[alextgordon]

> only 10% of reservation taking restaurants in international markets

Surely 10% of the international market would far exceed 50% of the US market? The US is only 4.5% of the world's population.

[jacquesm]

Restaurants are strongly tied into local culture. What works in one country may very well not work in another.

[matwood]

Population has little to do with it. What percentage of world restaurant reservations are made in the US? For example, I don't know if people in India or China make reservations or is it more customary to show up or maybe have standing reservations.

[smackfu]

The key missing stat is what percentage of restaurants are reservation-taking restaurants, in various countries. And what percentage of those restaurants are using a point-of-sale computer system.

[nabraham]

Yes - you need the % that is reservation taking vs walk-in. That said, my 10% stat is from their 10Ks and relates only to the markets they are in.