Restaurants see weakest quarter in years in 1Q

The restaurant industry did not get off to a good start in 2017, according to the latest MillerPulse survey
“The first quarter was the worst quarter in seven years,” said Larry Miller, co-founder of the survey.
Same-store sales fell 0.4 percent in March, the fourth straight decline and the ninth decline in the past 10 months. Traffic declined 2.5 percent, the 13th straight monthly drop.But there are some bright spots as the industry looks to recover from what has been the worst peri