The fast-casual restaurant segment of the $580 billion foodservice industry is a tribute to the American desire to find middle ground, a hybrid that seeks to keep the best of both fast food and casual dining restaurants, while still being its own very contemporary niche. Fast casual recognizes that service speed still is important, while also believing that product quality is key and never should be compromised. Fast casual caters ...
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Overview
Overview
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Scope and Themes
Executive Summary
Insights and Opportunities
Inspire Insights
Market
Market
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Market Size and Forecast
Market Drivers
Segment Performance: Bakery-café
Segment Performance—Ethnic
Segment Performance—Traditional and Other
Menu Insights Analysis: The Fast Casual Menu
Menu Insights Analysis: Marketing the Fast Casual Menu
Menu Insights Analysis: The Beverage Menu
Consumer
Consumer
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Consumer Restaurant Segment and Daypart Usage
Fast Casual Restaurant Usage and Usage Frequency
Fast Casual Selection Factors
Fast Casual Comparisons to Fast Food and Casual Dining
Custom Groups: Light, Medium and Heavy Users
Cluster Analysis
Brand/Company
Brand/Company
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Company Profile—Panera Bread
Company Profile: Chipotle Mexican Grill
Company Profile—Pei Wei Asian Diner
Company Profile: Einstein Noah Restaurant Group
Advertising and Promotion
Data
Data
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Appendix: Additional Consumer Tables
Appendix: Trade Associations
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Sales data, used to estimate annual revenue for each of the leading 23 fast casual chains, a market size and forecast and segment trending.
