摘要：This country has more than
785,000 places to eat out, ranging
from hot dog vendors at
the ball park to school cafeterias and
fancy restaurants. Dining out continues
to grow in popularity¡ªfrom
$170 billion worth of meals and
snacks (excluding alcoholic beverages)
in 1986 to slightly over $286
billion in 1996. These foodservice
sales (sales of food eaten away from
home) have grown faster than food
sales in supermarkets, convenience
stores, specialized foodstores, and
other retail stores. Over the last
decade, foodservice sales increased
about 1.7 percent per year when
adjusted for inflation, compared
with a 1.1-percent inflation-adjusted
annual rise in retail food sales.
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