Restaurant Power Index Reports on Panera, and Taco Bell Consumer Sentiment

New consumer data trends reveal more brand direction

Consumer sentiment is more important than ever, with leading brands beginning to cannibalize one another over the more engaged consumer regarding price, services, and overall quality. In the Restaurant Power Index, you get up to 12 markers of performance for all of our indexed restaurant brands.

Panera Trends

Recent RPI trends with Panera have identified an all-new consumer for the fast-casual sector. More fuel for Panera is the failings of Corner Bakery, the fast-casual bakery-café chain once tagged as a potential rival to Panera Bread but which has struggled as people stopped coming into the office, sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week as it seeks to fend off an effort by creditors to take control of the company.

Taco Trends

Taco Bell continues to get high ranks on creativity but are consumers liking the recent moves? New Restaurant Power Index shows a striking scenario for the Taco King.

Current Brands in the RPI

McDonald's

Chick-fil-A

MOD Pizza

Starbucks

Chipotle

Panera Bread

Starbird

In-N-Out Burger

Modern Market

Cava

Taco Bell

Velvet Taco

Firehouse Subs

Shake Shack

Wingstop

Wendy's 

Dunkin

Burger King

Subway

Domino's

Capital Grill

Denny's

Chili's

Red Robin

P.F. Changs

Bonefish Grill

Outback Steakhouse

Texas Roadhouse

Jimmy Johns

Jersey Mike's

Zaxby's

McAlister's Deli

Five Guys

Raising Cane's

Panda Express

Sonic Drive In

Pizza Hut

Popeye's

Jack in the Box