• Introduction
• Sandwiches, Pizza, Soup Most Popular Items
• The Market, by Segments
  • Foodservice
  • Table 1-1 Foodservice Traffic by Daypart, 2005
  • Supermarkets, Grocery Stores and Supercenters
  • Bakery and Market Cafés
  • Convenience Stores
  • Noncommercial Foodservice
  • General Market Trends
  • Table 1-2 Projected Dollar Volume of the U.S. Food Service Lunch Market,
  • 2007-2012

Chapter 2 The Marketers

• Table 2-1 Sales Growth by Top 100 Market Segment, 2005 and 2006
• Lunchtime Hot Spots: QSR and Fast Casual
• Table 2-2 QSR Lunch Purchases by Chain Type, 2005 and 2006
• Sandwich Chains
• Table 2-3 Sandwich Chain 5-Year Growth Forecasts, 2004 and 2009
• Table 2‑4 Changing Preferences in QSRs: Percentage of Quickservice Operators Reporting Popularity Gains in Menu Item Types, 2004 and 2005
• Table 2‑5 QSR Chains: Operators’ Expectations for Trends in Dayparts in 2006
• Burger and Sandwich Chains
• Table 2‑6 Top Sandwich Chains Ranked by U.S. Systemwide Sales, 2006
• Table 2‑7 Top Sandwich Chains Ranked by U.S. Systemwide Sales Growth, 2006
• Table 2‑8 Top Sandwich Chains Ranked by Estimated Sales per Unit, 2006
• Table 2‑9 Top Sandwich Chains, Ranked by Number of U.S. Units, 2006
• Table 2-10 Top Sandwich Chains Ranked by Top 100 Market Share, 2006
• Table 2‑11 Top Sandwich Chains Ranked by Growth in Number of U.S. Units, 2006
• Table 2‑12 Second 100 Top Sandwich Chains Ranked by U.S. Systemwide Sales, 2006
• Table 2‑13 Second 100 Top Sandwich Chains Ranked by U.S. Systemwide Sales Growth, 2006
• Table 2‑14 Second 100 Top Sandwich Chains Ranked by Number of U.S. Units, 2006
• Table 2‑15 Second 100 Top Sandwich Chains Ranked by Growth in Number of U.S. Units, 2006
• Chicken Chains
• Table 2-16 Chicken Chains in the Top 100 Ranked by U.S. Systemwide Sales Growth, 2006
• Table 2‑17 Chicken Chains in the Top 100 Ranked by Top 100 Chicken Chain Market Share, 2006
• Table 2‑18 Chicken Chains in the Top 100 Ranked by Growth in Number of U.S. Units, 2006
• Table 2‑19 Chicken Chains in the Top 100 Ranked by Estimated Sales
• Per Unit, 2006
• Table 2‑20 Chicken Chains in the Top 100 Ranked by U.S. Systemwide Sales, 2006
• Table 2‑21 Chicken Chains in the Top 100 Ranked by Number of U.S. Units, 2006
• Pizzerias
• Table 2‑22 Pizza Today's Top 100 Companies, 2006
• Table 2‑23 Pizza Today's Hot 100 Independents, 2005
• Bakery Cafés
• Table 2‑24 Panera Bread Co. in the NRN Top 100 Chains, 2005 and 2006
• Table 2‑25 Bakery Cafe Chains in the Second 100, Ranked by U.S. Systemwide Sales
• Table 2‑26 Bakery Cafe Chains in the Second 100, Ranked by U.S. Systemwide Growth
• Table 2‑27 Bakery Cafe Chains in the Second 100, Ranked by Number of U.S. Units
• Table 2‑28 Bakery Cafe Chains in the Second 100, Ranked by Growth in Number of U.S. Units
• Noodle Houses and Soup Chains
• Business and Institutional (Noncommercial) Foodservice
  • Table 2‑29 Foodservice Management Venues, 2006
  • Table 2‑30 Business and Institutional Foodservice by Daypart, 2005
  • Table 2‑31 What They Bought - and Didn’t Buy - in Noncommercial Onsite Foodservice, 2005
  • Public School Lunch Programs
  • Table 2‑32 Growth of the National School Lunch Program, 1969-2005
  • Table 2‑33 Growth of the National School Lunch Program, Summer Foodservice Program, 1969-2005
  • Table 2‑34 Healthy School Lunch Criteria of the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine, 2006
  • College and University Foodservice
  • Table 2‑35 Most Vegetarian-Friendly Colleges in the United States, 2006, as ranked by the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
  • Business and Institutional On-site
  • Supermarkets, Dollar Stores and Supercenters
  • Table 2‑36 Prepared Food Sales in Supermarkets and Supercenter Delicatessens, 2005
  • Table 2‑37 Prepared Food Sales in Supermarket Delicatessen and Produce Departments, 2002-2005
  • Convenience Stores
  • Table 2‑38 Top Foodservice Players among Convenience Store Chains 2006
  • Caterers

Chapter 3 Supplies and Suppliers

• Table 3‑1 New Product Introductions, by Category, Significant to the Lunch Daypart, 2005
• Proteins: Lunchmeat and Cheeses
  • Table 3‑2 Top 10 Refrigerated Sliced Lunchmeat Brands, 2005
  • Figure 3‑1 United States Cheese Consumption, 1970-2003
  • Table 3‑3 Top Ten Cheeses on U.S. Foodservice Menus, 2006
  • Table 3‑4 Fastest-Growing Cheese Types, 2006
  • Table 3‑5 Cheese Imports for Consumption into the United States, 2001-2006 YTD, Total Dollar Values
  • Table 3‑6 Top 10 Cheeses Menued on Sandwiches in Foodservice, 2005
  • Table 3‑7 Cheese Imported into the United States, 2001-2006, by Country of Origin
  
  
• Bakery Products: Breads and Wraps
  • Table 3‑8 Materials Consumed by Kind in the Baked Goods and Tortilla Industries, 2002
  
  
• Beverages
  • Table 3‑9 Changing Preferences in QSRs: Percentage of Quickservice Operators Reporting Popularity Gains in Beverage Item Types, 2004 and 2005
  • Table 3‑10 Top Ten Carbonated Soft Drink Brands as of April 2006
  • Table 3‑11 Top 10 Diet Soft Drinks of 2005
  • Table 3‑12 Top 10 Carbonated Soft Drink Growth Drivers, 2005
  • Table 3‑13 Regular & Diet Carbonated Soft Drink (CSD) Volume and Share, 1999-2005
  • Table 3‑14 Private Label Carbonated Soft Drink Sales, by Flavor, 2004-2005
  • Table 3‑15 Top 10 Energy Drink Brands as of April 2006
  • Table 3‑16 Top 10 Sports Drink Brands as of April 2006
  • Table 3‑17 Top 10 Ready-to-Drink Tea Brands as of April 2006
  • Table 3‑18 Top 10 Ready-to-Drink Coffee Brands as of April 2006
  • Table 3‑19 Top 10 PET (polyethylene terephthalate) Bottled Water Brands as of April 2006
  
  
• Produce
  • Table 3‑20 Top 10 Vegetables on Non-Burger Sandwiches Menued in 2005, in rank order
  • Table 3‑21 Lettuce Purchases in Foodservice 2006
  • Table 3‑22 Percent of K-12 Schools Offering Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Every School Day, 2005
  • Table 3‑23 School District Cooperative Buying of Produce 2004
  • Table 3‑24 Lunch Salad Bars in School Districts, by District Size and Region, 2004
  • Table 3‑25 Frequency of Lunch Salad Bar Service in School Districts, 2004
  • Table 3‑26 Produce Most Popular with School Districts Participating in the Department of Defense Fresh Program, 2004
  • Table 3‑27 Fruit and Vegetable Procurement Volume by School Districts by Commodity and Other Sources (in pounds or cases), 2004
  • Table 3‑28 Fruit and Vegetable Purchases by School Districts, Dollar Value by Commodity and Other Sources, 2004
  
  
• Packaging
  • Table 3‑29 Growth in Foodservice Packaging Value of Product Shipments, 2003-2004
  
  
• Equipment
  • Table 3‑30 Point of Sale Systems in Major Pizza Chains, 2006
  • Table 3‑31 Point of Sale Systems in Selected QSR Chains 2006
  • Table 3‑32 Foodservice Equipment in Convenience Stores, 2003 and 2005

Chapter 4 The Consumer

• Table 4‑1 Distribution of Men and Women Dining in Foodservice Establishments, by Daypart, 2006
• Table 4‑2 Demographic Profile of the 2005 QSR Lunch Customer
• Table 4‑3 Percentage of QSR Customers Using Carryout, by Daypart, 2005
• Table 4‑4 Percentage of QSR Customers Using Drive-Through Service, by Daypart, 2005
• Table 4‑5 What the QSR Lunch Customer Ordered in 2006
• The Burger Eaters
  • Table 4‑6 Age Profile of the Burger Customer for the Year Ending March 2006
  • Table 4‑7 What the Burger Eaters Ordered in the Year Ending 2006
  • Table 4‑8 How Consumers Rated the Burger Chains, 2006
  
  
• Sandwich, Chicken, and Cafeteria/Buffet Customers
  • Table 4‑9 How Consumers Rated the Sandwich, Deli and Bakery Cafe Chains 2006
  • Table 4‑10 How Consumers Rated the Chicken Chains 2006
  • Table 4-11 How Consumers Rated the Cafeteria/Buffet Chains 2006
  
  
• Lunchtime Demographics in Commercial Foodservice
  • Table 4‑12 The Lunch Customer in Family Restaurants and Steak Houses, 2004-2006
  • Table 4‑13 The Lunch Customer in Fast Food & Drive-In Restaurants, 2004-2006

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