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MAY 2015 • FOODSERVICE EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES • 15 Bringing you the BEST in time, temperature, and much more! THERMOCOUPLE THERMOMETERS THERMISTOR THERMOMETERS INFRARED THERMOMETERS BIMETAL THERMOMETERS DIGITAL PROBE THERMOMETERS QUICK-READ ® COOKING THERMOMETERS SPECIAL PURPOSE COOKING THERMOMETERS CANDY & DEEP FRY THERMOMETERS BEVERAGE & FROTHING THERMOMETERS REFRIGERATOR/FREEZER/ AIR THERMOMETERS DIGITAL TIMERS MECHANICAL TIMERS OEM AND PRIVATE LABEL With over 30 years of proven industry expertise, CDN brings you an extensive assortment of thermometers and timers. Get to know us better, and discover the benefi ts of innovative design, unsurpassed quality and value! FEATURED: CDN ProAccurate ® Waterproof Thermometer (DTW450 and DTW450-L) • IPX-7 waterproof rating • 6-second response time • Field calibration • -40° to 450° F • BioCote ® antimicrobial coating www.cdn-timeandtemp.com 800 -338 -5594 | info@cdn-timeandtemp.com ©2015 Component Design Northwest, Inc. All rights reserved. PLEASE VISIT US AT NRA BOOTH 1562 DTW450 4.5″ stem, 1.5 mm thin tip DTW450-L 8″ stem, 2.5 mm tip The National Restaurant Association's Restaurant Perfor- mance Index stood at 102.6 in February, generally in line with January's reading of 102.7. A reading in excess of 100 indicates a period of expansion for the restaurant industry. "With same-store sales and customer traffc levels be- ing impacted by challenging weather conditions in parts of the country, the Current Situation component of the RPI declined in February," said Hudson Riehle, senior vice presi- dent of the Research and Knowledge Group for the Associa- tion. "However, this was offset by a solid improvement in the Expectations component of the index, as restaurant operators are increasingly optimistic about business conditions in the months ahead. As a result, the overall RPI held relatively steady in February." The Current Situation Index, which measures current trends in four industry indicators (same-store sales, traffc, labor and capital expenditures), stood at 102.0 in February, down from a level of 102.7 in January. Key data points from the Current Situation Index include: • Sixty percent of restaurant operators reported a same- store sales gain between February 2014 and February 2015, down from 70 percent who reported higher sales in January. Twenty-four percent of operators reported a same-store sales decline in February, up from 17 percent in January. • Forty-seven percent of restaurant operators reported an increase in customer traffc between February 2014 and February 2015, down from 66 percent who reported higher traffc in January. Thirty-two percent of operators said their traffc declined in February, up from 21 percent who reported similarly in January. • Fifty-nine percent of operators said they made a capital expenditure for equipment, expansion or remodeling during the last three months, which marked the ffth con- secutive month in which a majority of operators reported making an expenditure. The Expectations Index, which measures restaurant operators' six-month outlook for four industry indicators (same-store sales, employees, capital expenditures and busi- ness conditions), stood at 103.3 in February, up 0.5 percent from January's level of 102.8. Restaurant Performance Index Remained Positive in February