Restaurant delivery and takeaway in the United Kingdom - statistics & facts

Restaurant delivery and takeaway are popular forms of dining in the United Kingdom and an important part of the food service market. In 2021, the average weekly household expenditure on takeaways in the UK was around five British pounds per household. That same year, the average annual spend per person on takeaway food in the UK was 641 British pounds. With the recent emergence of online ordering technology and companies dedicated to restaurant delivery, the market has entered a new era. The total market value of foodservice delivery in the UK was worth around 10.5 billion British pounds in 2021, largely thanks to the rise of online delivery concepts.

Who are the biggest players in the online food delivery market?

Some of the most popular online takeaway providers in the UK are Just Eat Takeaway.com, Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Domino’s Pizza. According to a global consumer survey conducted in the country in 2022, 69 percent of respondents used Just Eat within the past 12 months. Meanwhile, 48 percent of respondents used Deliveroo and Uber Eats. Global brand Domino’s Pizza, operating in the UK under the master franchise Domino’s Pizza Group, is a major player in the pizza delivery market, offering customers the ability to order online as well as by phone. Since 2017, the system sales of Domino’s Pizza Group based in the UK and Ireland have increased year-over-year. In 2021, system sales reached over 1.49 billion British pounds. The market size of the pizza delivery and takeaway sector in the UK was forecast to reach an all-time high of 3.46 billion pounds in 2022.

What is the future of restaurant delivery and takeaway?

Restaurants in the UK were heavily impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as a result of not being able to offer indoor dining. When looking at the year-over-year daily change in seated UK restaurant diners during the start of the pandemic in March 2020, the amount of seated diners fell by 100 percent. This decrease in indoor dining allowed the online food delivery industry to gain a stronger hold on the market. According to Statista’s Digital Market Outlook, revenues from online takeaway platforms and restaurant delivery are expected to grow in the coming years. By 2024, the revenue forecast for the online food delivery market in the UK is expected to exceed five billion U.S. dollars for restaurant-to-consumer delivery. Meanwhile, platform-to-consumer delivery was forecast to exceed 2.3 billion.

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Market size of the fast food and takeaway industry in the UK: 21.3bn GBP

Foodservice delivery market value in the UK: 10.5bn GBP

Most popular online food delivery provider in the UK: Just Eat

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Market value of foodservice delivery in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, with forecasts for 2022 and 2025 (in billion British pounds)

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