US Increases Appetite for Fine Dining, QSR

Although overall US consumer and business spending on dining [pdf] only increased 1.6% year-over-year in Q1 2011, it grew 4.2% for fine dining and 5.2% in the quick service restaurant (QSR) vertical, according to Q1 2011 Spend Sights Dining report from American Express Business Insights. These increases were offset by a flat 0% increase in the casual dining segment.
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