There’s good reason to be optimistic about our industry. Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of the Research and Knowledge Group for the NRA, says, “Looking forward, restaurant operators remain solidly optimistic about future business conditions, with six in 10 expecting to have higher sales in six months.” The National Restaurant Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) has remained in positive territory the past few months. NRA updates the index each month. Click through for the latest version. More…