Org Library Menu Beef. The Beef Brief is produced by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association on behalf of the Cattlemen's Beef Board. Reprinting information from The Beef Brief is encouraged. Beef Sales Are Sizzling in Foodservice As more and more Americans are on the go, the foodservice industry is heating up. Americans are now spending 51 percent of every food dollar away from home.
Nothing is hotter than beef when it comes to the foodservice industry.
Since 1992, beef servings in commercial restaurants have been increasing 2 to 3 percent a year. When it comes to menu share, at both chain and independent restaurants, beef rules. They comprise 76.6 percent of the total beef market. Large cheeseburgers, hamburgers and steak sandwiches are among the fastest-growing sandwiches in foodservice. In 1996, there were 5.4 billion hamburger and cheeseburger servings, increasing 3.8 percent over 1995.