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MISSOURI RESTAURANTS ARE THE CORNERSTONES OF THE ECONOMY,
CAREER-AND-EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
MILLIONS OF AMERICANS, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
Nationally, with 900,000 restaurant locations,
the restaurant industry’s direct sales are $476 billion
a year—more than $1.3 billion a day.
Including the impact restaurants have on sales in
related industries, the industry’s overall impact on
the U.S. economy is $1.2 trillion a year—about 10
percent of the U.S. gross domestic product.
The restaurant industry is the nation’s largest private-
sector employer. Restaurants employ 12.2
million people today, and are expected to add 1.8
million new jobs between 2005 and 2015.
For a year or for a career, the restaurant industry is a
critical training ground and source of extraordinary
career opportunities for Americans of every background.
More than eight in 10 salaried restaurant
employees started out as hourly restaurant employees.
One in four restaurants in the United States is
minority-owned, and the restaurant-and-foodservice
industry employs more minority managers than
any other industry. Forty-two percent of American
adults have worked in the industry, with 27 percent
getting their first job experience in a restaurant.
Restaurants give back. Restaurants are an important
part of local communities, with nine out of 10
restaurants donating food, time, facilities and
other resources to charitable causes.

U.S. RESTAURANT-INDUSTRY SALES

Eating-and-drinking places*: $326 BILLION
Noncommercial and military restaurant services: $39 BILLION
Other commercial restaurant services**: $111 BILLION
$476 billion in sales expected for 2005
* Includes fullservice restaurants, quickservice restaurants, bars, cafeterias and
grills, and snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars.
** Includes managed services, lodging restaurants, and retail, vending, recreation
and mobile foodservice operations.
Source: National Restaurant Association
www.restaurant.org

The Restaurant Industry: Missouri

Missouri’s restaurants provide
appetizing, healthful and
nourishing food, convenience,
value, entertainment,
and social occasions where people can
enjoy friends and family away from the
stresses of daily life.
Restaurants in Missouri also are an
engine of economic growth, generating
tremendous sales and tax revenues for
the state. They provide career-andemployment
opportunities for individuals
of every age, background, and skill
and experience level.
Restaurants are an important part of their
communities and neighborhoods, enthusiastically
and generously giving their
time and resources to support a variety of
causes.

THE RIPPLE EFFECT…

Every $1 spent in restaurants in Missouri generates an additional $1.27
in sales for other industries in the state..
Each additional $1 million spent in eating-and-drinking places in Missouri
generates an additional 37.9 jobs in the state.

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