There must be something universally attractive about owning a restaurant as you can see a lot of great success celebrities like Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Lopez, Robert De Niro, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and even Ted Turner, all own restaurants.

Being a restaurant owner, you are being in charge of your food. You run the show and can do whatever you like as long as your creative flows non-stop.

This is the normal case for majority unless you are running a franchise then you ought to follow the standards set.

As a restaurant owner you will get to know a lot of people. It needs your social skill; you have to be prepare to take new challenges on daily basis like how to juggle a reception dinner while at the same time put food out for your regular Saturday night crowd.

You remember working in restaurants when you were younger and have never quite had as much fun?

The Growing Restaurant Industry

Anyone can own a food business. There will always be a demand for them and there will always be a good money to be make in food business. Opportunities are around for those who wish to get started in food business.

Some of facts & statistics about food industry

• There were approximately 945,000 restaurants in the United States as of 2010, serving more than 70 billion of meals per year to a population of less than 310 million according to the National Restaurant Association.
• In 2010, sales from restaurants in the U.S. were expected to reach more than $580 billion.
• In the U.S., the restaurant industry is the largest “employer” after the government.
• People are eating out a lot! The total economic impact of restaurant sales is more than a whopping $1.5 trillion in the U.S. alone, largely because every dollar spent in a restaurant generates more than two dollars in business for other industries.
• Of the average individual’s dollars spent on food, nearly 53 percent of that amount is spent in a restaurant.
• In Canada, restaurants employ 1,086,300 people. The country has more than 74,000 restaurants and pubs, accounting for more than $60 billion in revenue.

In short, there is always no shortage of business available for entrepreneur choosing to start business in restaurant industry.