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Segment
2008 Retail Sales Equivalent
($ Billions)
 
Nominal Growth*
 
2008 (P)
2009 (F)
Total Restaurants and Bars
$341.217
   
0.9
%
1.7
%
  Limited Service
188.025
   
2.5
3.0
  Full Service
150.886
   
(1.0)
0.0
  Bars and Taverns
2.306
   
4.5
4.5
Total Beyond Restaurants and Bars

$176.067

   

1.8

%

1.7

%
  Retail Hosts

32.185

   

5.0

5.3

  Travel and Leisure

45.251

   

1.6

1.3

  Business and Industry

14.985

   

(3.0)

(3.5)

  Education

28.818

   

4.6

4.6

  Healthcare

20.997

   

3.2

3.2

  All Other

33.832

   

(1.9)

(2.1)

Total Foodservice
$517.285
 
1.2
%
1.7
%

Note: Food and non-alcohol beverages only. Numbers may not add due to rounding.
*Nominal growth assumes inflation rate of 4.2% for 2008 and 4.5% for 2009.


Forecast subject to revisions. For additional information on methodology,
please contact Technomic at foodinfo@technomic.com.

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