Restaurant and consumer trends
As American life has become more demanding, restaurants are no longer just the place to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries, they have become our families’ new dinner table. Trends in restaurants have changed with the times as well.
Consumer trends
- 78 percent of adults say they would like to receive restaurant gift cards or certificates on gift occasions.
- 78 Percent of adults agree that going out to a restaurant with family or friends gives them an opportunity to socialize and is a better way to make use of their leisure time than cooking and cleaning up.
- 56 Percent of adults say they are more likely to visit a restaurant that offers food grown or raised in an organic or environmentally friendly way.
- 70 Percent of adults say they are more likely to visit a restaurant that offers locally produced food items.
- 57 Percent of adults say they are likely to make a restaurant choice based on how much a restaurant supports charitable activities and the local community.
*Data from the National Restaurant Association Pocket Factbook.
Top 10 restaurant trends
