The data displays the restaurant industry food and drinks sales in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017, by venue category. Bars and taverns were forecasted to generate approx. 19.8 billion USD in food and drink sales in 2017.
Restaurant industry in the United States - additional information
The restaurant industry in the U.S. is a large one, with food and drink sales reaching 766 billion USD in 2016. This figure was forecasted to rise even further in 2017, exceeding 798 billion USD. The majority of these sales are generated in general eating places each year, including full service restaurants, limited service restaurants, cafeterias and bars.
