The global outlook series on Restaurants provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. Get a quick primer, and update on the trends and outlook for the restaurant industry, and learn about all the recent mergers, and acquisitions. The US market is extensively investigated, and a special focus is shed on select segments i.e. fast foods, quick service, and full service, among others. Retail restaurant chains epigrammatically summarized include Limited Service Restaurant Chains, Casual Dining Restaurant Chains, Mid Scale Restaurant Chains, Bakery-Café Restaurants, Dinner House Chains, and Pizza Restaurant Chains, among others. The discussion outlines the restaurant landscape in the US, and is richly supplemented with quantitative analysis, and research findings. Over 66 information, and data rich tables (exclusive of accompanying charts and graphs) present, and evaluate parameters such as food sales, revenue generation, leading brands, consumer preference, take-out sales by menu, and others, for each identified market segment. Other briefly abstracted regional markets designed to offer the reader a prelude include Japan, UK, and China. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 1,796 companies worldwide.