Blacks and Dining Out - US

Published by: Mintel International Group Ltd.

Published: Jul. 1, 2010 - 93 Pages


Table of Contents

SCOPE AND THEMES


What you need to know


Definition


Sources


Consumer survey data


Consumer Expenditure Survey


Advertising


Abbreviations and terms


Abbreviations


Terms


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY


Profile of the Black dining out consumer


Breakfast, lunch, dinner and menu choices


Fast food restaurants


Family restaurants


Casual restaurants


Pizza restaurants


Fine dining


Marketing and advertisements


U.S. Black population


PROFILE OF THE BLACK DINING OUT CONSUMER


Key points


DINING OUT EXPENDITURE


Black and non-Black households


Figure 1: Average annual expenditures, Black and other race households, by expenditure category, 2008


Figure 2: Average annual distribution of expenditures, by categories, by Black and non-Black CUs, 2008


DINING OUT PREFERENCES


By age


Figure 3: Dining out choices among Black consumers, by age, March 2010


By household income


Figure 4: Dining out choices among Black consumers, by household income, March 2010


DINING OUT ON WEEKDAYS


Figure 5: Recession driven changes in dining out habits on weekdays, by household income, March 2010


By household size


Figure 6: Recession driven changes in dining out habits on weekdays, by household size, March 2010


DINING OUT ON THE WEEKENDS


Figure 7: Recession driven changes in dining out habits during the weekend, by household income, March 2010


Figure 8: Recession driven changes in dining out habits on weekdays, by household size, March 2010


DINING OUT WITH CHILDREN


Figure 9: Frequency of dining out with child/children under 18, by household income, March 2010


BREAKFAST, LUNCH, DINNER AND MENU CHOICES


Key points


Breakfast


Figure 10: Frequency of dining out for breakfast by type of restaurant, by gender and age, March 2010


Figure 11: Frequency of dining out for breakfast by type of restaurant, by household income, March 2010


Lunch


Younger women lunch at fast food restaurants more than men


Figure 12: Frequency of dining out for lunch by type of restaurant, by gender and age, March 2010


By household income


Figure 13: Frequency of dining out for lunch by type of restaurant, by household income, March 2010


Dinner


By age and gender


Figure 14: Frequency of dining out for dinner by type of restaurant, by gender and age, March 2010


By household income


Figure 15: Frequency of dining out for dinner by type of restaurant, by household income, March 2010


Entrée selections on the menu


Figure 16: Type of main dinner entrées Black consumers would like to see more of on menus, by age and gender, March 2010


FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS


Key points


Reasons for visiting a fast food restaurant


By age and gender


Figure 17: Reasons for choosing a fast food restaurant, by age and gender, March 2010


Is fast food for the lazy affluent cook?


Figure 18: Reasons for choosing a fast food restaurant, by household income, March 2010


Factors influencing choice of fast food restaurant


Older diners are more likely to be influenced by advertising


Figure 19: Factors influencing choice of fast food restaurant, by age, March 2010


By household income


Figure 20: Factors influencing choice of fast food restaurant, by household income, March 2010


Fast food restaurants used


By race/Hispanic origin


Figure 21: Fast food restaurants used in last 30 days, by race/Hispanic origin, November 2008-December 2009


Black consumers’ choices in fast food restaurants


By presence of children in the home


Figure 22: Fast food restaurants used in last 30 days by Black adults, by presence of children in the home, November 2008-December 2009


By age


Figure 23: Fast food restaurants used in last 30 days by Black adults, by age, November 2008-December 2009


Frequency of visits


Figure 24: Frequency of visits to a fast food restaurant in the last 30 days, by region, November 2008-December 2009


FAMILY RESTAURANTS


Key points


Reasons for visiting a family restaurant


Figure 25: Reasons for choosing a family-style restaurant, by age, March 2010


Factors influencing choice of a family restaurant


By age and gender


Figure 26: Factors influencing choice of family restaurant, by age and gender, March 2010


By household income


Figure 27: Factors influencing choice of family restaurant, by household income, March 2010


Family restaurants and steak houses used by consumers


By race/Hispanic origin


Figure 28: Family restaurants and steak houses used, by race/Hispanic origin, November 2008-December 2009


Black consumers’ choice of family restaurant and steak houses


By age and gender


Figure 29: Family restaurants and steak houses used by Black consumers in last 30 days, by age and gender, November 2008-December 2009


By household income


Figure 30: Family restaurants and steak houses used by Black consumers in last 30 days, by household income, November 2008-December 2009


Frequency of visits


Figure 31: Frequency of visits to family restaurants and steak houses by Black consumers, by region, November 2008-December 2009


CASUAL RESTAURANTS


Key points


Reasons for visiting a casual restaurant


Figure 32: Reasons for choosing a casual restaurant, by age and gender, March 2010


Factors influencing choice of casual restaurant


By age and gender


Figure 33: Factors influencing choice of casual restaurant, by age and gender, March 2010


By household income


Figure 34: Factors influencing choice of casual restaurant, by household income, March 2010


PIZZA RESTAURANTS


Key points


Reasons for visiting a pizza restaurant


Figure 35: Reasons for choosing a pizza restaurant, by household income, March 2010


Factors influencing choice of a pizza restaurant


By age and gender


Figure 36: Factors influencing choice of pizza restaurant, by age and gender, March 2010


By household income


Figure 37: Factors influencing choice of pizza restaurant, by household income, March 2010


Reasons for visiting a pizza restaurant


Figure 38: Reasons for choosing a pizza restaurant, by household income, March 2010


FINE DINING


Key points


Factors influencing choice of fine dining restaurant


Figure 39: Factors influencing choice of fine dining restaurant, by gender, March 2010


Fine dining frequency


Figure 40: Frequency of dining at a fine dining establishment, by age, March 2010


Figure 41: Frequency of dining at a fine dining establishment, by household income, March 2010


MARKETING AND ADVERTISEMENTS


Key points


African-American magazines


Figure 42: Readership of African-American magazines, by types of restaurants used, November 2008-December 2009


Figure 43: Reader profile of African-American magazines, November 2008-December 2009


African-American television networks


Figure 44: Viewership of African-American television networks by types of restaurants used, November 2008-December 2009


Figure 45: Profile of viewers of African-American television networks, November 2008-December 2009


ADVERTISING


McDonald’s


Figure 46: McDonald’s, Man drinks at a kitchen table, inside a restaurant, $1 sweet tea, TV ad, April 2009


Figure 47: McDonald’s, Dwele sings on a cool drink, TV ad, July 2009


KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)


Figure 48: KFC, Ultimate Family Reunion: enter sweepstakes and connect with family members, TV ad, April 2010


Red Lobster


Figure 49: Red Lobster, Region inspired entrees, TV ad, July 2009


Social media campaigns


U.S. BLACK POPULATION


Key points


U.S. population by race/Hispanic origin


Figure 50: Population by race and Hispanic origin, 2005-15


Figure 51: Population, by race/Hispanic origin, 1970-2020


Figure 52: Asian, Black, and Hispanic populations, 1970-2020


U.S. Black population


Black population by age


Figure 53: U.S, Black population, by age, 2005-15


U.S. Black geographic concentration


Figure 54: Black geographic concentration, by region, 2007


Black population by state


Figure 55: States with largest Black population, 2008


Figure 56: States with the highest share of Black residents, 2008


Black metros


Figure 57: Metropolitan status of Black households, 2001-07


Figure 58: Top ten metropolitan areas with the largest number of Black residents, 2006-08


BLACK PURCHASING POWER


Black households’ financials


Household income distribution by race


Figure 59: Household income distribution, by race/Hispanic origin of householder, 2008


Income of Black households versus total U.S. households


Figure 60: Share of Black households with incomes of $50K or more versus total U.S. households, 2002 and 2008


Figure 61: Median household income, by race and Hispanic origin of householder, 2008


Purchasing power by race/Hispanic origin


Figure 62: Purchasing power, by race/Hispanic origin, 2008


Figure 63: Top ten states with the largest share of Black buying power, 2008


Figure 64: Top ten states, by rate of growth of Black buying power, 1990-2008


BLACK HOUSEHOLDS


Figure 65: Average household size, by Hispanic origin/race of householder, 2001 and 2008


Figure 66: Black households and all households, by size, 2009


Figure 67: Black households and all households, by presence and ages of children, 2009


Figure 68: Households with children, by race/Hispanic origin of householder, 2009


APPENDIX: TRADE ASSOCIATIONS




Abstract

Its goodbye to the ‘80s Buppie, that Black urban professional that set the trends in New York, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles and depicted in movies by director Spike Lee. More well-off Blacks are leaving the metropolises and moving to more suburban areas. According to the report African Americans in 2010 commissioned by BET and based on U.S. Census Bureau data, Blacks are better off financially and more are moving to suburban settings. The study’s findings included that the U.S. Black population is growing 34% faster than the U.S. population as a whole (Brandweek, January 2010). Other findings included the following:

The number of affluent Black households with a household income of $75K or more annually has increased by 47% over the past five years, which is 1.5 times faster than the general population.

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