Fresh Sandwiches Gaining On Hamburger Fast Food
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Austin, Texas-A recent report on CNBC confirms thatsandwiches are gaining on the traditional fast-food hamburger.Among the cable channel's findings are that sales at sandwichshops have grown 9 percent annually since 1996, more than doublethat of hamburger chains. The reasons for this growth, according tothe report, can be attributed to the fresh, healthy imagesandwiches have compared to hamburgers. To compete with sandwichshops like Subway, Panera Bread and Schlotzsky's, severalhamburger chains have begun offering sandwiches on a limited basis.-Schlotzsky's