Consumer spending at restaurants up, visits not

Customers might not be visiting their favorite coffee shops or lunch spots more, but they are spending more when they do stop in. Consumer spending at restaurants is up 2 percent compared to a year ago, according to a report released by The NPD Group, a Port-Washington, N.Y., market-research firm. However, the report also stated that visits remained relatively flat overall. NPD Group named quick-service restaurants the winners in 2013. People chose fast-casual restaurants such as Panera Bread or… Reported by bizjournals 5 hours ago.