Restaurant, food & beverage market research. 2025 / by: Richard K. Miller and Kelli Washington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Richard K. (Richard Kendall), 1946- author.

Contributor:

Washington, Kelli.

Series:

RKMA Market Research Ebook Series

RKMA Market Research Ebook Series ; v.6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Restaurants--United States--Statistics.

Restaurants.

Restaurants--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Food industry and trade--United States--Statistics.

Food industry and trade.

Food industry and trade--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Food service--United States--Marketing--Statistics.

Food service.

Food service--United States--Marketing--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Restaurant management--United States--Statistics.

Restaurant management.

Restaurant management--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Restaurant management--United States.

Marketing research--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Marketing research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 pages)

Edition:

22th ed.

Place of Publication:

Miramar, FL : Richard K. Miller & Associates, 2024.

Summary:

With a thorough and in-depth analysis of the 700 billion restaurant and foodservice industry, Restaurant, Food & Beverage Market Research 2025 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.

Contents:

Intro

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

1.6 Market Resources

2 MARKET SUMMARY

2.1 Overview

2.2 Industry Sales

2.3 Revenue &amp

Expenses Distribution

2.4 Restaurant Expenses

2.5 Market Resources

3 STATE-BY-STATE ANALYSIS

3.1 Restaurant Sales By State

3.2 Restaurant Locations By State

3.3 Foodservice Employment By State

4 CITY-BY-CITY ANALYSIS

4.1 Overview

4.2 Restaurant Sales, Unit Counts, and Sales Per Unit

4.3 Market Resources

5 RESTAURANT VISITS

5.1 Restaurant Visits

5.2 Dine-In Versus Take-Out

5.3 Quick-Service and Full-Service Restaurant Visits

5.4 Traffic By Daypart

5.5 Market Resources

6 RESTAURANT CENSUS

6.1 Independent Restaurants

6.2 Single Location Full-Service Restaurants

6.3 Chain Restaurants

7 RESTAURANT FRANCHISES

7.1 Overview

7.2 Franchise Restaurant Census

7.3 Market Assessment

7.4 Employment

7.5 Franchised Brands

7.6 Franchised Units

7.7 Non-Franchising Chains

7.8 Market Resources

8 PUBLICALLY TRADED RESTAURANT CORPORATIONS

8.1 Overview

8.2 Restaurant Stocks and Market Capitalization

9 HOW AMERICANS EAT

9.1 The U.S. Food Dollar

9.2 Distribution Of Daily Food Consumption

9.3 Per Capita Food Consumption

9.4 Compliance With Dietary Guidelines

9.5 Dining-Out Demographics

9.6 Dining Trends Of Young Adults

9.7 Market Resources

PART II: TRENDS

10 CULINARY TRENDS

10.1 Overview

10.2 Macro Trends

10.3 Top Dishes

10.4 Ingredients

10.5 Top Flavors

10.6 Condiments

10.7 Beverages

10.8 Alcoholic Beverages

10.9 Market Resources

11 FOOD &amp.

DINING TRENDS

11.1 Overview

11.2 Market Research

12 RESTAURANT OPERATIONS TRENDS

12.1 Operational Challenges

12.2 Outlook

12.3 Sales

12.4 Profitability

12.5 Competition

12.6 Menu Trends

12.7 Technology

12.8 Staffing Shortages

PART III: MARKET SEGMENTS

13 FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS

13.1 Market Assessment

13.2 Casual-Dining

13.3 Family-Dining

13.4 Fine Dining

14 LIMITED-SERVICE RESTAURANTS

14.1 Market Assessment

14.2 Quick-Service

14.3 Fast-Casual

14.4 Comparison of Quick-Service and Fast-Casual

15 VIRTUAL RESTAURANTS

15.1 Virtual Restaurants

15.2 Ghost Kitchens

15.3 Virtual Brands

15.4 Independent Startups

16 CATERING &amp

BANQUETS

16.1 Market Assessment

16.2 Restaurants In The Catering Market

16.3 Market Resources

17 CONTRACT-MANAGED FOODSERVICE

17.1 Profile

17.2 Segment Trends

17.3 College Campus Dining

17.4 Market Resources

18 RETAIL-HOST FOODSERVICE

18.1 Overview

18.2 Supermarket Foodservice

18.3 Convenience Stores

18.4 Retail Store Restaurants

19 COFFEESHOPS

19.1 Profile

19.2 Out-Of-Home Coffee Consumption

19.3 Coffeeshop Chains

19.4 Segment Trends

19.5 Market Resources

20 FOOD COURTS &amp

FOOD HALLS

20.1 Overview

20.2 Mall-Based Food Courts

20.3 Food Halls

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: DINING OUT

22 DINING OUT - FREQUENCY

22.1 Overview

22.2 Dining Out By Household Income And Age

22.3 Market Resources

23 DINING OUT - DEMOGRAPHICS

23.1 Overview

23.2 Dining By Restaurant Type

23.3 Factors In Choosing A Restaurant

23.4 Cuisine.

23.5 Market Resources

24 DINING OUT - CITY-BY-CITY

24.1 Restaurant Visits

24.2 Full-Service Restaurant Visits

24.3 Quick-Service Restaurant Visits

24.4 Market Resources

PART V: THE CUSTOMER

25 FOOD &amp

RESTAURANT SPENDING

25.1 Food Expenditures

25.2 Food At Home

25.3 Food Away From Home

25.4 Restaurant Spending By Demographic

25.5 Market Resources

26 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION

26.1 Overview

26.2 ACSI Scores

26.3 Customer Satisfaction Scores

26.4 Market Resources

27 CUSTOMER TRENDS

27.1 Pre-Ordering

27.2 Variable Pricing

27.3 Retail Opportunities

27.4 Use Of Technology

PART VI: THE MEAL

28 CUISINE

28.1 Regional Cuisine

28.2 Ethnic Cuisine

28.3 Ethnic Restaurants

29 DAYPARTS

29.1 Daypart Traffic

29.2 Breakfast

29.3 Lunch

29.4 Dinner

29.5 Late-Night

30 MEALPARTS

30.1 Overview

30.2 Appetizers

30.3 Dessert

30.4 Entrees

30.5 Salads

30.6 Sides

30.7 Soups

31 PIZZA

31.1 Market Assessment

31.2 Pizza Restaurants

31.3 Pizza Delivery

31.4 Preferences In Pizza Meals

31.5 Market Resources

32 SANDWICHES &amp

BURGERS

32.1 Market Assessment

32.2 Burgers And Chicken Sandwiches

32.3 Hot Dogs

32.4 Most Popular Sandwiches

33 SNACKS

33.1 Overview

33.2 Restaurant Snacks

33.3 Market Assessment

33.4 Snacking Throughout The Day

33.5 Favorite Snacks

PART VII: MARKET LEADERS

34 TOP CHAINS BY SALES

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 The Future 50

39.2 Unit Growth

39.3 Market Resources

40 TOP FRANCHISEES

40.1 Ranking By Revenue

40.2 Market Resources

41 TOP INDEPENDENT RESTAURANTS

41.1 Overview

41.2 Rank By Annual Gross Revenue

41.3 Market Resources

42 TOP MULTI-CHAIN OPERATORS

42.1 Largest Multi-Brand Restaurant Companies

43 TOP MULTI-CONCEPT OPERATORS

43.1 Largest Companies

43.2 Largest Multi-Concept Operators

44 TOP CONTRACT MANAGEMENT COMPANIES

44.1 Overview

44.2 Market Leaders

45 TOP FOODSERVICE DISTRIBUTORS

45.1 Overview

45.2 Market Leaders

PART VIII: DINING TRENDS &amp

ANALYSES

46 AWARD-WINNING RESTAURANTS

46.1 Award Winners 2023 &amp

2024

47 BEST NEW RESTAURANTS

47.1 National Selections

48 CANNABIS/CBD-INFUSED FOOD &amp

DRINKS

48.1 Overview

48.2 Regulatory Status

48.3 CBD-Infused Items On Restaurant Menus

49 DINING &amp

THE INTERNET

49.1 Restaurant Apps

49.2 Online Reservations

49.3 Digital Ordering

49.4 Online Reviews

49.5 App-Based Delivery Services

50 DINING WHILE TRAVELING

50.1 Traveler Dining

50.2 Culinary Destinations

50.3 Food Tours

50.4 Winery Tours

50.5 Whiskey and Bourbon Trails

50.6 Market Resources

51 DINING WITH ENTERTAINMENT

51.1 Overview

51.2 Music-Themed Restauants

51.3 Experiential Restaurants

51.4 Mystery Dinner Theaters

51.5 Dinner And A Movie

51.6 Speakeasies

51.7 Breastaurants

51.8 Fire Station Restaurants

52 FOOD &amp

WINE FESTIVALS

52.1 Overview

52.2 Prominent Food Festivals.

52.3 Award-Winning Festivals

52.4 Market Resources

53 FOOD SAFETY

53.1 Overview

53.2 Consumer Response To Food Safety

53.3 Market Resources

54 HEALTHY DINING

54.1 Restaurant Emphasis

54.2 Healthful Dining

54.3 Federal Guidelines

54.4 Food Additives

54.5 Genetically Modified Foods

54.6 Sugar Consumption

54.7 Reduced Sodium

54.8 Dieting

54.9 Portion Control

54.10 What Foods Are Healthy?

55 HOLIDAY DINING

55.1 Overview

55.2 Birthdays

55.3 Mother's Day

55.4 Valentine's Day

55.5 Father's Day

55.6 New Year's Eve

55.7 Easter

55.8 Thanksgiving

55.9 St. Patrick's Day

55.10 Oktoberfest

55.11 Super Bowl Sunday

56 LOCALLY SOURCED &amp

ORGANIC FOOD

56.1 Local &amp

Organic Food Purchases

56.2 Influence On Restaurant Choice

56.3 Locavores

56.4 Organic Menus

56.5 Chef- And Restaurant-Owned Farms

57 MEAL KITS

57.1 Overview

57.2 Restaurant Meal Kits

58 OPEN-AIR DINING

58.1 Health Considerations

58.2 On-Premises Outdoor Dining

59 PLANT-BASED MENUS

59.1 Overview

59.2 Key Players

59.3 Burgers

59.4 Plant-Based Fast-Food Chains

59.5 Cultivated Meat

60 RESTRICTIVE DIET MENUS

60.1 Overview

60.2 Gluten-Free Menu Items

60.3 Kosher Cuisine

60.4 Halal Foods

60.5 Vegetarian Cuisine

61 SUSTAINABILITY

61.1 Influence On Consumer Purchases

61.2 Restaurant Sustainability Programs

61.3 Energy Efficiency

61.4 Recycling And Packaging

61.5 Reducing Food Waste

61.6 Sustainable Menu Items

61.7 Conserve Program

61.8 Market Resources

62 TAKEOUT &amp

DELIVERY

62.1 Overview

62.2 Restaurant Delivery Service

62.3 App-Based Delivery Services

62.4 Alcoholic Beverage Takeout &amp

Delivery

62.5 Drone Delivery.

PART IX: BEVERAGE TRENDS AND ANALYSIS

63. Beverage consumption

64. Beverage spending

65. Market leaders

66. Alcoholic beverages

67. Alcoholic beverage consumption by state

68. Non-alcoholic beverages

69. Refreshment & functional beverages

70. Beverage service in restaurants

Appendix A: Analysts & market consultants

Appendix B: Associations

Appendix C: Market resources

Appendix D: National food & beverage holidays

Appendix E: Pandemic market research

Appendix F: Periodicals

Appendix G: State foods

Appendix H: State restaurant associations.

Notes:

"ISSN 2472-5250"--PDF title page verso.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-57783-344-9

OCLC:

1444153427