A confluence of squeezed consumer walbayer citracal calcium supplementlets, the rising cost of dining out, and changing needs and wants have brought the US restaurant industry traffic growth to a halt in the first two quarters of 2016 and into the negative in the third quarter, reports The NPD Group.###Total foodservice visits declined by 1% in the third quarter compared to same quarter last year.###Quick service restaurant traffic, which represents 80% of total industry visits, also declined by 1%.###It was the first time the quick service segment realized a visit decline in five years, according to NPD’s ongoing foodservice market research.###“The term growing your business in a ‘1% world’ has become a popular mantra for the restaurant industry after six consecutive years of annual traffic gains of just one percent,” says restaurant industry analyst Bonnie Riggs. ###“However, over the past six months restaurant industry traffic growth has comecitracal d discontinued to a standstill and quick service restaurants, which have been the traffic growth drivers, are now experiencing a slowdown in visits.” ###Riggs, who recently authored a report entitled, Losing Our Appetites for Restaurants, points cost as the main reason why consumers have pulled back on visiting restaurants.###She states in her report that rising healthcare costs and/or student debt have reduced the amount of disposable income consumers have in their wallets.  ###According to a survey of the longitudinal panelists participating in NPD’s receipt mining service, Checkout Tracking, 75% of the respondents who have decreased their visits to restaurants say they watch how they spend their money on most or all purchases, and a high percentage of these respondents think that restaurant prices are too high.###With the cost of the averferric pyrophosphate vitamin c b12age restaurant meal risen 21% over the last decade and lower grocery prices, the price gap between eating at home and dining out is widening. ###Now, 82% of all meals are now consumed in-home. ###“The marketplace is changing and despite improving economic indicators, the consumer landscape is fundamentally reshaped,” says Riggs.  ###“What hasn’t changed and won’t change is the consumerbariatric vitamins calcium citrate’s need for foodservice; it saves them time and provides them with an experience.”###&#82bariatric advantage calcium chews 500 mg20;Restaurant operators will need to find the means to stay relevant in consumers’ minds – innovative products, unique promotions, competitive pricing, stating the benefits of eating at restaurants compared to home – while delivering an enjoyable experience.”