Datamonitor's Foodservice in the United States industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the foodservice industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

Foodservice is defined as the sale of food and drinks for immediate consumption either on the premises from which they were bought, or in designated eating areas shared with other foodservice operators, or in the case of takeaways transactions, freshly prepared food for immediate consumption. Datamonitor's definition excludes sales through vending machines and is restricted to sales in specific foodservice channels (please see channel definitions below).

For the purpose of this profile, the Americas consists of Brazil, Canada, Mexico and the United States.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 8
1.3 Market Analysis 9
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 10
CHAPTER 3 Market Volume 11
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation I 12
CHAPTER 5 Market Segmentation II 13
CHAPTER 6 Five Forces Analysis 14
6.1 Buyer Power 14
6.2 Supplier Power 16
6.3 New Entrants 17
6.4 Substitutes 19
6.5 Rivalry 20
CHAPTER 7 Leading Companies 22
7.1 Yum! Brands, Inc 22
7.2 Darden Restaurants, Inc. 24
7.3 McDonald's Corporation 26
CHAPTER 8 Market Forecasts 28
8.1 Market Value Forecast 28
8.2 Market Volume Forecast 29
CHAPTER 9 Macroeconomic Indicators 30
CHAPTER 10 Appendix 31
10.1 Methodology 31
10.2 Industry Associations 32
10.3 Related Datamonitor Research 32

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States Foodservice Industry Value: $ billion, 2002-2006 10
Table 2: United States Foodservice Industry Volume: Transactions billion, 2002-2006 11
Table 3: United States Foodservice Industry Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2006 12
Table 4: United States Foodservice Industry Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2006 13
Table 5: The Impact of Buyer Power on the United States Foodservice Industry, 2006 14
Table 6: The Impact of Supplier Power on the United States Foodservice Industry, 2006 16
Table 7: The Impact of New Entrants on the United States Foodservice Industry, 2006 17
Table 8: The Impact of Substitutes on the United States Foodservice Industry, 2006 19
Table 9: The Impact of Rivalry on the United States Foodservice Industry, 2006 20
Table 10: Key Facts: YUM! Brands 22
Table 11: Key Financials: Yum Brands 23
Table 12: Key Facts: Darden Restaurants 24
Table 13: Key Financials: Darden Restaurants 25
Table 14: Key Facts: McDonald's Corporation 26
Table 15: Key Financials: McDonald's Corporation 27
Table 16: United States Foodservice Industry Value Forecast: $ billion, 2006-2011 28
Table 17: United States Foodservice Industry Volume Forecast: Transactions billion, 2006-2011 29
Table 18: United States Size of Population (million) , 2002-2006 30
Table 19: United States GDP (1995=100), 2002-2006 30
Table 20: United States Inflation, 2002-2006 30