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2025 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Food Service Contractors
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Food Service Contractors:
Industry statistics cover all companies in the United States, both public and private, ranging in size from small businesses to market leaders.
In addition to revenue, the industry market analysis shows information on employees, companies, and average firm size.
Investors, banks, and business executives use growth rates and industry trends to understand the market outlook and opportunity.
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Market Forecast
Market forecasts show the long term industry outlook and future growth trends. The following extended five-year forecast projects both short-term and long-term trends.
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Industry Insights
Major trends affect the Food Service Contractors industry include:- Increasing demand for healthy and nutritious food options
- Growth in contract catering within education sectors
- Rise in food safety regulations
- Eco-friendly and sustainable practices adoption
- Integration of technology for operational efficiency
- Expansion of service offerings to include facility management
- Consumer preference for local and organic food products
- Impact of economic downturns on discretionary spending
- Shift toward more personalized and experience-based dining
- Increased competition from fast casual restaurants
- Growing importance of cost control and margin improvement
- Adaptation to new normal post-pandemic with focus on sanitation and hygiene
Product & Services Breakdown
Research products and services in the Food Service Contractors industry generating sales. Note that products are broken into categories with different levels of classification.| Product Description | Number of Companies | Sales ($ millions) | Percent of Total Sales |
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Alcoholic Beverages Served For Immediate Consumption |
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Beer, Ale, & Malt Beverages Served For Immediate Consumption |
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All Other Merchandise |
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Souvenirs & Novelty Items |
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Meals, Unpackaged Snacks, Sandwiches, Unpackaged Ice Cream & Yogurt, Bakery Items, Other Food Items & Nonalcoholic Beverages Prepared |
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Meals & Snacks Dispensed W/O Table Service For Consumption On Premises |
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Meals, Snacks & Beverages Prepared Under Long-Term Contract |
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Meals, Snacks & Nonalcoholic Beverages Prepared Under Long-Term Contract For Tansportation Businesses |
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Meals, Snacks & Nonalcoholic Beverages Prepared Under Long-Term Contract Other Than For Transportation Businesses |
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Alcoholic Beverages Prepared For Immediate Consumption Under Long-Term Contract |
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Meals, Snacks, & Beverages Prepared For Catered Events |
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Meals, Snacks & Nonalcoholic Beverages Served At Catered Events On The Caterer's Premises |
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Meals, Snacks & Nonalcoholic Beverages Served At Catered Events Away From The Caterer's Premises |
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Alcoholic Beverages Prepared For Catered Events |
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Delivery Services For Food & Beverages |
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Other Services |
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U.S. Geographic Distribution: Revenue Statistics by State
Market Size by State ($ millions) indicates how the industry's competition is distributed throughout the country. State-level information can identify areas with higher and lower industry market share than average.
Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)
Financial metrics provide a snapshot view of a benchmark "average" company. Key business metrics show revenue and operating costs. The data collected covers both public and private companies.| Industry Average | Percent of Sales (Industry Benchmark) |
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Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio information can be used to benchmark how a Food Service Contractors company compares to its peers. Accounting statistics are calculated from the industry-average for income statements and balance sheets.| Profitability & Valuation Ratios | Industry Average |
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| Company valuation can be measured based on the firm's own performance, as well as in comparison against its industry competitors. These metrics show how the average company in the Food Service Contractors industry is performing. | |
| Profit Margin Gross Profit Margin, Operating Profit Margin, and Net Profit Margin. Show company earnings relative to revenues. |
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| Return on Equity (ROE) Return on Equity (ROE) is net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Shareholders' Equity is defined as the company's total assets minus total liabilities. ROE shows how much profits a company generates with the money shareholders invested (or with retained earnings). |
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| Return on Assets (ROA) Return on Assets (ROA) is net income relative to total assets. The market research on Food Service Contractors measures how efficiently the company leverages its assets to generate profit. ROA is calculated as Net Income divided by Total Assets. |
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| Bankers and suppliers use liquidity to determine creditworthiness and identify potential threats to a company's financial viability. | |
| Current Ratio Measures a firm's ability to pay its debts over the next 12 months. |
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| Quick Ratio (Acid Test) Calculates liquid assets relative to liabilities, excluding inventories. |
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| Measure how quickly products and services sell, and effectively collections policies are implemented. | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio If this number is low in your business when compared to the industry average in the research report, it may mean your payment terms are too lenient or that you are not doing a good enough job on collections. |
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| Average Collection Period Based on the Receivables Turnover, this estimates the collection period in days. Calculated as 365 divided by the Receivables Turnover |
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| Inventory Turnover A low turnover rate may point to overstocking, obsolescence, or deficiencies in the product line or marketing effort. |
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| Fixed-Asset Turnover Generally, higher is better, since it indicates the business has less money tied up in fixed assets for each dollar of sales revenue. |
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Compensation & Salary Surveys for Employees
Compensation statistics provides an accurate assessment of industry-specific jobs and national salary averages. This information can be used to identify which positions are most common, and high, low, and average annual wages.| Title | Percent of Workforce | Bottom Quartile | Average (Median) Salary | Upper Quartile |
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| Management Occupations | 5% | Order at top of page |
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| Chief Executives | 0% | |||
| General and Operations Managers | 2% | |||
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | 74% | |||
| Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 9% | |||
| Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 9% | |||
| First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 6% | |||
| Cooks and Food Preparation Workers | 23% | |||
| Cooks | 15% | |||
| Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria | 9% | |||
| Food Preparation Workers | 7% | |||
| Food Preparation Workers | 7% | |||
| Food and Beverage Serving Workers | 34% | |||
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 20% | |||
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | 20% | |||
| Waiters and Waitresses | 8% | |||
| Waiters and Waitresses | 8% | |||
| Other Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers | 8% | |||
Food Service Contractors Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Food Service Contractors industry and adjacent industries either have large market share or are developing new business models and methods that could disrupt the status quo. We look at leading and emerging companies in the Food Service Contractors industry and adjacent sectors:| Market Leaders: Direct Competitors Companies with the largest market share, focused in this industry |
Market leaders: Diversified Competitors Largest companies that have diversified operations in this and other industries |
| Innovators: Direct Competitors Innovative, Emerging, and Disruptive Companies that may influence the future direction of the industry. |
Innovators: Diversified Competitors Innovators and Disruptors in adjacent industries that may also affect the Food Service Contractors industry. |
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Latest Industry News
- Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department closing state park restaurants until further notice - Oklahoma State Parks officials announced that all their restaurants will be closed until further notice due to financial issues with a contractor. (07/08/2025)
- Trump’s win on domestic agenda makes winners of some Minnesotans, losers of others - High-income earners, corporations and defense contractors stand to gain while lower-income residents and immigrants will feel the pain. (07/08/2025)
- Job vacancies at CBS Arena as summer demand set to begin - The main role of a hospitality supervisor is to provide guests with an excellent customer experience, serving a variety of food and drinks in our in-house concessions outlets. The role is on a casual basis, with a rate of pay starting at £13.35 per hour. (07/06/2025)
- Why DU students have no love for food served at hall canteens - Despite longstanding complaints about the poor quality of food in various residential halls of Dhaka University, students see no improvement. Complaints about nutritional deficiencies in the daily menu, (07/04/2025)
- Organization denies AP report that US contractors at its Gaza food distribution sites used live ammo - An Israeli-backed American organization running a new aid program in Gaza is denying a report by The Associated Press that American contractors guarding the foundation’s aid sites inside Gaza were using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scrambled for food. (07/04/2025)
- Fort Worth co. buys 5 Texas nursing homes - The company is really airing things out -- all 475 mattresses will be thrown out and replaced with a higher quality. (07/03/2025)
- Aramark consolidates control over food service at all of Philly’s major league sports stadiums - Philadelphia-based Aramark Sports + Entertainment won the food and beverage contract for the Philadelphia Union’s Subaru Park, the company announced this week, giving it control of concessions across all of the region’s major league sports stadiums. (06/27/2025)
- The top airport chain restaurants, and why they all feel the same - While ranking the top airport chains, the Department of Data stumbled on the real reason airport chains (and most airports) all feel the same. (06/27/2025)
- North Royalton school board approves raises for all district employees - Teachers, principals and certain administration officials will receive 3 percent pay increases in each of the next three years, under new agreements approved in May by the North Royalton school board. (06/24/2025)
- Oklahoma $74M prison food deal voided after competing bidder protest - A $74 million deal to outsource Oklahoma’s prison food service operations to the Trinity Services Group was voided after fewer than four weeks. (06/20/2025)
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