This statistic presents costs of avoidable food waste by cost element in quick service restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013. Food purchase accounted for more than half of the cost of food waste in UK QSRs, at 58.6 percent. Labour shared 34.1 percent of the cost.
Distribution of costs of avoidable food waste in quick service restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by cost element
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WRAP. (November 1, 2013). Distribution of costs of avoidable food waste in quick service restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by cost element [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/326794/costs-of-avoidable-food-waste-by-cost-element-in-quick-service-restaurants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
WRAP. "Distribution of costs of avoidable food waste in quick service restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by cost element." Chart. November 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326794/costs-of-avoidable-food-waste-by-cost-element-in-quick-service-restaurants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
WRAP. (2013). Distribution of costs of avoidable food waste in quick service restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by cost element. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326794/costs-of-avoidable-food-waste-by-cost-element-in-quick-service-restaurants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
WRAP. "Distribution of Costs of Avoidable Food Waste in Quick Service Restaurants in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2013, by Cost Element." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326794/costs-of-avoidable-food-waste-by-cost-element-in-quick-service-restaurants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
WRAP, Distribution of costs of avoidable food waste in quick service restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by cost element Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326794/costs-of-avoidable-food-waste-by-cost-element-in-quick-service-restaurants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited September 28, 2023)
Distribution of costs of avoidable food waste in quick service restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by cost element [Graph], WRAP, November 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/326794/costs-of-avoidable-food-waste-by-cost-element-in-quick-service-restaurants-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/