While in 1970 restaurant industry sales were $42.8 billion, restaurant industry sales are projected to total $604 billion in 2011 and equal 4 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product.

Average unit sales in 2008 were $862,000 at fullservice restaurants and $737,000 at quickservice restaurants. The restaurant industry is ultra competitive.

The restaurant industry is projected to employ 12.8 million people in 2011 or nearly 10 percent of the U.S. workforce. The overall economic impact of the restaurant industry is expected to exceed $1.7 trillion in 2011. In addition, the restaurant industry is expected to add 1.3 million jobs over the next decade with employment reaching 14.1 million by 2021.

By the way, the restaurant industry share of the food dollar in the USA is 49%. In 1955, it was 25%. Your opportunity to increase your sales is enormous...as long as your restaurant's online reputation is protected and managed effectively.

Attracting customers to dine at your restaurant is extraordinarily challenging today. The Internet has shifted the balance of power. Your online reputation is now critical to your restaurant's profitability.

Now, everybody and their brother or sister thinks they are a restaurant critic working for The New York Times or Zagat. The web has empowered your worst nightmare: disrespectful customers AND desperate competitors who wish to tarnish your restaurant's reputation.

Now, anyone with an email address can write false reviews that persuade potential customers to completely avoid your restaurant. This trend can cause serious revenue declines.

Peace of mind is just a telephone call away. Restaurant Reputation Management delivers real results fast. We are dedicated to providing comprehensive Online Reputation Management services for the Restaurant industry.

Our solutions are straightforward. We move and force negative search results and false online reviews about your restaurant off of page 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the search engines.