This Survey covers food-service establishments. The fast food segment includes sandwich, pizza, and chicken quick-service chains. The full-service segment includes dinner house, family, and grill/buffet restaurants. "Restaurants" is a GICS sub-industry in the "Consumer Discretionary" sector of the S&P 1500. Industry Surveys covers more than 50 of the largest and most significant US industries. The information provided for each follows the same general format: the industry's recent performance, an analysis of trends that will influence it in the future, and a broad and fundamental overview of its structure. Both text and data are provided, as are references to additional sources of industry information, including Web sites. |