The number of food and beverage retail stores in the United States in 2020 amounted to about 154 thousand. Supermarkets and other grocery stores were the most represented, numbering around 62 thousand. Of these, there were about 20 thousand stores with less than five employees, while stores with more than 500 employees totaled just over 22 thousand.
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