Share of food expenditure in the UK 2000-2020, by at-home and out-of-home consumption
Households in the United Kingdom generally spend more on eating and drinking at home than eating out; According to 2019 figures on household consumption expenditure, 55 percent of all food and beverage expenditure (including alcoholic beverages) was for at-home consumption compared to 45 percent spent on restuarants and other out-of-home food services. At the start of 2020 this trend continued, with at-home consumption accounting for 59 percent of food and drink spending in the first three months of the year.
