TIndex (Technomic Index)

The October TIndex gained 2 points on a month-over-month basis, reaching its historical high of 116.9.

Despite this month-over-month increase, when compared to October 2024, the TIndex only increased by 1 point, which is indicative of a real year-over-year industry decline of more than 2.5%. The government shutdown that began and continued throughout October had an impact on discretionary spending and affected restaurant sales.

About the TIndex:

Each index number corresponds to the same month in 2019. Therefore, as an example, the January 2021 index of 82.2 suggests that the industry is 17.8 percentage points smaller than is was in January 2019.

The index is based on a number of datasets available to Technomic including operator transaction, consumer visit tracking and distributor sales information. All data is weighted and evaluated to align with a representation of the total U.S. foodservice industry.

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