Products and services segmentation in the U.S. fast food industry in 2013

This statistic shows the products and services segmentation in the United States fast food industry in 2013. Drive-thru limited-service restaurants made up 34.4 percent of the U.S. fast food industry in 2013.U.S. fast food restaurant industry - additional informationThe largest share of the fast food industry in the United States in 2013 was made up of on-premises limited-service restaurants. Drive-thrus and take-out establishments also constituted a large share at 34.4 percent and 18.1 percent respectively. In 2013, there were 232,611 fast food establishments in the U.S. This figure was forecasted to rise by more than 14,500 by 2018, potentially creating 124,367 new jobs in the industry.In 2013, the annual revenue of the U.S. fast food restaurant industry reached 191.03 billion U.S. dollars. Only 3.3 percent of that figure was retained by the industry as profit. Almost a quarter of the industry’s revenue was spent on wages with the average fast food employee earning an annual salary of around 12,800 U.S. dollars. The already-low salaries of fast food workers decreased year over year from 2010 to 2013, sparking strikes and protests over low wages, such as those seen throughout 2013 and 2014. Despite the tensions, U.S. consumers were not deterred.In November 2013, 82.6 percent of U.S. consumers admitted to visiting quick service restaurants at least once a week, with almost half visiting for lunch and just under a quarter visiting for their evening meal. Young consumers supported this trend too – 43 percent of U.S. teenagers prefer to eat at quick service restaurants.

本统计数据揭示了2013年美国快餐行业的产品与服务细分情况。2013年，美国快餐行业34.4%的份额由Drive-thru有限服务餐厅构成。美国快餐餐厅行业——附加信息：2013年，美国快餐行业的最大份额由场内有限服务餐厅占据。Drive-thru和外卖场所也构成了相当大的份额，分别占34.4%和18.1%。2013年，美国共有232,611家快餐店铺。预计到2018年，这一数字将增长超过14,500家，可能为行业创造124,367个新的就业岗位。2013年，美国快餐餐厅行业的年营业收入达到1,910.3亿美元。其中，只有3.3%的收益被行业保留为利润。行业收入的四分之一左右被用于支付工资，平均每位快餐员工的年薪约为12,800美元。从2010年到2013年，快餐工人的低工资逐年下降，引发了关于低工资的罢工和抗议，如2013年和2014年全年的所见。尽管存在紧张局势，但美国消费者并未因此却步。2013年11月，82.6%的美国消费者承认至少每周访问一次快速服务餐厅，其中近一半人用于午餐，不到四分之一的人用于晚餐。年轻消费者也支持这一趋势——43%的美国青少年更愿意在快速服务餐厅用餐。