Buffalo Wings and Wine

Family dining and quick-service restaurants are finding success with wine.

December 09, 2013

BOSTON – A new Restaurant Sciences LLC report says that family dining and QSRs are benefitting from wine sales.

The group reports that the sales of on-premise wine fell 2.6% from May 2013 to October 2013, compared to the same timeframe in 2012. Despite this overall decline, wine sales saw double-digit growth (over 10%) in family dining and quick service restaurants (QSR) during this period. The company analyzed more than $1.2 billion in on-premise wine sales.

“Despite growth in several categories, overall wine sales fell because bars and nightclubs sold 17.7% less wine from May to October 2013 than the previous year,” said Chuck Ellis, president and CEO of Restaurant Sciences LLC, in a press release. “On a positive note, wine sales in quick service restaurants grew 10.2% over this same period. With an estimated 12% of 30,000 fast casual locations distributing wine, this segment provides ample opportunity for expansion, and we expect the wine industry to take notice.”

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