In 2009, our State of Your Restaurant Survey revealed that many restaurant operators were feeling the affects of the recession; however, many continued to do well - despite the fact that that the country was facing record unemployment and reduced consumer spending.
| Responses by Service Style |
| Was your restaurant PROFITABLE during the first half of 2010? | All Respondents | Full Service (Fine dining) | Full Service (Casual/family) | Limited Service (Fast casual/buffet) | QSR Counter Service | Bar/Tavern | Takeout/ Catering |
| # of responses | (754) | (96) | (478) | (71) | (35) | (46) | (23) |
| Yes, our NET INCOME was greater than 10% of sales | 18.0% | 20.0% | 16.2% | 31.0% | 20.0% | 19.6% | 4.3% |
| Yes, our NET INCOME was between 2% to 10% of sales | 32.9% | 35.8% | 33.8% | 23.9% | 45.7% | 19.6% | 34.8% |
| We were marginally profitable or broke-even | 25.9% | 24.2% | 26.9% | 22.5% | 8.6% | 30.4% | 39.1% |
| No, we had a NET LOSS equal to less than 10% of sales | 11.7% | 8.4% | 13.0% | 11.3% | 14.3% | 8.7% | 4.3% |
| No, we had a NET LOSS of more than 10% of sales | 9.3% | 9.5% | 8.0% | 11.3% | 11.4% | 13.0% | 17.4% |
| Other | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 0% | 0% | 8.7% | 0% |
| How does your 2010 NET INCOME compare to the same period in 2009? | All Respondents | Full Service (Fine dining) | Full Service (Casual/family) | Limited Service (Fast casual/buffet) | QSR Counter Service | Bar/Tavern | Takeout/ Catering |
| Much better | 18.2% | 37.2% | 14.6% | 20.0% | 14.3% | 17.8% | 17.4% |
| A little better | 31.5% | 25.5% | 33.2% | 28.6% | 40.0% | 28.9% | 21.7% |
| About the same | 18.2% | 13.8% | 19.9% | 12.9% | 20.0% | 15.6% | 17.4% |
| A little worse | 19.2% | 12.8% | 20.7% | 21.4% | 17.1% | 13.3% | 21.7% |
| Much worse | 6.9% | 3.2% | 6.6% | 7.1% | 5.7% | 11.1% | 21.7% |
| Other | 6.1% | 7.4% | 5.1% | 10.0% | 2.9% | 13.3% | 0% |
| How do your 2010 SALES compare to the same period in 2009? | All Respondents | Full Service (Fine dining) | Full Service (Casual/family) | Limited Service (Fast casual/buffet) | QSR Counter Service | Bar/Tavern | Takeout/ Catering |
| Sales up 10% or more | 20.6% | 34.0% | 18.3% | 21.7% | 17.1% | 17.8% | 26.1% |
| Sales up 2% to 10% | 26.7% | 33.0% | 26.1% | 20.3% | 34.3% | 28.9% | 17.4% |
| About the same as last year | 14.7% | 5.3% | 17.0% | 14.5% | 14.3% | 11.1% | 17.4% |
| Sales down 2% to 10% | 19.3% | 13.8% | 20.6% | 18.8% | 20.0% | 15.6% | 17.4% |
| Sales down 11% to 20% | 8.3% | 4.3% | 8.4% | 8.7% | 8.6% | 13.3% | 13.0% |
| Sales down more than 20% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 8.7% |
| Other | 6.7% | 7.4% | 6.1% | 11.6% | 2.9% | 8.9% | 0% |
| How would you describe the overall financial condition of your business at this time? | All Respondents | Full Service (Fine dining) | Full Service (Casual/family) | Limited Service (Fast casual/buffet) | QSR Counter Service | Bar/Tavern | Takeout/ Catering |
| Good to excellent (sufficient cash for owner distributions) | 30.1% | 35.4% | 30.5% | 35.2% | 28.6% | 21.7% | 4.3% |
| Adequate (able to pay bills when due) | 42.2% | 45.8% | 42.3% | 36.6% | 45.7% | 37.0% | 47.8% |
| Poor (challenges paying bills when due) | 20.2% | 13.5% | 20.1% | 18.3% | 22.9% | 30.4% | 26.1% |
| Dreadful (financial challenges threatening our survival) | 6.1% | 4.2% | 5.9% | 9.9% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 17.4% |
| Other | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.5% | 4.3% |
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