June Numbers, Dollars and Sense: Food
Greater Gainesville
- A whopping 45% of diners go out to eat multiple times a Another 20% go out to eat once a week.
- Projected annual sales in the restaurant industry are $863 billion, 4% of the country’s gross domestic product.
- In 2021, Feeding Florida donated more than 524 million pounds of food to those in
- Feeding Florida partner organization Bread of the Mighty Food Bank in Gainesville donated food and basic essentials to 170+ nonprofit agency partners across Alachua, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette and Levy counties.
- The City of Gainesville began its first Community Gardens Project at Southeast Fourth Avenue in 1998.
- Since that time, the program has grown to five gardens around Gainesville through the joint efforts of the City of Gainesville’s Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department and the dedicated efforts of the residents of Gainesville.
- Eating locally-grown food can reduce greenhouse gas emissions and can contribute to improving carbon footprints, as they generate 5 to 17 times less carbon dioxide.
- Greater Gainesville has 8 different farmer’s markets for residents to purchase locally-grown foods.
- 62% more Americans prefer New York Style thin-crust pizza over Chicago-style deep-dish pizza.
- Florida has the fourth-highest number of pizza restaurants of all states in the
- Here in Gainesville, we have over 12+ pizza places for you to choose from!