In our latest semi-annual survey on the restaurant industry, Standard & Poor's Equity Research Services outlines its neutral outlook on the industry and explains how higher fuel costs and consumers' economic concerns are the leading factors negatively impacting family dining chains and restaurants in the Midwest. These and other findings are available in the report, Restaurants Industry Survey.
This Survey covers food-service establishments. The fast food segment includes sandwich, pizza, and chicken quick-service chains. The full-service segment includes dinner house, family, and grill/buffet restaurants.
"Restaurants" is a GICS sub-industry in the "Consumer Discretionary" sector of the S&P 1500. | 
