Restaurant chains that hold their own in tough economy

by Angel Morales on December 8, 2008

Could it be the menus, the offerings, the service? What exactly are these chains doing to report second quarter same-store sales increases over last year?
- Buffalo Wild Wings + 8.3%
- Chipotle + 7.1%
- Panera + 6.5%
- Olive Garden + 5.8%
- CEC Entertainment + 5.7%
- Burger King + 5.5%
- Carl’s Jr / Hardee’s + 3.9%
- Papa John’s + 3.6%
- McDonald’s + 3.4%
- Chili’s + 3.4%
Not everyone has been so lucky…these are the chains that have been hit the worst:
- Shell’s Seafood - 18.1%
- Ruby Tuesday - 10.3%
- Daily Grill - 7.9%
- Jamba Juice - 7.3%
- Ruth’s Chris Steakhs - 7.1%
- Max & Erma’s - 6.7%
- Mimi’s Café - 6.5%
- Stoney River - 6.4%
- Steak n Shake - 5.8%
- Romano’s Mac. - 5.7%

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