In the financial year ending 2021, households in the United Kingdom spent an average of 5.3 British pounds a week on take away meals eaten at home, which was the item households spent the most on within the catering and food service spending category. Meanwhile, average weekly spending on contract catering and canteens was lowest during that period.
Average weekly household expenditure on catering services in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by type (in GBP)
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Statistics on Restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK)
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Food service industry revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2020
- Premium Statistic Food service industry revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2020, by sector
- Premium Statistic Restaurant and mobile food service revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2020
- Premium Statistic Gross value added (GVA): restaurant and mobile food services in the UK 2008-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of restaurants and mobile food businesses in the UK 2008-2020
- Premium Statistic Eating out market value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2018
- Premium Statistic Eating out market value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by outlet type
- Premium Statistic Number of licensed food and drink venues in Great Britain 2019-2022
Restaurant chains
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- Premium Statistic Leading restaurant chains in Great Britain 2020, by number of visitors
- Basic Statistic Most popular dining brands in the UK Q4 2022
- Premium Statistic United Kingdom: top fast food chains on Facebook 2020
- Premium Statistic Leading fast food and pub chain brands by Buzz score in the United Kingdom 2019
- Premium Statistic Fastest growing eating and drinking-out companies in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018
Consumption
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- Premium Statistic Consumer expenditure on restaurants and cafés in the UK 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Expenditure on restaurants and cafés in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic Catering and food services: weekly UK household spending 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Restaurant and cafe meals: weekly UK household expenditure 2021, by age
- Premium Statistic Restaurant and cafe meals: weekly UK household expenditure 2021, by gross income
- Premium Statistic Share of UK household spend on restaurant and cafés 2021, by disposable income
- Premium Statistic Food and drink: weekly expenditure on eating out in the UK 2001-2021
- Premium Statistic Eating out: weekly UK consumption of sandwiches 2006-2021
Visitor behavior
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- Premium Statistic Restaurant usage in Great Britain 2015-2020, by user type
- Premium Statistic Restaurant usage in Great Britain 2015-2019, by time of visit
- Premium Statistic Frequency of restaurant visits in Great Britain 2018-2020
- Premium Statistic Leading restaurant types visited in the last 12 months in Great Britain 2020
- Basic Statistic Frequency of eating at restaurants with table service in the UK 2020, by age group
- Premium Statistic Frequency of eating out at fast food restaurants in the UK 2019/2020, by age
- Premium Statistic Restaurant booking preferences in the United Kingdom 2015-2019
- Premium Statistic Reasons for pre-booking table at restaurant in the United Kingdom 2019
COVID-19 impact and outlook
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- Premium Statistic Industry revenue of “food and beverage service activities“ in the United Kingdom 2012-2025
- Basic Statistic Daily impact of COVID-19 on restaurant dining in the UK 2020-2022
- Basic Statistic Decline in pub, bar and restaurant sales due to COVID-19 in the UK 2020
- Basic Statistic Change in pub, bar & restaurant sales compared to pre-COVID-19 levels in the UK 2020
- Basic Statistic COVID-19: food and drink venues trading post-lockdown in Great Britain 2020
- Basic Statistic COVID-19: share of re-opened food venues in Great Britain 2020, by region
- Basic Statistic Number of restaurants registered for the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme in the UK 2020
- Basic Statistic Amount claimed through the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme in the UK 2020
Further related statistics
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- Revenue of enterprises in the restaurant industry in Denmark 2012-2016
- Revenue of food and drink services in Italy 2016-2020, by segment
- Quarterly consumer expenditure on catering in the UK 2015-2021
- Commercial restaurant revenues in France 2017, by type
- Impact of coronavirus on dine-in customer number in China 2020
- Number of Bistro Romain restaurants 2012-2016
- Catering services: Consumer price index (CPI) annual average in UK 2003-2021
- Sales of traditional restaurants in France 2011-2016
- Distribution of restaurants in the commercial sector in France 2017, by type
- Average monthly revenue of cafes, hotels and restaurants by activity in France 2018
- Sales of traditional restaurants in France 2011-2016
- Turnover of restaurants in the commercial sector in France 2006-2017
- Number of restaurants in the commercial sector by type in France 2017
- Sales revenue of dining sector in Shanghai 2013-2021
- Added value of the lodging and dining sector to GDP of China 2013-2020
- Financial results of catering companies in Poland 2021
- States with the smallest share of Mexican restaurants in the U.S. as of May 2014
- Value of standalone food services sales Singapore 2013-2018
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- Revenue of food and drink services in Italy 2016-2020, by segment
- Quarterly consumer expenditure on catering in the UK 2015-2021
- Commercial restaurant revenues in France 2017, by type
- Impact of coronavirus on dine-in customer number in China 2020
- Number of Bistro Romain restaurants 2012-2016
- Catering services: Consumer price index (CPI) annual average in UK 2003-2021
- Sales of traditional restaurants in France 2011-2016
- Distribution of restaurants in the commercial sector in France 2017, by type
- Average monthly revenue of cafes, hotels and restaurants by activity in France 2018
- Sales of traditional restaurants in France 2011-2016
- Turnover of restaurants in the commercial sector in France 2006-2017
- Number of restaurants in the commercial sector by type in France 2017
- Sales revenue of dining sector in Shanghai 2013-2021
- Added value of the lodging and dining sector to GDP of China 2013-2020
- Financial results of catering companies in Poland 2021
- States with the smallest share of Mexican restaurants in the U.S. as of May 2014
- Value of standalone food services sales Singapore 2013-2018
Office for National Statistics (UK). (July 18, 2022). Average weekly household expenditure on catering services in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by type (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/742077/catering-services-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-type/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average weekly household expenditure on catering services in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by type (in GBP)." Chart. July 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742077/catering-services-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-type/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Average weekly household expenditure on catering services in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by type (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/742077/catering-services-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-type/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Average Weekly Household Expenditure on Catering Services in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2021, by Type (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/742077/catering-services-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-type/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Average weekly household expenditure on catering services in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by type (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/742077/catering-services-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-type/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Average weekly household expenditure on catering services in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by type (in GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), July 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/742077/catering-services-weekly-uk-household-expenditure-by-type/