Sales at chain restaurants up by 1.7% in August

September 26, 2007
By Ken Worsley

Earlier today, the Japan Food Service Association announced that sales at the nation’s chain restaurants rose 1.7% in August against the same month last year. Sales at fast food chains led the charge, showing a 7.4% rise, with a massive 18.6% increase at Japanese-style fast food chains.

This is great news for the industry, as chain restaurants have generally been seeing a decline in sales over the past five years. In July, we saw a 1.3% increase year-on-year. We will be watching carefully for this one next month to see if a trend can take hold.

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