The Dallas Morning News reports on the growth of fast-casual restaurants in that market. Fast-casual restaurants are the fastest growing segment of the restaurant business, a hybrid of casual dining and fast food that seems to be answering the need of diners for reasonable prices, quick service, and healthy food.
Among the chains exploiting this trend are Tin Star, Pei Wei Diner, Café Express, Corner Bakery and Chipotle.
Among the chains exploiting this trend are Tin Star, Pei Wei Diner, Café Express, Corner Bakery and Chipotle.
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Fast-casual restaurants seem to be a direct competitor to supermarkets, and retailers ought to be paying a lot of attention to its development. (Check out James Curley's email in "Your Views" for a compelling anecdote along these lines...)
They may offer lessons for how to compete with the retailing equivalent to McDonald’s and its brethren.
