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					Restaurant industry grew by nearly 4,500 units in 2012			 | 
				
				
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		Monday, 28 January 2013 12:51	 | 
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Fastcasual.com - There were 4,442 more restaurants in the U.S. in fall 2012 than there were in fall 2011, according to a recent U.S. restaurant census conducted by The NPD Group. The total number of U.S. restaurants is now 616,008, a 0.7 percent increase over last year. Continue
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