Industry Facts
Besides serving as consultants and researchers to major foodservice suppliers and operators, Technomic is also home to a wealth of data on the food and foodservice industries. Below are several important industry statistics. We also provide customized secondary research and information retrieval through our SmartSearch service. To learn more about SmartSearch, or to inquire about the availability of other key data, please contact Chris Urban at curban@technomic.com or call 312-876-0004, extension 3929.
Foodservice Industry Overview
- U.S. Foodservice Industry Forecast
- Foodservice/Retail Share of Manufacturer Shipments and Retail Sales Equivalent
- Technomic's 2008 Power Distributors
- Food Industry Flashback: A Forty-Year Retrospective (PDF)
Restaurants/Segments
- Sales and % Change for Top 100 Chain Restaurants
- Same-Store Sales: Quarterly & Monthly Data
- Monthly Food Services and Drinking Places Sales Nominal Growth
- 12-Month Moving Average (Food Services & Drinking Places Real Sales)
- Monthly Food Services & Drinking Places Sales Real Growth
- 10 Fastest Growing Limited Service Chains Ranked by Increase in Sales Volume
- 10 Fastest Growing Limited Service Chains Ranked by Increase in Units
- 10 Fastest Growing Full Service Chains Ranked by Increase in Sales Volume
- 10 Fastest Growing Full Service Chains Ranked by Increase in Units
- Top 400 Restaurant Franchise Companies' Leading 15 Limited-Service Brands
- Top 20 Canadian Chain Restaurants
- Menu Composition within the Fast-Casual Segment
- 3-Year Sales & Unit Growth Trend for LSR Hamburger Industry
- Top 50 University Chain Concepts by Segment
Economic Trend Data
- CPI: Total Food & Beverage Monthly % Change
- CPI: Food At Home Monthly % Change
- CPI: Food Away From Home Monthly % Change
- Consumer Confidence Index
- Real Disposable Personal Income Growth
- Employment Growth: Total Non-Farm