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Restaurants and hotel industry size is valued at US$2.3 trillion internationally.
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Restaurant Industry Sales: $566 Billion
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Total Restaurant Locations: 945,000
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Total Restaurant Employees: 13 million — one of the largest private-sector employers
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Total Restaurant Industry Sales via Commercial Sector - $516.0 (Eating places $377.9 , Drinking places $17.1, Managed services $40.1 , Lodging-place restaurants $27.9, Retail / Vending / recreation, mobile $52.9 billion)
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Total Restaurant Industry Sales via non-Commercial / Other Sector - $49.9 billion
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Restaurant-industry sales are forecast to advance 2.5% in 2009 and equal 4% of the U.S. gross domestic product.
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The overall economic impact of the restaurant industry is expected to exceed $1.5 trillion in 2009.
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Every additional million dollars in restaurant sales generates an additional 33 jobs for the economy.
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Eating-and-drinking places are mostly small businesses — with 91% having fewer than 50 employees.
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The restaurant industry employs an estimated 13 million people, or 9% of the U.S. workforce.
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The restaurant industry is expected to add 1.8 million jobs over the next decade, with employment reaching 14.8 million by 2019.
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One-quarter of eating-and-drinking-place firms are owned by women, 15% by Asians, 8% by Hispanics and 4% by African-Americans.
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Nearly half of all adults have worked in the restaurant industry at some point during their lives, and more than one out of four adults got their first job experience in a restaurant.
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Restaurants will provide more than 70 billion meal and snack occasions in 2009.
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On a typical day in America in 2009, more than 130 million individuals will be foodservice patrons.
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68% of adults said their favorite restaurant foods provide flavor and taste sensations which cannot easily be duplicated in their home kitchen.
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$1.5 billion — Restaurant-industry sales on a typical day in 2009.
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76 percent — Percent of adults who said they are trying to eat healthier now at restaurants than they did two years ago.
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70 percent — Percent of adults who said they are more likely to visit a restaurant that offers locally produced food items.
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69 percent — Percent of adults who said purchasing meals from restaurants, take-out and delivery places makes it easier for families with children to manage their day-to-day lives.
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52 percent — Percent of adults who said they are likely to make a restaurant choice based on how much a restaurant supports charitable activities and the local community.
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27 percent — Percent of adults who said that when it comes to choosing a restaurant, they are paying more attention to coupons and value specials than they were two years ago.
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89%-- Percent of consumers who say they have researched a restaurant online before dining there.
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Using the Internet to check out menus and other information about a restaurant is most prevalent among consumers age 25 to 45 and those in the Northeast and
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Of those consumers that have researched a restaurant online, 57% indicated that prior to selecting a restaurant they view the restaurant's Web site.
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Of those consumers that have researched a restaurant online, 33% view other consumer's reviews online prior to dining.
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13%-- Percent of consumers used the Internet to order food from a restaurant in 2006.
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While traveling, 43% of consumers used a search engine to find restaurants.
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32% of consumers would like directions on restaurant web sites
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28% of consumers wanted menu selections with pricing on restaurant web sites
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23% wanted an online rating/review system on a restaurant Web sites
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The nation’s 935,000 restaurants should hit $537 billion in sales in 2007.
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The restaurant industry is one the nation’s largest private-sector employers and employs approximately 12.8 million people.
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2661 locations of eating-and-drinking places in Rhode Island.
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$1.8 billion dollars in 2007 restaurant sales in Rhode Island.
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More than 7 out of 10 eating-and-drinking places are single-out operations.
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$1.5 billion—Restaurant-industry sales on a typical day in 2007
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While restaurants continue to grow in popularity, the average American consumes 76% of meals at home.
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60% of consumers feel more loyal to a restaurant when in their email club.
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79% of consumers are very likely to frequent the restaurant when they receive coupons or specials.
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62% of consumers have used coupons from restaurants in the past 6 months
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