Stats on Shrimp: Americans Just Can’t Resist

Increasingly, Americans can’t resist their shrimp, and food service establishment owners who are delving into the data can make the most of current shrimp and seafood trends:

1. Shrimp is served in nearly 47% (46.94%) of all restaurants.
2. While shrimp is served alone just over 50% of the time, the fastest growing trend for food paired with shrimp is other seafood (20.92%), followed closely by chicken (20.67%); meat is not in the top 10.
3. Shrimp’s appearance on menus has grown 11.49%, nearly four times the increase in salads.
4. Nearly 10 million menus include shrimp, with Chinese claiming the highest percent (19%).
5. 31.35% is the average percentage of shrimp dishes per menu on menus that offer shrimp.
6. The average cost of shrimp dishes on menus is $15.17, with the price range averaging $11.15 for one $ establishments up to $35.78 for $$$ ones.