Wine News:Restaurant operators’ optimism grows
March 24, 2011
Strong gains in same-store sales and customer traffic helped to spark growing optimism among foodservice operators and fuel an increase in the National Restaurant Association’s monthly Restaurant Performance Index in December.
The RPI, a monthly composite that tracks the health of and outlook for the foodservice industry, rose to 101.0 in December, a 1.1-percent increase over its November level. December’s result marks the third time in the past four months that the index has stood above 100, which the NRA says reflects expansion in the index of key industry indicators.
“The RPI’s solid gain in December was driven by improvements in each of the eight current situation and forward-looking indicators,” said Hudson Riehle, the NRA’s senior vice president of the research and knowledge group. “Restaurant operators reported positive same-store sales and customer traffic results in December, and their outlook for sales growth and the economy continued to improve.”
“Overall, the RPI stood above 100 for the third time in the last four months, which suggests that the recovery is gaining a firm foothold,” Riehle said. “Driven by operators’ optimistic outlook for sales and economic conditions in the months ahead, the RPI’s Expectations Index rose to its highest level in nearly four years.”
The Restaurant Performance Index consists of two components: the Current Situation Index, which measures current trends in same-store sales, traffic, labor and capital expenditures; and the Expectations Index, which measures restaurant operators’ six-month outlook in the same areas.
The Current Situation Index rose to 99.7 in December, up 1.0 percent from November. However, while same-store sales and customer traffic increased, the NRA said softness in the labor and capital expenditure indicators more than offset that trend, keeping the Current Situation Index below 100.
Restaurant operators reported a net increase in same-store sales for the period between December 2009 and December 2010. Some 48 percent of operators reported same-store sales gains for the period, an increase over the 40 percent of operators who reported higher same-store sales in November. Meanwhile, 35 percent of operators reported a decline in same-store sales for the period, down from 44 percent who reported negative sales in November.
The Expectations Index increased to 102.4 in December, up 1.2 percent from November. This marks the Expectations Index highest level since March 2007.
Operators appeared to be more optimistic about sales growth in the coming months. Fifty-five percent said they anticipate having higher sales in six months, up from 42 percent last month. This marks the strongest level in more than four years, the NRA said. By comparison, only 8 percent of operators expect their sales volume to be lower in six months.
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Visitors to Clark Philippines and Angeles City no longer suffer from lack of choices for places to eat out or wine and dine. Clark Philippines reviewed over 50 establishments and came up with three top choices in guide to best restaurant in Clark Freeport
Clark Philippines lists Top Three Restaurants in the Clark Freeport Zone and Angeles City areas of Philippines Pampanga province. Clark Freeport is a bustling new cosmopolitan city complete with its own Clark International Airport.
Topping the list is the famous fine-dining Yats Restaurant and Wine Bar located inside Mimosa Leisure Estate of Philippines Clark Freeport.
This restaurant in Pampanga Philippines is highly recommended by food critics and frequent diners in Manila as a place to wine and dine in Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone. Although it is a famous fine dining restaurant with an award winning 3000-line restaurant wine list, Yats Restaurant is also a popular restaurant for family with children. Aside from French Mediterranean haute cuisine, this restaurant also serves healthy food and the best vegetarian cuisines in the Philippines.
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Getting to this fine dining restaurant of Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Pampanga Philippines
How to get to this fine-dining restaurant in Clark Philippines? Once you get to Clark Freeport, go straight until you hit Mimosa. After you enter Mimosa, stay on the left on Mimosa Drive, go past the Holiday Inn and Yats Restaurant (green top, independent 1-storey structure) is on your left. Just past the Yats Restaurant is the London Pub.
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