"The amount of data that restaurants generate is exploding and technology is fragmented.
In the latest quarter, McDonald 's-branded 's-branded generestaurantsean revenue of $1.9 billion, up 18.8% from $1.6 billion in 2006.
According to the National Restaurant Association, restaurants generate some $799 billion in sales each year, and employ 10% of the US workforce.
Delivery Hero says it's growing at 100% year on year at the moment, with restaurants generating over $1 billion in annual sales, with 10 million meals ordered on average every month.
And we must not forget our visitors from Mexico that come and spend money in our malls, hotels and restaurants, generating over $2.6 billion in sales in Arizona.
In 2003, the city banned smoking in bars and restaurants, generating howls of protest at the time from smokers and non-smokers who saw it as a case of government creeping into private lives, but the law has since become widely accepted.
Although some good dishes have been added to Vong's Thai-French menu over time, the excitement that this restaurant generated in its early days has perhaps inevitably dissipated.
NYC & Company estimated that Restaurant Week generates $12 million in annual revenue for participating restaurants from online reservations alone.
Currently, industry experts estimate that the international restaurant industry generates between $1.5 and $2 trillion in sales a year.
The pizza restaurant industry generates an estimated $43 billion in worldwide sales annually, according to market research firm Packaged Facts. .
