Bring on the Bacon These days, breakfast is the sunny side of the food business.
By Sara Wilson •
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In restaurants nationwide, the skillets are out and the battle is on for what might truly be the most important meal of the day. Consumers are eating out for breakfast to accommodate their busy lifestyles, and restaurateurs seeking to counteract rising labor, food and real estate costs are capitalizing on the early part of the day, says Aaron Allen, founder and CEO of Quantified Marketing Group, a marketing and PR firm for the restaurant industry. Estimated by Packaged Facts to increase from $65 billion currently to $83 billion in 2015, breakfast sales are heating up.
Starbucks is rolling out a line of upscale breakfast sandwiches, Wendy's is refocusing its breakfast efforts and McDonald's has launched a "Breakfast Dollar Menu" in more than 20 U.S. markets. "Everyone recognizes that breakfast is where it's at right now," says Chris Mann, 35, a McDonald's owner/operator who introduced the new breakfast menu at his Baltimore location in 2006.
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