13.7 percent

Specialty foods’ share of all retail food sales

$75.14 billion

Total sales of specialty foods in 2011

$3.44 billion

Sales of cheese and cheese alternatives, the largest category of specialty food

75 percent

Of retailers report that a “local” label is the most influential product claim

1.47 million

Americans are employed in food manufacturing

13.1 million

Americans work in the restaurant industry, representing nearly 10 percent of the country

47 percent 

How much restaurants capture of each dollar that Americans spend on food

4 percent

The restaurant industry’s share of U.S. gross domestic product

10,596

Eating and drinking establishments in Missouri

5,113

Such establishments in Kansas

Sources // Bureau of Labor Statistics, Specialty Food Association, National Restaurant Association