Middleton's restaurant shuffle

Fuddruckers (left) opened in Greenway Center in October 2015, taking over a space occupied by Cheeseburgers in Paradise from 2003 to 2014.  Biaggi's moved from its Junction Road Madison location to a space previously occupied by Claddagh Irish Pub.  

Photo by Retiring Guy

NRA: Same-store sales slow further in June.  (Naiton's Restaurant News, 7/29/2016)

More restaurant operators told the association in its monthly survey that same-store sales fell in June for the second straight month. The NRA found that 43 percent of surveyed operators said same-store sales fell in June, while 38 percent said same-store sales rose. 

In addition, 49 percent of those surveyed said traffic fell, while 33 percent said traffic increased in the month.

June 2016 Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) = 100.3.  (>100 = expansion; <100 contraction>

Trump spokesperson Jason Miller is paid to make stuff up, of course

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