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Restaurant Industry

Consumer Discretionary

The food service sector made up of businesses that prepare and serve food and beverages to customers, whether consumed on premises or provided through takeout and delivery, forming a major part of the broader hospitality economy. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Sector
Food service and hospitality 1
Connections

Associated With

Big Mac, Products and Services

The Big Mac, McDonald's signature sandwich, is one of the restaurant industry's most widely recognized branded products, referenced in the Big Mac Index as an informal economic benchmark.

Source Wikipedia, Restaurant
DoorDash, Products and Services

DoorDash and similar delivery platforms became a major sales channel through which restaurants reach consumers.

Source Wikipedia, Restaurant
Franchising, Business Models

A large share of chain restaurants operate through the franchising business model.

Source Wikipedia, Restaurant
Hospitality Industry, Industries

Restaurants are named explicitly as a constituent sector of the hospitality industry.

Source Wikipedia, Hospitality Industry
Howard Schultz, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers

Howard Schultz led Starbucks across three periods as chairman and chief executive, building it into the world's largest coffeehouse restaurant chain.

Ray Kroc, Founders, Executives and Management Thinkers

Ray Kroc built McDonald's into the defining franchise case that shaped the modern restaurant industry.

Source Wikipedia, Ray Kroc

Companies In Industry

Chick-fil-A, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Chick-fil-A
Five Guys, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Five Guys
Papa John's, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Papa John's
Pizza Hut, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Pizza Hut
Shake Shack, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Shake Shack
Sonic Drive-In, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Sonic Drive-In
Sushiro, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Sushiro
Swidnicka Cellar, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Swidnicka Cellar
Taco Bell, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Taco Bell
Waffle House, Companies and Brands
Source Wikidata: Waffle House
Wagamama, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Wagamama
Whataburger, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Whataburger
Wingstop, Companies and Brands
Source Wikipedia: Wingstop
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Restaurant
Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    A restaurant is a business that prepares and serves food and beverages to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services.
  • Associated With: Franchising, Economics - Canada section
    Chain restaurants account for the remaining 37%, and many of these are locally owned and operated franchises.
  • Associated With: DoorDash
  • Associated With: Big Mac
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Wikipedia, Hospitality Industry
WikipediaAssociated With: Hospitality Industry, Sectors section
Quote, Associated With: Hospitality Industry, Sectors section
hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, food and beverage services, event planning, theme parks, travel agency, tourism, hotels, casinos, real estate, restaurants, nightclubs, and bars.
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Wikipedia, Ray Kroc
WikipediaAssociated With: Ray Kroc, Introduction / McDonald's franchising section
Quote, Associated With: Ray Kroc, Introduction / McDonald's franchising section
Ray Kroc transformed McDonald's from a single hamburger stand into the world's largest restaurant chain by franchise.
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Wikidata: Swidnicka Cellar
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Swidnicka Cellar, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Swidnicka Cellar, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11707, matched to the live industry entity "Restaurant Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Whataburger
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Whataburger, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Whataburger, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11707, matched to the live industry entity "Restaurant Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Chick-fil-A
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Chick-fil-A, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Chick-fil-A, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11707, matched to the live industry entity "Restaurant Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Wagamama
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Wagamama, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Wagamama, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11707, matched to the live industry entity "Restaurant Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Taco Bell
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Taco Bell, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Taco Bell, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11707, matched to the live industry entity "Restaurant Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Shake Shack
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Shake Shack, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Shake Shack, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11707, matched to the live industry entity "Restaurant Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Sonic Drive-In
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Sonic Drive-In, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Sonic Drive-In, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11707, matched to the live industry entity "Restaurant Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Wingstop
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Wingstop, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Wingstop, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11707, matched to the live industry entity "Restaurant Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikipedia: Sushiro
WikipediaCompanies In Industry: Sushiro, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Sushiro, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11707, matched to the live industry entity "Restaurant Industry" by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Pizza Hut
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Pizza Hut, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Pizza Hut, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11707, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Five Guys
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Five Guys, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Five Guys, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11707, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Waffle House
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Waffle House, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Waffle House, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11707, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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Wikidata: Papa John's
WikidataCompanies In Industry: Papa John's, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
Quote, Companies In Industry: Papa John's, Wikidata statement: industry (P452)
industry (P452) target Q11707, matched to the live industry entity by qid (enwiki-sitelink resolved)
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