After a decline in 2009, the number of restaurants in the United Kingdom has been steadily increasing. There were 101,160 businesses operating in the restaurant and mobile food service industry in the UK in 2021, an increase over the previous year's total of 95,528.
Number of restaurants and mobile food service enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 13, 2023). Number of restaurants and mobile food service enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298871/number-of-restaurants-in-the-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of restaurants and mobile food service enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021." Chart. June 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298871/number-of-restaurants-in-the-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Number of restaurants and mobile food service enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298871/number-of-restaurants-in-the-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Restaurants and Mobile Food Service Enterprises in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2008 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298871/number-of-restaurants-in-the-united-kingdom/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of restaurants and mobile food service enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298871/number-of-restaurants-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited November 29, 2023)
Number of restaurants and mobile food service enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/298871/number-of-restaurants-in-the-united-kingdom/