Restaurant, Food & Beverage Market Research 2024

Restaurant, Food & Beverage Market Research 2024


With a thorough and in-depth analysis of the $700 billion restaurant and foodservice industry, Restaurant, Food & Beverage Market Research 2024 provides consumer spending data, market forecasts, and trends assessments.

The trends assessments include discussions of consumer behavioral trends, dining trends, daypart analysis (including snacks and late-night), mealpart analysis, and more. Comprehensive demographic data for all dayparts at full-service and quick-service restaurants, as well as an analysis of restaurant spending in each state and dining statistics for metropolitan areas, are provided.


PART I: MARKET OVERVIEW
1 RESTAURANT SALES
1.1 Overview
1.2 Total Sales
1.3 Full-Service Restaurant Sales
1.4 Limited-Service Restaurant Sales
1.5 Sales By Month
2 MARKET SUMMARY
2.1 Overview
2.2 Industry Sales
2.3 Revenue & Expenses Distribution
2.4 Restaurant Expenses
2.5 Market Resources
3 INFLATION IMPACT
3.1 Consumer Spending
3.2 Changes In Eating Habits
3.3 Restaurant Pricing
3.4 Dynamic Pricing
3.5 Market Resources
4 RESTAURANT CENSUS
4.1 Independent Restaurants
4.2 Single Location Full-Service Restaurants
4.3 Chain Restaurants
5 RESTAURANT FRANCHISES
5.1 Overview
5.2 Franchise Restaurant Census
5.3 Market Assessment
5.4 Employment
5.5 Franchised Brands
5.6 Franchised Units
5.7 Non-Franchising Chains
5.8 Market Resources
6 STATE-BY-STATE ANALYSIS
6.1 Restaurant Sales By State
6.2 Restaurant Locations By State
6.3 Foodservice Employment By State
7 HOW AMERICANS EAT
7.1 The U.S. Food Dollar
7.2 Distribution Of Daily Food Consumption
7.3 Per Capita Food Consumption
7.4 Compliance With Dietary Guidelines
7.5 Dining Trends Of Young Adults
7.6 Market Resources
8 DINING OUT - DEMOGRAPHICS
8.1 Overview
8.2 Dining By Restaurant Type
8.3 Factors In Choosing A Restaurant
8.4 Cuisine
8.5 Market Resources
9 DINING OUT - FREQUENCY
9.1 Overview
9.2 Dining Out By Household Income And Age
9.3 Market Resources
10 PUBLICALLY TRADED RESTAURANT CORPORATIONS
10.1 Overview
10.2 Restaurant Stocks and Market Capitalization
PART II: TRENDS
11 CULINARY TRENDS
11.1 Overview
11.2 Top Macro Trends
11.3 Culinary Trends
11.4 Trends By Daypart
11.5 Trends By Mealpart
11.6 Beverage Trends
11.7 Trends In Condiments, Sauces, Spices, And Seasonings
11.8 Global Influences
11.9 Emerging Trends
11.10 Market Resources
12 FOOD & DINING TRENDS
12.1 Overview
12.2 Market Research
12 RESTAURANT OPERATIONS TRENDS
13.1 Operational Challenges
13.2 Actions Taken Due To Higher Costs
13.3 Competition
13.4 Profitability
13.5 Menu Trends
13.6 Off-Premises Sales
13.7 Technology
13.8 Staffing Shortages
PART III: MARKET SEGMENTS
14 FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS
14.1 Market Assessment
14.2 Casual-Dining
14.3 Family-Dining
14.4 Fine Dining
15 LIMITED-SERVICE RESTAURANTS
15.1 Market Assessment
15.2 Quick-Service Restaurants
15.3 Fast-Casual
15.4 Comparison of Quick-Service and Fast-Casual
16 VIRTUAL RESTAURANTS
16.1 Virtual Restaurants
16.2 Ghost Kitchens
16.3 Virtual Brands
16.4 Independent Startups
17 CATERING & BANQUETS
17.1 Market Assessment
17.2 Restaurants In The Catering Market
17.3 Market Resources
18 CONTRACT-MANAGED FOODSERVICE
18.1 Profile
18.2 Segment Trends
18.3 College Campus Dining
18.4 Market Resources
19 RETAIL-HOST FOODSERVICE
19.1 Overview
19.2 Supermarket Foodservice
19.3 Convenience Stores
19.4 Retail Store Restaurants
19.5 Mall-Based Food Courts
20 COFFEESHOPS
20.1 Profile
20.2 Out-Of-Home Coffee Consumption
20.3 Coffeeshop Chains
20.4 Segment Trends
20.5 Market Resources
21 FOOD TRUCKS
21.1 Market Assessment
21.2 City-by-City Assessment
21.3 Local Regulations
21.4 Coexisting With Traditional Restaurants
21.5 Market Resources
PART IV: THE CUSTOMER
22 FOOD & RESTAURANT SPENDING
22.1 Food Expenditures
22.2 Food At Home
22.3 Food Away From Home
22.4 Restaurant Spending By Demographic
22.5 Market Resources
23 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
23.1 Overview
23.2 ACSI Scores
23.3 Customer Satisfaction Scores
23.4 Market Resources
24 CUSTOMER TRENDS
24.1 Takeout And Delivery
24.2 Use Of Technology
24.3 Variable Pricing
24.4 Pre-Ordering
24.5 Retail Opportunities
PART V: THE MEAL
25 CUISINE
25.1 Regional Cuisine
25.2 Ethnic Cuisine
25.3 Ethnic Restaurants
26 DAYPARTS
26.1 Daypart Traffic
26.2 Breakfast
26.3 Lunch
26.4 Dinner
26.5 Late-Night
27 MEALPARTS
27.1 Overview
27.2 Appetizers
27.3 Dessert
27.4 Entrees
27.5 Salads
27.6 Sides
27.7 Soups
28 PIZZA
28.1 Market Assessment
28.2 Most Popular Types Of Pizza
28.3 Market Resources
29 SANDWICHES
29.1 Market Assessment
29.2 Burgers And Chicken Sandwiches
29.3 Hot Dogs
29.4 Most Popular Sandwiches
30 SNACKS
30.1 Overview
30.2 Restaurant Snacks
30.3 Market Assessment
30.4 Snacking Throughout The Day
30.5 Favorite Snacks
PART VI: CITY-BY-CITY ANALYSIS
31 DINING OUT
31.1 Restaurant Visits
31.2 Full-Service Restaurant Visits
31.3 Quick-Service Restaurant Visits
31.4 Market Resources
32 RESTAURANT SALES
32.1 Overview
32.2 Restaurant Sales, Unit Counts, and Sales Per Unit
32.3 Market Resources
33 MARKET GROWTH POTENTIAL
33.1 Overview
33.2 Growth Potential for MSAs
33.3 Market Resources
PART VII: MARKET LEADERS
34 TOP CHAINS
34.1 Overview
34.2 Largest Chains
34.3 Market Resources
35 TOP CHAINS BY LOCATIONS
35.1 Overview
35.2 Largest Chains
35.3 Market Resources
36 TOP CHAINS BY TRAFFIC
36.1 Overview
36.2 Nationwide Data
36.3 State-by-State Data
36.4 Market Resources
37 TOP CHAINS BY TYPE OF MENU
37.1 Overview
37.2 Largest Chains By Segment
37.3 Market Resources
38 SAME-STORE SALES
38.1 Overview
38.2 Quarterly Sales Growth
38.3 Market Resources
39 FASTEST GROWING BRANDS
39.1 Overview
39.2 The Future 50
39.3 Market Resources
40 TOP CONTRACT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES
40.1 Overview
40.2 Market Leaders
40.3 Market Resources
41 TOP FRANCHISEES
41.1 Ranking By Revenue
41.2 Ranking By Unit Count
41.3 Market Resources
42 TOP INDEPENDENT RESTAURANTS
42.1 Overview
42.2 Rank By Annual Gross Revenue
42.2 Market Resources
43 TOP MULTI-CHAIN OPERATORS
43.1 Largest Multi-Brand Restaurant Companies
44 TOP MULTI-CONCEPT OPERATORS
44.1 Largest Companies
44.2 Largest Multi-Concept Operators
PART VIII: DINING TRENDS & ANALYSES
45 AWARD-WINNING RESTAURANTS
45.1 Award Winners 2022
46 BEST NEW RESTAURANTS
46.1 National Selections
46.2 Local Selections
47 CANNABIS/CBD-INFUSED FOOD & DRINKS
47.1 Overview
47.2 Regulatory Status
47.3 CBD-Infused Items On Restaurant Menus
48 DINING & THE INTERNET
48.1 Restaurant Apps
48.2 Online Reservations
48.3 Digital Ordering
48.4 Online Reviews
48.5 App-Based Delivery Services
49 DINING WHILE TRAVELING
49.1 Traveler Dining
49.2 Culinary Destinations
49.3 Sampling Tours
49.4 Winery Tours
49.5 Whiskey and Bourbon Trails
49.6 Market Resources
50 DINING WITH ENTERTAINMENT
50.1 Overview
50.2 Music-Themed Restauants
50.3 Experiential Restaurants
50.4 Mystery Dinner Theaters
50.5 Dinner And A Movie
50.6 Speakeasies
50.7 Breastaurants
50.8 Fire Station Restaurants
51 FOOD & WINE FESTIVALS
51.1 Overview
51.2 Prominent Food Festivals
51.3 Award-Winning Festivals
51.4 Market Resources
52 FOOD SAFETY
52.1 Overview
52.2 Consumer Response To Food Safety
52.3 Dining Grades
52.4 Market Resources
53 HEALTHY DINING
53.1 Restaurant Emphasis
53.2 Healthful Dining
53.3 Federal Guidelines
53.4 Food Additives
53.5 Genetically Modified Foods
53.6 Sugar Consumption
53.7 Reduced Sodium
53.8 Dieting
53.9 Portion Control
53.10 What Foods Are Healthy?
54 HOLIDAY DINING
54.1 Overview
54.2 Birthdays
54.3 Mother’s Day
54.4 Valentine’s Day
54.5 Father’s Day
54.6 New Year’s Eve
54.7 Easter
54.8 Thanksgiving
54.9 St. Patrick’s Day
54.10 Oktoberfest
54.11 Super Bowl Sunday
55 LOCALLY SOURCED & ORGANIC FOOD
55.1 Local & Organic Food Purchases
55.2 Influence On Restaurant Choice
55.3 Locavores
55.4 Organic Menus
55.5 Chef- And Restaurant-Owned Farms
56 MEAL KITS
56.1 Overview
56.2 Market Assessment
55.3 Restaurant Meal Kits
57 OPEN-AIR DINING
57.1 Health Considerations
57.2 On-Premises Outdoor Dining
58 PLANT-BASED MENUS
58.1 Overview
58.2 Key Players
58.3 Burgers
58.4 Plant-Based Fast-Food Chains
59 RESTRICTIVE DIET MENUS
59.1 Overview
59.2 Gluten-Free Menu Items
59.3 Kosher Cuisine
59.4 Halal Foods
59.5 Vegetarian Cuisine
60 SUSTAINABILITY
60.1 Influence On Consumer Purchases
60.2 Restaurant Sustainability Programs
60.3 Energy Efficiency
60.4 Recycling And Packaging
60.5 Reducing Food Waste
60.6 Sustainable Menu Items
60.7 Conserve Program
60.8 Market Resources
61 TAKEOUT & DELIVERY
61.1 Overview
61.2 Restaurant Delivery Service
61.3 App-Based Delivery Services
61.4 Alcoholic Beverage Takeout & Delivery
PART IX: BEVERAGE TRENDS & ANALYSES
62 BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION
62.1 Beverage Consumption
62.2 Alcoholic Beverages
62.3 Refreshment And Non-Alcoholic Beverages
63 BEVERAGE SPENDING
63.1 Total Spending
63.2 Alcoholic Beverages
63.3 Refreshment And Non-Alcoholic Beverages
63.4 Retail Spending
64 MARKET LEADERS
64.1 Rank By Brand
64.2 Rank By Company
64.3 Market Resources
65 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
65.1 Beer
65.2 Distilled Spirits
65.3 Wine
66 CONSUMPTION BY STATE
66.1 Total Consumption
66.2 Per Capita Consumption
66.3 Consumption Rank By Category
67 NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
67.1 Overview
67.2 Dry January
67.3 Restaurant Mocktails And Craft Beverages
67.4 Non-Alcohol Bars
68 REFRESHMENT & FUNCTIONAL BEVERAGES
68.1 Market Assessment
68.2 Bottled Water
68.3 Carbonated Soft Drinks
68.4 Coffee
68.5 Energy Drinks
68.6 Functional Beverages
68.7 Juice & Fruit Drinks
68.8 Milk
68.9 Sports Drinks
68.10 Tea
68.11 Ready-to-Drink Coffee and Tea
69 BEVERAGE SERVICE IN RESTAURANTS
69.1 Market Assessment
69.2 Refreshment and Non-Alcoholic Beverage Service in Restaurants
69.3 Alcoholic Beverage Service in Full-Service Restaurants
69.4 Alcoholic Beverage Service In Limited-Service Restaurants
APPENDIX A - ANALYSTS & MARKET CONSULTANTS
APPENDIX B - ASSOCIATIONS
APPENDIX C - NATIONAL FOOD & BEVERAGE HOLIDAYS
APPENDIX D - PANDEMIC MARKET RESEARCH
APPENDIX E - PERIODICALS
APPENDIX F - STATE FOODS
APPENDIX G - STATE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONS
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