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Statistics and Facts on the U.S. Restaurant Industry
 

Statistics and Facts on the U.S. Restaurant Industry

The total revenue from restaurant food & drink sales in the U.S. is estimated at more than 600 billion U.S. dollars in 2012. This revenue is generated by a diverse industry that caters to a variety of customer demands with regards to price, food quality, eating experience, speed and meu choice.

The two main restaurant categories that make up about two thirds of total market revenue are limited-service (quick-service) restaurants and full-service restaurants. These are either independently operated or part of a brand such as McDonald’s (quick-service) or Applebee’s (full-service). Overall the industry today encompasses more than 590 thousand restaurants in 2012, surpassing pre-crisis levels.

Almost 13 million people are employed by the industry today of which more than 90 percent are working in food preparation and serving related occupations. The National Restaurant Association estimates that the total number of jobs will rise to about 14.3 million by 2022. Photo: sxc.hu / egahen
Top statistics for the topic U.S. Restaurants
 
Restaurant industry food and drink sales in the U.S. from 1970 to 2013 (in billion U.S. dollars)
show statistic		2013*660.50
Number of employees in the U.S. restaurant industry from 2010 to 2013 (in millions)
show statistic		2013*13.10
Number of restaurants in the United States from 2009 to 2012*
show statistic		Spring 2012592960
Market overview
 
Restaurant industry food and drink sales in the U.S. from 1970 to 2013 (in billion U.S. dollars)
show statistic		2013*660.50
U.S. restaurant industry food and drinks sales by venue category from 2009 to 2013 (in billion U.S. dollars)
show statistic		2013*, Bars and taverns19.50
Number of employees in the U.S. restaurant industry from 2010 to 2013 (in millions)
show statistic		2013*13.10
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Sales by type of restaurant
 
U.S. full-service restaurants food and drink sales from 2009 to 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars)
show statistic		2012*201.39
U.S. limited-service restaurants food and drink sales from 2009 to 2012 (in billion U.S. dollars)
show statistic		2012*173.75
Sales of U.S. hotel restaurants from 2009 to 2013 (in billion U.S. dollars)
show statistic		2013*33.10
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Restaurant infrastructure
 
Number of restaurants in the United States from 2009 to 2012*
show statistic		Spring 2012592960
Number of enterprises in the U.S. fast food restaurant industry from 2002 to 2016*
show statistic		2007219936
Number of establishments in the U.S. fast food restaurants industry from 2002 to 2016*
show statistic		2016329126
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Indexes & rankings
 
U.S. restaurant industry performance index in 2011 and 2013, by month
show statistic		Dec, 2011102.20
The American customer satisfaction index scores for full service restaurants from 2007 to 2012*
show statistic		201280
The American customer satisfaction index scores for U.S. limited-service restaurant chains** from 2006 to 2012*
show statistic		2006, McDonald's63
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The customer
 
Have you eaten out in these type of restaurants in the past month for either lunch or dinner?*
show statistic		Fast Food Restaurant Chain (i.e. McDonalds, Burger King, Jack in the Box, etc.), 201263.00%
Restaurant visit: Number of people who visited any sit-down restaurant within the last 30 days in the United States (USA) from fall 2009 to spring 2012 (in millions)
show statistic		Spring 2012190.88
Restaurant visit: Number of people who visited any fast-food restaurant within the last 30 days in the United States (USA) from fall 2009 to spring 2012 (in millions)
show statistic		Spring 2012207.06
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Photo: istockphoto.com / cookelma

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