscal 2011. The analysis is powered by Chain Store Guide’s 2012 Grocery Industry Market Share Report, a valuable industry tool that contains 940+ CBSA markets.
The world of retail and foodservice technology continues to evolve despite the exceptional amount of economic uncertainty and struggle over the past few years that has turned businesses upside down and pulled companies, many of which have been historically strong and profitable, into the black hole of bankruptcy.
This report highlights details behindthe five largest transactionsthat occurred this past year, including:
- 3G Capital Management Acquisition of Burger King Holdings
- Roark Capital Group Acquisition of Arby’s Restaurant Group
- EchoStar Communications Corp. Acquisition of Blockbuster Inc.
- FOCUS Brands (Roark Capital Group) Acquisition of Auntie Anne’s Inc.
- Leonard Green Partners Acquisition of Jo-Ann Stores Inc.
has written a comprehensive market report analyzing the decline
and demise of Borders from management decisions to failed challenges.
