Restaurants Are

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Restaurants Are

• Vital to the health and growth of the U.S.
  economy
• An exciting and rewarding place to work
• A vital part of local communities across the
  country
• An essential part of American lives

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In 2007, The Restaurant Industry Will

• Post sales of more than 537 billionor 1.5
  billion per day
• Account for 4 percent of the U.S. GDP
• Have an overall economic impact in excess of 1.3
  trillion
• Operate 935,000 locations
• Need an additional 2 million employees by 2017

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Cornerstone of the Nations Economy
Projected
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Cornerstone of Career and Employment Opportunities

• In the last 10 years, the restaurant industry
  added an average of 250,000 jobs each year
• The restaurant industry provides career and
  employment opportunities for 12.8 million
  individuals
• The restaurant industry is one of the nations
  largest private-sector employer

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Did You Know?

• Nearly half of all adults have worked in the
  restaurant industry?
• 32 percent of adults gained their first job
  experience in a restaurant?
• Nine out of 10 salaried employees started as
  hourly employees?
• Restaurants employ more minority managers than
  any other industry?
• The number of minority- and women-owned
  restaurants represent three out of five of all
  restaurants?

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Cornerstone of Local Communities

• Nine out of 10 restaurants are involved in some
  type of charitable activity
• Two-thirds of all restaurants participate in
  community health programs
• Six out of 10 restaurants participate in programs
  to fight hunger
• Three out of five restaurants participate in
  school-to-work or adopt-a-school programs and
  community literacy/education programs

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National Restaurant Association

• The National Restaurant Association is the
  industrys premier business association
• Represents the industry in Washington, D.C., to
  further the industrys stories, philanthropy,
  restaurants play an essential role in American
  lives
• Educates the current and future workforce via
  professional development, mentoring, scholarships
  and food safety certification programs and
  initiatives via the National Restaurant
  Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF)

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Top Restaurant Industry Public Policy Issues

• Association Health Plans (AHPs) to give small
  businesses the same access to affordable health
  care for employees as larger companies
• Sensible immigration reform to match willing
  employees and employers
• Permanent repeal of estate tax and personal
  income tax cuts
• Restoring 100 business meal deductions

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Your Neighborhood Restaurants

• The cornerstone of the nations economy
• The cornerstone of career and employment
  opportunities
• The cornerstone of community involvement

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For More Information

• National Restaurant Associationwww.restaurant.org
  800-424-5156
• National Restaurant Association Educational
  Foundation (NRAEF)www.nraef.org800-765-2122