Food Distributors

摘要

Did somebody say indigestion? With the exception of McDonald's, Outback Steakhouse and a few others, restaurant operators suffer as too many seats compete for too few diners. Those who hunger for more business include Boston Chicken, Rainforest Cafe and Au Bon Pain. They all had drops in same-store sales in 1998. In supermarkets, it was a consolidation year, with $13 billion worth of mergers. Albertson's, Kroger and Safeway now stand alone as the big three.