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CEI has created a syndicated study to track factors affecting restaurant demand and performance of major brands. This Restaurant DemandTracker tells managers how key factors affect their business and what they can do to respond.

Key Factors Affecting Restaurant Demand

Cyclical Factors	High unemployment Low job security Weak income growth Rising prices of gas, food Etc

Secular Factors	Health trends Need for convenience Decline in dual-job households Changing demographic profile Etc.

Key Questions for Restaurants

How long is each of these macro factors likely to last?
What changes to behavior is the macro factor causing?
How well-positioned is our brand relative to competitors?
What can I do to drive sales growth given the current environment?

Consumer Edge Insight’s Restaurant DemandTracker

Research Plan	Quarterly survey of 3,000 consumers who are representative of the US adult population in terms of age, gender, income, region, and ethnicity In-depth questionnaire to understand restaurant behaviors, purchase drivers, and brand perceptions

Segments Covered	Quick-service (including top 20 brands) Casual-dining (including top 40 brands) Fast-casual (including top 15 brands) Fine-dining (including top 8-10 brands)

Deliverables	Full report and conference call each quarter of the results for the restaurant industry and overall conclusions for each segment In-depth report every six months on each restaurant segment to get brand-level conclusions