Restaurants in the UK - statistics & facts

Food service industry revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2021

Turnover of enterprises in the food and beverage industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021 (in million GBP)

Food service industry revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015-2021, by sector

Turnover of enterprises in the food and beverage serving industry in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021, by sector (in million GBP)

Restaurant and mobile food service revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2020

Annual turnover of restaurants and mobile food services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2020 (in million GBP)

Gross value added (GVA): restaurant and mobile food services in the UK 2008-2021

Gross value added (GVA) of restaurants and mobile food services in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021 (in million GBP)

Number of restaurants and mobile food businesses in the UK 2008-2021

Number of restaurants and mobile food service enterprises in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2021

Eating out market value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2018

Value of eating out market in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2018 (in billion GBP)

Eating out market value in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018, by outlet type

Value of eating out market in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018, by outlet type (in billion GBP)

Number of licensed food and drink venues in Great Britain 2019-2023

Number of licensed food and drink premises in Great Britain from 2019 to 2023

Number of food and drink venues in Great Britain 2021-2022, by segment

Number of licensed food and drink premises in Great Britain from 2021 to 2022, by segment

Restaurants and cafes: consumer price index (CPI) in the UK 2003-2021

Consumer price index (CPI) of restaurants and cafes annually in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2003 to 2021

Number of restaurant employees in the United Kingdom (UK) 2008-2019

Employment in restaurant and mobile food service businesses in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2019 (in 1,000s)

Leading restaurant chains in Great Britain 2020, by number of visitors

Leading restaurant chains in Great Britain in 2020, by number of visitors (in 1,000s)

Most popular dining brands in the UK Q4 2022

Most popular dining brands in the United Kingdom (UK) as of the fourth quarter of 2022

United Kingdom: top fast food chains on Facebook 2020

Leading ten fast food chains in the United Kingdom as of October 2020 by number of Facebook page fans

Leading fast food and pub chain brands by Buzz score in the United Kingdom 2019

Leading fast food and pub chain brands ranked by Buzz score in the United Kingdom (UK) from January to December 2019

Fastest growing eating and drinking-out companies in the United Kingdom (UK) 2018

Fastest growing eating and drinking out companies in the United Kingdom (UK) based on 2-year profit CAGR to 2018*

Consumer expenditure on restaurants and cafés in the UK 2000-2021

Consumer spending on restaurants and cafés in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021 (in million GBP)

Expenditure on restaurants and cafés in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2021

Annual expenditure on restaurants and cafés in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2021, based on volume (in million GBP)

Catering and food services: weekly UK household spending 2021, by type

Average weekly household expenditure on catering services in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by type (in GBP)

Restaurant and cafe meals: weekly UK household expenditure 2021, by age

Average weekly household expenditure on restaurant and cafe meals in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by age of household reference person (in GBP)

Restaurant and cafe meals: weekly UK household expenditure 2021, by gross income

Average weekly household expenditure on restaurant and cafe meals in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by gross income decile group (in GBP)

Share of UK household spend on restaurant and cafés 2021, by disposable income

Share of weekly household spending on restaurant and café meals in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by disposable income decile group

Food and drink: weekly expenditure on eating out in the UK 2001-2021

Average expenditure per person per week on food and drink consumed outside the home in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001/02 to 2020/21 (in pence)

Eating out: weekly UK consumption of sandwiches 2006-2021

Average purchase per person per week of sandwiches eaten out in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2020/21 (in grams)

Eating out: weekly UK consumption of Indian, Chinese or Thai food 2006-2021

Average purchase per person per week of Indian, Chinese or Thai food eaten out in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2020/2021 (in grams)

Eating out: weekly UK consumption of burgers 2006-2021

Average purchase per person per week of burgers eaten out in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2020/2021 (in grams)

Eating out: weekly UK consumption of pizza 2006-2021

Average purchase per person per week of pizza eaten out in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2006 to 2020/21 (in grams)

Restaurant usage in Great Britain 2015-2020, by user type

Number of people using restaurants in Great Britain from 2015 to 2020, by user type (in 1,000s)

Restaurant usage in Great Britain 2015-2019, by time of visit

Number of people using restaurants in Great Britain from 2015 to 2019, by time visited (in 1,000s)

Frequency of restaurant visits in Great Britain 2018-2020

Number of people visiting restaurants in Great Britain from 2018 to 2020, by frequency of use (in 1,000s)

Leading restaurant types visited in the last 12 months in Great Britain 2020

Number of people using restaurants in the last 12 months in Great Britain in 2020 (in 1,000s), by restaurant type

Frequency of eating at restaurants with table service in the UK 2020, by age group

How often do you eat at a restaurant with table service?*

Frequency of eating out at fast food restaurants in the UK 2019/2020, by age

How often do you eat out at quick service restaurants, e.g. burgers, pizza?

Restaurant booking preferences in the United Kingdom 2015-2019

Preferred method for table bookings at restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015-2019

Reasons for pre-booking table at restaurant in the United Kingdom 2019

Main reasons for booking a table in a restaurant in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019

Industry revenue of “food and beverage service activities“ in the United Kingdom 2012-2025

Industry revenue of “food and beverage service activities“ in the United Kingdom from 2012 to 2025 (in billion U.S. Dollars)

Daily impact of COVID-19 on restaurant dining in the UK 2020-2022

Year-over-year daily change in seated restaurant diners due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the United Kingdom (UK) from February 24, 2020 to August 1, 2022

Decline in pub, bar and restaurant sales due to COVID-19 in the UK 2020

Percentage change in like-for-like sales of pub, bar and restaurant groups prior to the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown in Great Britain in March 2020

Change in pub, bar & restaurant sales compared to pre-COVID-19 levels in the UK 2020

Percentage change in like-for-like sales of managed pubs, bars, and restaurants compared to pre-COVID levels in Great Britain from July to December 2020

COVID-19: food and drink venues trading post-lockdown in Great Britain 2020

Share of food and drink sites trading following the coronavirus lockdown in Great Britain as of end-August 2020, by type

COVID-19: share of re-opened food venues in Great Britain 2020, by region

Share of food and drink venues that have re-opened since the coronavirus lockdown in Great Britain as of August 2020, by region

Number of restaurants registered for the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme in the UK 2020

Number of individual restaurant premises registered for the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme in the United Kingdom (UK) from July to August 2020*

Amount claimed through the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme in the UK 2020

Total amount claimed through the Eat Out to Help Out Scheme in the United Kingdom (UK) as of August 2020* (in million GBP)

COVID-19: comfort with eating out in Great Britain Oct 2020

At this time, how comfortable or uncomfortable would you be about eating indoors at a restaurant?