Fast-casual restaurant chains grew both in units and customer visits in the last decade, according to The NPD Group. The number of fast-casual chain restaurants rose by 1 percent to 25,312 total units, based on the Fall 2018 ReCount restaurant census. In the year ending February 2019 compared to a year ago, fast-casual customers increased visits by 3 percent, while total quick-service restaurant category visits were up 1 percent and total U.S. foodservice traffic remained flat.
The top five metro areas with the most fast-casual chain units are, in rank order: Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Worth, New York City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Fast-casual restaurants represent 8 percent of total quick-service visits whereas traditional quick-service restaurants represent 75 percent of traffic, and quick-service retail, like prepared foods available in grocery stores, represents 17 percent.
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