Restaurant, Food & Beverage Market Research 2026
Description
With a thorough and in-depth analysis of the $1.1 trillion restaurant and foodservice industry, Restaurant, Food & Beverage Market Research 2026 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.
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.
Table of Contents
320 Pages
- 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 & Expenses Distribution
- 2.4 Restaurant Expenses
- 2.5 Market Resources
- 3 RESTAURANT SPENDING BY STATE
- 3.1 Restaurant Sales By State
- 3.2 Restaurant Locations By State
- 3.3 Foodservice Employment By State
- 4 RESTAURANT SPENDING BY METRO
- 4.1 Spending Per Household
- 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
- 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
- 8 PUBLICALLY TRADED RESTAURANT CORPORATIONS
- 8.1 Overview
- 8.2 Restaurant Stocks and Market Capitalization
- PART II: TRENDS
- 9 CULINARY TRENDS
- 9.1 Overview
- 9.2 Macro Trends
- 9.3 Top Dishes
- 9.4 Ingredients
- 9.5 Top Flavors & Condiments
- 9.6 Beverages
- 9.7 Alcoholic Beverages
- 9.8 Market Resources
- 10 FOOD & DINING TRENDS
- 10.1 Overview
- 10.2 Market Research
- 11 RESTAURANT OPERATIONS TRENDS
- 11.1 Operational Challenges
- 11.2 Outlook
- 11.3 Sales
- 11.4 Competition
- 11.5 Addressing Higher Costs
- 11.6 Staffing Shortages
- 11.7 Technology
- 12 FULL-SERVICE RESTAURANTS
- 12.1 Market Assessment
- 12.2 Casual-Dining
- 12.3 Family-Dining
- 12.4 Fine Dining
- 13 LIMITED-SERVICE RESTAURANTS
- 13.1 Market Assessment
- 13.2 Quick-Service
- 13.3 Fast-Casual
- 13.4 Comparison of Quick-Service and Fast-Casual
- 14 CATERING & BANQUETS
- 14.1 Market Assessment
- 14.2 Restaurants In The Catering Market
- 14.3 Market Resources
- 15 CONTRACT-MANAGED FOODSERVICE
- 15.1 Profile
- 15.2 Segment Trends
- 15.3 College Campus Dining
- 15.4 Market Resources
- 16 RETAIL-HOST FOODSERVICE
- 16.1 Overview
- 16.2 Supermarket Foodservice
- 16.3 Convenience Stores
- 16.4 Retail Store Restaurants
- 17 COFFEESHOPS
- 17.1 Profile
- 17.2 Out-Of-Home Coffee Consumption
- 17.3 Coffeeshop Chains
- 17.4 Segment Trends
- 17.5 Market Resources
- 18 FOOD COURTS & FOOD HALLS
- 18.1 Overview
- 18.2 Mall-Based Food Courts
- 18.3 Food Halls
- 18.4 Market Resources
- 19 FOOD TRUCKS
- 19.1 Market Assessment
- 19.2 City-by-City Assessment
- 19.3 Local Regulations
- 19.4 Coexisting With Traditional Restaurants
- 19.5 Market Resources
- PART IV: DINING OUT
- 20 DINING OUT - FREQUENCY
- 20.1 Overview
- 20.2 Dining Out By Household Income And Age
- 20.3 Market Resources
- 21 DINING OUT - DEMOGRAPHICS
- 21.1 Overview
- 21.2 Dining By Restaurant Type
- 21.3 Factors In Choosing A Restaurant
- 21.4 Cuisine
- 21.5 Market Resources
- 22 DINING OUT - CITY-BY-CITY
- 22.1 Restaurant Visits
- 22.2 Full-Service Restaurant Visits
- 22.3 Quick-Service Restaurant Visits
- 22.4 Market Resources
- PART V: THE CUSTOMER
- 23 FOOD & RESTAURANT SPENDING
- 23.1 Food Expenditures
- 23.2 Food At Home
- 23.3 Food Away From Home
- 23.4 Restaurant Spending By Demographic
- 23.5 Market Resources
- 24 HOW AMERICANS EAT
- 24.1 The U.S. Food Dollar
- 24.2 Distribution Of Daily Food Consumption
- 24.3 Per Capita Food Consumption
- 24.4 Compliance With Dietary Guidelines
- 24.5 Dining-Out Demographics
- 24.6 Dining Trends Of Young Adults
- 24.7 Market Resources
- 25 CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
- 25.1 Overview
- 25.2 ACSI Scores
- 25.3 Customer Satisfaction Scores
- 25.4 Market Resources
- 26 CUSTOMER TRENDS
- 26.1 Overview
- 26.2 Consumer Sentiment
- 26.3 The Full-Service Restaurant Experience
- 26.4 The Limited-Service Restaurant Experience
- 26.5 Choosing a Restaurant - Full-Service
- 26.6 Choosing a Restaurant - Limited-Service
- 26.7 Choosing a Restaurant for Delivery
- 26.8 Off-Premises Trends
- PART VI: THE MEAL
- 27 CUISINE
- 27.1 Regional Cuisine
- 27.2 Ethnic Cuisine
- 27.3 Ethnic Restaurants
- 28 DAYPARTS
- 28.1 Daypart Traffic
- 28.2 Breakfast
- 28.3 Lunch
- 28.4 Dinner
- 28.5 Late-Night
- 29 MEALPARTS
- 29.1 Overview
- 29.2 Appetizers
- 29.3 Dessert
- 29.4 Entrees
- 29.5 Salads
- 29.6 Sides
- 29.7 Soups
- 30 PIZZA
- 30.1 Market Assessment
- 30.2 Pizza Restaurants
- 30.3 Pizza Delivery
- 30.4 Preferences In Pizza Meals
- 30.5 Market Resources
- 31 SANDWICHES & BURGERS
- 31.1 Market Assessment
- 31.2 Burgers And Chicken Sandwiches
- 31.3 Hot Dogs
- 31.4 Most Popular Sandwiches
- 32 SNACKS
- 32.1 Overview
- 32.2 Restaurant Snacks
- 32.3 Market Assessment
- 32.4 Snacking Throughout The Day
- 32.5 Favorite Snacks
- PART VII: MARKET LEADERS
- 33 TOP CHAINS BY SALES
- 33.1 Overview
- 33.2 Largest Chains
- 33.3 Market Resources
- 34 TOP CHAINS BY LOCATIONS
- 34.1 Overview
- 34.2 Largest Chains
- 34.3 Market Resources
- 35 TOP CHAINS BY TRAFFIC
- 35.1 Overview
- 35.2 Nationwide Data
- 35.3 State-by-State Data
- 35.4 Market Resources
- 36 TOP CHAINS BY TYPE OF MENU
- 36.1 Overview
- 36.2 Largest Chains By Segment
- 36.3 Market Resources
- 37 FAVORITE CHAINS
- 37.1 Overview
- 37.2 Overall Favorite Chains
- 37.3 Favorite by Segment
- 37.4 Favorite by Cuisine
- 37.5 Favorite by Customer Demographic
- 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 & ANALYSES
- 46 AWARD-WINNING RESTAURANTS
- 46.1 Award Winners 2024 & 2025
- 47 BEST NEW RESTAURANTS
- 47.1 National Selections
- 48 DELIVERY
- 48.1 Restaurant Delivery Service
- 48.2 Customer Perspective
- 48.3 App-Based Delivery Services
- 48.4 Alcoholic Beverage Takeout & Delivery
- 48.5 Drone Delivery
- 49 DINING & THE INTERNET
- 49.1 Restaurant Apps
- 49.2 Online Reviews
- 49.3 App-Based Delivery Services
- 49.4 Online Reservations
- 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 & 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 & ORGANIC FOOD
- 56.1 Local & Organic Food Purchases
- 56.2 Influence On Restaurant Choice
- 56.3 Restaurant Menu Focus
- 56.4 Chef- And Restaurant-Owned Farms
- 57 LOYALTY PROGRAMS
- 57.1 Participation
- 57.2 Influence on Customer Decisions
- 57.3 Influence on Restaurant Traffic
- 57.4 Pay For Perks
- 58 MEAL KITS
- 58.1 Overview
- 58.2 Restaurant Meal Kits
- 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 RESERVATIONS
- 60.1 Consumer Perspective
- 60.2 Taking Reservations
- 60.2 Online Reservation Services
- 60.3 Hard-to-Get Reservations
- 61 RESTRICTIVE DIET MENUS
- 61.1 Overview
- 61.2 Gluten-Free Menu Items
- 61.3 Kosher Cuisine
- 61.4 Halal Foods
- 61.5 Vegetarian Cuisine
- 62 SUSTAINABILITY
- 62.1 Influence On Consumer Purchases
- 62.2 Restaurant Sustainability Programs
- 62.3 Energy Efficiency
- 62.4 Recycling And Packaging
- 62.5 Reducing Food Waste
- 62.6 Sustainable Menu Items
- 62.7 Conserve Program
- 62.8 Market Resources
- 63 TAKEOUT
- 63.1 Overview
- 63.2 Customer Perspective
- PART IX: BEVERAGE TRENDS & ANALYSES
- 64 BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION
- 64.1 Beverage Consumption
- 64.2 Alcoholic Beverage Consumption
- 64.3 Refreshment And Non-Alcoholic Beverage Consumption
- 65 BEVERAGE SPENDING
- 65.1 Total Spending
- 65.2 Alcoholic Beverage Spending
- 65.3 Refreshment And Non-Alcoholic Beverage Spending
- 65.4 Retail Spending
- 66 MARKET LEADERS
- 66.1 Rank By Brand
- 66.2 Rank By Company
- 66.3 Market Resources
- 67 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- 67.1 Beer
- 67.2 Distilled Spirits
- 67.3 Wine
- 68 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONSUMPTION BY STATE
- 68.1 Total Consumption
- 68.2 Per Capita Consumption
- 68.3 Consumption Rank By Category
- 69 NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
- 69.1 Overview
- 69.2 Dry January and Sober October
- 69.3 Restaurant Mocktails And Craft Beverages
- 69.4 No-Alcohol Bars
- 70 REFRESHMENT & FUNCTIONAL BEVERAGES
- 70.1 Market Assessment
- 70.2 Bottled Water
- 70.3 Carbonated Soft Drinks
- 70.4 Coffee
- 70.5 Energy Drinks
- 70.6 Functional Beverages
- 70.7 Juice & Fruit Drinks
- 70.8 Milk
- 70.9 Sports Drinks
- 70.10 Tea
- 70.11 Ready-to-Drink Coffee and Tea
- 71 BEVERAGE SERVICE IN RESTAURANTS
- 71.1 Market Assessment
- 71.2 Refreshment and Non-Alcoholic Beverage Service in Restaurants
- 71.3 Alcoholic Beverage Service in Full-Service Restaurants
- 71.4 Alcoholic Beverage Service In Limited-Service Restaurants
- APPENDIX A - ANALYSTS & MARKET CONSULTANTS
- APPENDIX B - ASSOCIATIONS
- APPENDIX C - MARKET RESOURCES
- APPENDIX D - NATIONAL FOOD & BEVERAGE HOLIDAYS
- D.1 Overview
- D.2 National Food & Beverage Days
- D.3 National Food & Beverage Weeks
- D.4 National Food & Beverage Months
- APPENDIX E - PANDEMIC MARKET RESEARCH
- APPENDIX F - PERIODICALS
- APPENDIX G - STATE FOODS
- APPENDIX H - STATE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONS
- REFERENCES
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