Blaze Bar & Restaurant - Sample Restaurant Business Plan

18 Alcohol Consumption Pattern in USA Growth in the overall alcohol consumption has slowed and is on a decline as a percentage of total household spending. However, the US consumer spending on recreational activities like bars and nightclubs rose by 1.9% in July 2010 compared to the same month in 2009. 6 According to the survey of Gallup, in 2010, 67% of US adults drink alcohol. Some of the survey results are captured below: 7 The graph below shows the response of the people on the question whether they use alcoholic beverages or are they a total abstainer 6 http://www.nciaa.com/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=160641&module_id=29898 7 http://www.gallup.com/poll/141656/drinking-rate-edges-slightly-year-high.aspx