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The final financial results for 2015&#8217;s first quarter are in, and they should give restaurant industry professionals something to smile about. Citing data from TDn2K&#8217; Black Box Intelligence, QSR reported that same-store sales growth <a href="http://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/restaurant-industry-sees-best-quarter-recession?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=restaurant-industry-sees-sales-employment-growth-1469" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">increased 2.8 percent during Q1</a>. This data is based on more than 20,000 units representing $48 billion in annual revenue. &#8220;We continue to be optimistic about this new cycle of opportunity for the restaurant industry,&#8221; Victor Fernandez, executive director of Insights and Knowledge for TDn2K, was quoted as saying. &#8220;For the first time since the recession, the industry has reported three consecutive quarters of same-store sales above 1.0 percent and the last two quarters have both been above 2.0 percent (also a first in over six years).&#8221; Additionally, franchise restaurants continue to be a driver for employment. According to the latest ADP National Franchise Report, the franchising industry, which includes restaurants and food retailers, <a href="http://investors.adp.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=904781&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=restaurant-industry-sees-sales-employment-growth-1469" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">created 20,000 jobs during March</a>. While this represents a decrease from February, ADP maintained the employment growth rate for franchises still exceeds the overall growth rate for the previous 12 months.

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