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title: "Fast Casual: April Restaurant Sales Best in Nearly 3 Years"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c70ef0b0-2811-466e-90ec-24ca1a2c92b6
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-april-restaurant-sales-best-in-nearly-3-years-2706561
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
published: 2018-05-17T18:13:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:47.155Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/211da15371d32af5a149fd8cacf521995175.jpg
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# Fast Casual: April Restaurant Sales Best in Nearly 3 Years

**TL;DR:** The restaurant industry experienced a strong month in April with same-store sales jumping 1.5 percent, but also faced challenges such as a drop in same-store traffic. This marks the best month for the restaurant industry since September 2015.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-05-17. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-april-restaurant-sales-best-in-nearly-3-years-2706561).*

## Story

April proved to be a strong month for the restaurant industry. According to data from TDn2K cited by Fast Casual, same-store sales jumped 1.5 percent last month. That’s an improvement over 0.7 in March, and it marks the best month for the restaurant industry since September of 2015. However, despite that positive news, the restaurant industry is also facing a lot of challenges. In April, restaurants also experienced a drop in same-store traffic.

In a release quoted by Fast Casual, TDn2K Vice President of Insights and Knowledge Victor Fernandez said, “We are seeing an uptick in restaurant revenue beginning with the fourth quarter of last year. Stronger economic conditions and high consumer confidence are certainly factors. However, this performance has to be considered against last year’s soft sales. A longer view suggests there are still significant challenges for the industry.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- restaurant industry (topic)
- FastCasual (publication)
- same store sales (topic)
- economic conditions (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fast-casual-april-restaurant-sales-best-in-nearly-3-years-2706561). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c70ef0b0-2811-466e-90ec-24ca1a2c92b6).