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For these three restaurants, there is a wide disparity in same-store sales growth today. Cava leads the pack with 9.7% same-store sales growth, bucking the trend of restaurants struggling with traffic in recent quarters. Chipotle is in the middle, with comparable-store sales growth of just 0.5%, which is typical for a restaurant right now. However, it should be noted that this is below the current rate of inflation in the United States, which is why Chipotle's restaurant-level profit margins are down. Resta ...

Guzman y Gomez Mexican Kitchen, an Australian-born Chipotle rival that once planned to open hundreds of U.S. locations, has abruptly closed all of its American restaurants after six years in the Chicago area. "All GYG USA restaurants permanently closed," a message on the company's U.S. website says. "Effective from May 22nd, GYG USA restaurants will cease trading. Thank you for your support." The chain also announced the move on Instagram, thanking customers and employees in Chicagoland, where all eight of ...

行业趋势：消费者行为与宏观经济压力 - 对许多美国人而言，外出就餐已成为一种奢侈，部分消费者转向更便宜的选项或更频繁地在家用餐[1] - 在覆盖餐饮业数十年的经验中，从未见过消费者同时受到高价格和挑战性经济环境双重打击的时期，即使部分高收入消费者也因成本上升、就业市场不确定性和更广泛的经济不确定性而变得更加谨慎[1] - 调查数据显示，十分之三的美国人减少了在零售店的支出，并且比一年前更少外出就餐[2] - 价格是导致美国人远离餐厅的重要因素[2] 行业数据：价格与客流量变化 - 从2019年1月到2026年1月，外出就餐的消费者价格上涨了39.3%，相比之下，2012年1月至2019年1月的七年间，该指数仅上涨了19.2%[3] - 尽管价格上涨，近一半的美国餐厅经营者销售额有所上升[3] - 根据全国餐饮协会的月度追踪调查，46%的餐厅经营者报告3月份客流量下降，而2月份这一比例为30%[3] - 价格上涨导致美国餐厅客流量连续两年下降，预计2026年仅会有小幅增长，增长极具挑战性，消费者行为正在发生明确改变[4] - 这种环境迫使一些连锁餐厅关闭门店[4] 公司案例：Guzman y Gomez墨西哥厨房 - 受欢迎的墨西哥连锁餐厅Guzman y Gomez墨西哥厨房已关闭其所有美国餐厅[4] - 该公司网站显示，其所有美国门店已于5月22日永久关闭[5] - 这家成立于澳大利亚的公司提供其所谓的“清洁”墨西哥食品，其澳大利亚网站宣传不添加防腐剂、人工香料、色素和不可接受的添加剂[5] - 创始人Steven Marks和Robert Hazan是纽约本地人，他们将2020年在美国的开业视为回归家乡[6] - 创始人表示，将品牌带回美国一直是他们的梦想，并且多年来一直在美国各地考察选址，对其首个美国餐厅的选址要求非常严格[6]