McAlister’s Deli, a leading fast casual restaurant, announced a same-store sales increase of 6.4 percent during the second quarter of 2013. This marks the 12th straight quarter of positive sales growth. Comp sales were driven primarily by an increase in entree sales, indicating overall traffic gains for McAlister’s restaurants system-wide.
“We are pleased to deliver another strong sales performance in the second quarter,” said McAlister’s President and CEO Frank Paci. “We continue to have a very positive response from guests to our new and limited-time menu items including our pulled pork sandwich, nachos and spud, as well as our Pecanberry salad.”
McAlister’s has also opened six restaurants year to date and expects to open 15 restaurants this year.
McAlister’s has undertaken initiatives to strengthen its brand, including upgrading menu offerings and improving speed of service. Technomic recently recognized the brand as the top chain in the fast casual industry for food and beverage and as one of consumers’ Top 5 Favorite Chains in the country. Fast Casual also ranked the brand No. 2 on its Top 100 “Movers and Shakers” list of 2013 and Paci was named one of the “Top 20 People” in the industry to watch.
Founded in 1989, McAlister’s is a fast casual restaurant chain known for its sandwiches, spuds, soups, salads, desserts and McAlister’s Famous Sweet Tea. In addition to dine-in and take-out service, McAlister’s also offers catering with a selection of sandwich trays, box lunches, desserts, a hot spud bar and more. With numerous industry accolades, McAlister’s has more than 315 restaurants in 23 states. The company has corporate offices in both Ridgeland, Miss., and Alpharetta, Ga. For more information, visit www.mcalistersdeli.com.
