Restaurants: Cornerstone of Career Opportunites
Top 10 Facts???
1. $1.7 trillion: Overall economic impact of restaurant industry
2. $1.3 million: # of positions the restaurant industry will add in the next decade.
3. 34 jobs are generated for every additional million dollars in restaurant sales.
4. $1.7 billion: Restaurant industry sales on a typical day in 2011.
5. 80% of restaurant owners started their industry careers at entry level positions.
6. 46% of restaurant employees say they would like to own their own restaurant some day.
7. 88% of adults say they enjoy going to restaurants.
8. 71% of adults say they try to eat healthier now at restaurants than they did 2 years ago.
9. 47% of adults say they would patronize food trucks.
10. 69% of adults say they are more likely to visit a restaurant that offers food grown in an organic or environmentally friendly way.
