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Indonesians spend big at restaurants: Survey
A survey has unveiled that in 2103 Indonesians visited restaurants 380 million times and spent US$1
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survey has unveiled that in 2103 Indonesians visited restaurants 380 milliontimes and spent US$1.5 billion.
The survey by Qraved.com, aJakarta-based restaurant search and reservation site, indicated that eating outwas big business in the archipelago.
The trend, it said, was supported by the proliferation of middle- to upper-scalerestaurants, which had risen by 250 percent over the past five years.
A number of food and beverage groups such as Ismaya and Opco Indnesia continueto lure local customers with their array of contemporary eateries and foodoutlets.
Qraved.com co-founder Steve Kim, saidthat nowadays people chose to eat in restaurants to socialize.
"Our research shows that this phenomenon is part of social activities. Morethan half of customers ate in restaurants with their business partners, friendsor family," Kim said as quoted by Kontan.co.id onWednesday.
He said that social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Path played animportant role in supporting the trend because many shared their diningexperiences through the platforms. (nfo)
