Black Box Reports November Sales Were Exceptionally Strong, Though Traffic Still Lags

Black Box Intelligence, the Dallas-based foodservice research firm, reported same-store sales for the 75 large chains it follows weekly posted their strongest monthly performance in more than a decade in November. Same-store sales were 8.3% higher than they were in November 2019 (Black Box has been charting two-year comps; see chart). But traffic, while it…