*Up-to-date as of January 31st, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic may impact some of these numbers.*
RESTAURANT INDUSTRY STATISTICS
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*Up-to-date as of January 31st, 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic may impact some of these numbers.*
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There are
over 1 million
restaurants in the US
Restaurant revenue accounts for about 4% of the US’s gross domestic product
Sales in the restaurant industry account for 51% of family dollars spent on food by consumers in the US
70% of restaurants are a single location operation
Restaurant Sales By Decade
2019: $863 billion
2010: $590 billion
2000: $379 billion
1990: $239 billion
1980: $120 billion
1970: $43 billion
65% of restaurants raised their menu prices within the last two years
There are roughly 15.3 million restaurant industry employees in the US
Current turnover rate in the restaurant industry:
75%
What benefits are restaurant employees being offered?
Health: 31%
Dental: 21%
Vision: 18%
401k: 18%
Commute reimbursement: 4%
Disability coverage: 11%
Paid family leave: 14%
Worker’s compensation: 23%
Restaurants employ more female and minority managers than any other industry.
Most Popular Tipping Methods Utilized By Restaurants:
Cash out tips: 53%
Tips as wages: 25%
Automatic gratuity: 17%
Tip Pooling: 11%
No Tips: 8%
Back of Service Charge: 6%
48% of restaurants don’t offer any kind of training manual.
How frequently do restaurants update menus?
Monthly: 31%
Weekly: 25%
Seasonally: 24%
Daily: 13%
Less than two times a year: 6%
Almost never: 1%
How Often Do Americans Eat Out?
45% eat out multiple times a week
24% eat out a couple times a month
20% once a week
6% every day
3% a couple times a year
2% multiple times a year
How do Americans choose restaurants?
Recommendations from family and friends: 88%
Online reviews: 35%
Facebook: 28%
Television shows: 22%
Online articles: 21%
Restaurant websites: 19%
Newspapers: 13%
Consumer ordering platforms: 12%
Restaurant social media: 10%
Instagram: 8%
Blogs: 2%
Twitter: 1%
Youtube: 1%
Which online ordering platforms do consumers use?
Grubhub: 35%
UberEats: 26%
DoorDash: 21%
LevelUp: 7%
Seamless: 6%
Caviar: 5%
Eat24: 4%
Amazon Restaurants: 3%
Ritual: 3%
Zomato: 1%
