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title: "QSR Magazine: Fast Casual Sales are Still Struggling"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/66964927-39b8-44b9-a86f-5c23cfb43fe5
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-fast-casual-sales-are-still-struggling-2704053
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
published: 2017-09-10T16:11:14.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:34:02.658Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/540948bf8bb95ba2bafce2b96807dacc5611.jpg
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# QSR Magazine: Fast Casual Sales are Still Struggling

**TL;DR:** Fast casual sales are struggling, with a 1.7% drop in the second quarter, while pizza sales saw a 3.5% same-store growth, led by Domino's. Restaurants overall saw same-store sales drop by 0.2% in the second quarter.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-09-10. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-fast-casual-sales-are-still-struggling-2704053).*

## Story

As grocery store prices continue to drop and consumers become more selective with spending at restaurants, fast casual brands are taking the hit. According to a recent QSR Magazine article, BDO’s Latest edition of The Counter reports that restaurants overall saw same-store sales drop by 0.2 percent in the second quarter and fast casual sales fell 1.7 percent. More brands continue to join the category and experts believe it may be starting to plateau.

“We continue to see higher labor costs due to several factors. While saturation in the fast casual segment has affected same store sales, it has also had an effect on the cost of labor as the industry is dealing with a shrinking labor force,” said Adam Berebitsky, co-leader of BDO’s Restaurant Practice.

The industry leading the pack was pizza, which saw 3.5 percent same-store growth. Dominos continues to take the top spot in the category and as technology becomes an increasingly important factor for brands, the pizza chain is always innovating and giving customers more ways to order and track their food.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- QSR Magazine (publication)
- fast casual (topic)
- Domino's (company)
- same store sales (topic)
- labor costs (topic)
- pizza sales (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-magazine-fast-casual-sales-are-still-struggling-2704053). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/66964927-39b8-44b9-a86f-5c23cfb43fe5).