Irma Mendez

An important event occurring in the restaurant industry is that this fall the openings of new restaurants seem to have a specific trend. Italian cuisine seems to be the biggest, followed by American food. Also television chefs are opening new restaurants. Hotels are also adding big restaurants. This event will impact the restaurant industry by providing consumers with more options of places that sell similar foods. It will also allow the restaurant industry to grow by having more restaurants to provide food, which means that there will be more competition among the restaurants. Food especially Italian food will be more accessible to people.


A way that globalization has affected the restaurant industry is that it has allowed food from other places to be accessible to people here in the U.S. Also like the trend shows food that is not from here is the one that's growing the most. Globalization has allowed competition to increase because now American restaurants not only have to compete with each other, but also with foreign restaurants that are becoming more popular. In this aspect globalization is a good thing because it provides consumers with a variety of options that they might enjoy more.