This statistic shows the distribution of restaurant pizza sales in the United States from 2012 to 2014, by chain. In 2014, sales of pizza at Pizza Hut accounted for 14.79 percent of all U.S. restaurant pizza sales.

Statistics and facts on the pizza delivery market

This graph shows the revenue growth of the frozen pizza production industry from 2014 to 2020. By 2020, revenue growth of frozen pizza production in the United States is expected to slow from the 2018 high of 2.9 percent to less than one percent.

This graph depicts U.S. retail sales of pizza in 2014 and provides a forecast for 2019. In 2014, pizza retail sales were estimated at 5.5 billion U.S. dollars in the United States. Category sales are forecasted to remain at 5.5 billion U.S. dollars into 2019.

This statistic shows the market share of the pizza industry worldwide in 2015, by region. In that year, Western Europe made up about 39 percent of the global pizza market. In 2015, the pizza industry was projected to grow by 17.73 percent between 2014 and 2016 in the Asia Pacific region.

This statistic shows the distribution of pizza restaurants in the United States in 2015, by restaurant type. Independent pizza restaurants accounted for 52.03 percent of all U.S. pizza restaurants in 2015.

In 2015, the pizza industry was projected to grow by 3.72 percent between 2014 and 2016 in North America.

The statistic shows the sales of refrigerated pasta and pizza sauces in U.S. retail stores in 2014 and 2016. In 2016, refrigerated pasta and pizza sauces generated sales amounting to approximately 85 million U.S. dollars in U.S. retail stores.

This statistic shows the annual change in the revenue of the Australian pizza restaurant and takeaway industry from 2008/2009 to 2021/2022. In 2014/2015, revenues in the Australian pizza restaurant and takeaway industry increased by three percent compared to the previous year.

The turnover of Pizza Express Group reached 543 million British pounds in 2018. The group’s revenues have been steadily increasing over the years. The number of restaurants (758400) owned by the group has also been growing: As of 2018 there were 627 Pizza Express restaurants worldwide, almost 100 restaurants more than four years prior.

Pizza Express and the UK restaurant market

Pizza Express is one of the most visited restaurants chains in the UK. It follows a casual dining concept, offering Italian style pizza in a casual restaurant environment at moderate prices. The brand also offers a takeaway service to help remain competitive in the pizza delivery market. Pizza Express was founded and remains headquartered in the UK however it was sold to a China-based private equity firm in 2014. Most of its restaurants are in the UK and a small proportion are based overseas in markets in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Pizza Express is also a major player in the UK’s casual dining market.

Casual diners’ taste for Italian cuisine

Italian cuisine, including pizza, is popular in the UK, particularly in the casual dining segment: ASK Italian, Bella Italia, Prezzo and Zizzi, like Pizza Express, all follow a similar Italian inspired cuisine. The pizza and Italian restaurant market also includes pizza delivery, with Domino’s being a major player.

The statistic shows the sales of shelf-stable pasta and pizza sauces in U.S. retail stores in 2014 and 2016. In 2016, shelf-stable pasta and pizza sauces generated sales amounting to approximately 2.57 billion U.S. dollars in U.S. retail stores.

This statistic illustrates the revenue per employee in the Australian pizza restaurant and takeaway industry from 2007/2008 to 2021/2022. In 2014/2015, each employee yielded on average 244,000 Australian dollars in revenue.

This statistic shows the average annual wages employees in the pizza restaurant and takeaway industry in Australia earned from 2008/2009 to 2021/2022. In 2014/2015, employees of the Australian pizza restaurant and takeaway industry earned on average about 52,400 Australian dollars per year.

This statistic shows the fast food market share in the United States in 2015. Yum! Brands Inc. accounted for 10.8 percent of the U.S. fast food industry.

U.S. fast food industry - additional information

McDonald’s held, by far, the largest market share of the fast food industry in the United States in 2015. Its closest competitor was Yum! Brands - owner of popular chains Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut and WingStreet. The leading five brands account for over 40 percent of the entire U.S. fast food industry, which, in 2014, generated over 198.9 billion U.S. dollars in revenue. This revenue was forecasted to rise above 223 billion dollars in 2020.

As well as leading the U.S. fast food industry, McDonald’s was also the most valuable fast food brand worldwide in 2016. With a brand value of more than 88 billion U.S. dollars, the company was worth more than double its closest competitor, Starbucks. McDonald’s worldwide revenue reached 24.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2016, with over 8.25 billion of this being accumulated in the U.S.

Fast food is clearly popular with U.S. consumers. In a November 2016 survey, 44 percent of Americans admitted to eating in quick service restaurants at least once a week. The popularity of fast food is perhaps unsurprising, considering that children aged between two and 11 years watch hundreds of fast food ads annually. Once again, McDonald’s topped the list, with two- to five-year-olds watching an average of 207.7 of McDonald’s ads, and six- to 11-year-olds watching 253.6 ads that year.

This statistic shows the restaurant industry food and drink sales in the United States from 1970 to 2017. In 2016, food and drink sales of the U.S. restaurant industry amounted to approximately 766 billion U.S. dollars.

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U.S. restaurant industry - additional information

In 2016, food and drink sales in the United States restaurant industry amounted to 766 billion U.S. dollars, up from 798.7 billion U.S. dollars in the previous year. Restaurants in the United States have created a booming industry that employed more than 14 million people nationwide in 2015.

Unsurprisingly, the majority of food and drink sales in the U.S. restaurant industry take place in commercial restaurants. In 2016, full-service restaurant sales amounted to 254 billion U.S. dollars and limited-service sales were 222 U.S. dollars. The second largest contributor in 2015 was retail, vending, recreation and mobile vendors with sales of 70.82 billion U.S. dollars. The smallest proportion came from came from bars and taverns.

As of December 2016, things were still looking up for the U.S. restaurant industry: the monthly Restaurant Industry Tracking Survey, conducted by the National Restaurant Association, recorded a performance index score of 100.5 – any score over 100 indicates a period of expansion. The lowest performance index score between 2011 and 2017, 99.4, was recorded in August 2011. In November 2016, 49 percent of U.S. consumers reported that cheaper restaurants would make them dine out more often.

This statistic shows the retail value of frozen pizzas in Great Britain (GB) from 2007 to 2020. The retail sales value of frozen pizzas has increased year on year in the period under consideration, reaching a total value of approximately 570 million British pounds by the year 2020. Following from a value of only 341 million British pounds in 2007, this amounts to a total increase in value of approximately 229 million British pounds in the 13 years time frame.

The real per capita consumer spending on restaurants and hotels in the Netherlands was forecast to decrease between 2024 and 2029 by in total 70.7 U.S. dollars (-3.78 percent). This overall decrease does not happen continuously, notably not in 2028. While the real restaurants- and hotels-related per capita spending was increasing earlier, it deteriorated and the real restaurants- and hotels-related per capita spending was forecast to reach 1,799.82 U.S. dollars in 2029. Consumer spending, in this case per capita spending concerning restaurants and hotels, refers to the domestic demand of private households and non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs). Spending by corporations and the state is not included. The forecast has been adjusted for the expected impact of COVID-19.Consumer spending is the biggest component of the gross domestic product as computed on an expenditure basis in the context of national accounts. The other components in this approach are consumption expenditure of the state, gross domestic investment as well as the net exports of goods and services. Consumer spending is broken down according to the United Nations' Classification of Individual Consumption By Purpose (COICOP). The shown data adheres broadly to group 11. As not all countries and regions report data in a harmonized way, all data shown here has been processed by Statista to allow the greatest level of comparability possible. The underlying input data are usually household budget surveys conducted by government agencies that track spending of selected households over a given period.The data has been converted from local currencies to US$ using the average constant exchange rate of the base year 2017. The timelines therefore do not incorporate currency effects. The data is shown in real terms which means that monetary data is valued at constant prices of a given base year (in this case: 2017). To attain constant prices the nominal forecast has been deflated with the projected consumer price index for the respective category.Find more key insights for the real per capita consumer spending on restaurants and hotels in countries like Luxembourg and Belgium.

This statistic displays the revenue made from chilled pizza in retail in Germany from 2012 to 2015. In 2015, revenue made from frozen pizza amounted to 57.37 million euros. This was an increase of approximately 3.59 million euros compared to 2012. Revenues during the period of consideration were lowest in 2014.

The per capita consumer spending on restaurants and hotels in the Netherlands was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 227.6 U.S. dollars (+9.13 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the restaurants- and hotels-related per capita spending is estimated to reach 2,721.5 U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. Consumer spending, in this case per capita spending concerning restaurants and hotels, refers to the domestic demand of private households and non-profit institutions serving households (NPISHs) in the selected region. Spending by corporations or the state is not included. Consumer spending is the biggest component of the gross domestic product as computed on an expenditure basis in the context of national accounts. The other components in this approach are consumption expenditure of the state, gross domestic investment as well as the net exports of goods and services. Consumer spending is broken down according to the United Nations' Classification of Individual Consumption By Purpose (COICOP). The shown data adheres broadly to group 11. As not all countries and regions report data in a harmonized way, all data shown here has been processed by Statista to allow the greatest level of comparability possible. The underlying input data are usually household budget surveys conducted by government agencies that track spending of selected households over a given period.The data is shown in nominal terms which means that monetary data is valued at prices of the respective year and has not been adjusted for inflation. For future years the price level has been projected as well. The data has been converted from local currencies to US$ using the average exchange rate of the respective year. For forecast years, the exchange rate has been projected as well. The timelines therefore incorporate currency effects.Find more key insights for the per capita consumer spending on restaurants and hotels in countries like Belgium and Luxembourg.

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 information

The 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.

In the geographic regions controlled by YUM BRANDS INC, KFC generated a revenue of approximately 3.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. Comparatively, Habit Burger & Grill, which was acquired by the company on March 18, 2020, generated revenues of 0.6 billion in 2024.

The quick-service restaurant market in India was valued at about 25.46 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. It was forecasted to reach 38.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2029. Unorganized versus organized QSR sector Roadside eateries, Dhabas, and food stalls, the traditional fast food formats formed a major part of the unorganized sector. The organized fast-food sector in India was dominated by global food chains like Dominos, McDonalds, KFC and Pizza Hut. These leading chain restaurants successfully catered to the country's population and by adding customized dishes to their standard menus. Impact of COVID-19 on QSRs The food service industry was tremendously affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns. The pandemic created a massive demand for online food delivery services. Swiggy and Zomato emerged as the leading food delivery services in the country and introduced new features such as grocery delivery, pay later services and running errands to stay ahead of their competitors.