Do high gas prices help QSRs?
May 16, 2006
Sign On San Diego:Analysts said that $3-a-gallon fuel might be feeding profit margins for QSRs.
"If anything, high gas prices are helping fast-food chains to the detriment of fast-casual and full-service restaurants as some consumers trade down," said Robert Sandelman, a restaurant consultant at Sandelman and Associates in San Clemente.