Foodservice Retail Sales Continued To Grow In August But Restaurant Operators Are Not Optimistic About Future

Sales at food services and drinking places, as the Census Bureau calls them, rose another 4.7% in August, according to the Bureau’s monthly retail sales data. The gain was up somewhat from July’s revised gain of 4.1%. Total seasonally adjusted sales in August were $54.6 billion, up from July’s revised $52.2 billion total. But that…