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Restaurant sales rose 3.4% in 2011
Chicago -- A report released Tuesday by research firm Technomic found that sales among the 500 largest U.S. restaurant chains increased 3.4% to $242 billion in 2011.
That compares to just a 1.8% increase in 2010.
Of the 500 restaurants analyzed by Technomic, more than 60% posted at least nominal sales increases; just 193 saw sales declines in 2011, compared with 231 in 2010.
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Davaco announces promotion
Dallas -- Davaco announced that it has promoted Tim Currier to VP operations.
In this role, Currier will oversee the company’s restaurant division and provide oversight of project management and field execution teams.
Currier, who was most recently director of operations for Davaco, will report to Mike Murray, senior VP operations.