Numerical Date on Take-Away Food

The BBC's Shared Data Unit analysed the latest released by the office for National statistics (ONS). Finding these statistics:

• The UK has seen a  significant 34% increase in fast food outlets between 2010-2018.
• During 2010, the average number of fast food outlets per 100,000 people was 47. It had risen up to 61 outlets per 100,000 people by 2018.
• In nearly every area (204 out of 215 areas) this rate of takeaways per 100,000 people was higher in 2018 than in 2010.

BBC 2016:

• The BBC Good Food Nation Survey found that most people ate fast food on average two days per week.
• But in the 16 to 20-year-old category, one in six ate fast food at least twice a day, with one in eight among 21 to 34-year-olds eating as frequently.
• The study of more than 5,000 people found that half of them thought "a meal isn't a meal without meat". This suggests that there is still a fair market for vegetarian or vegan fast food services.

BBC 2016 Social Media Influence: 

• The survey found that two in five people aged 21 to 34-year-olds had posted a photo of a meal they had cooked, on social networking sites such as Instagram.
• A third had posted a photo of a meal they had eaten in a restaurant.
• And almost one in three have been inspired to cook a meal after seeing a photo on social media.
• Also, 43% in that age group used the internet on their mobile phones to find a recipe while 26% will follow a video recipe on their phone.
• This tells me that if a fast food service can somehow link Social Media within their product or service this could boost their popularity and exposure, this could perhaps be achieved through hashtags or filters relating to their company.

2014:

• British people spend £29.4 Billion on takeaways every year
• The average British person spends a third of their total food budget annually on fast food services.
• £1,304 splurged on 140 non-home-cooked meals.

UK Top 5 Favourite Takeaways:

1. Chinese Food
2. Indian Food
3. Fish and Chips
4. Pizza
5. Fried Chicken

• Men spend far more than women on takeaways, splurging £2,339 every year compared to the £1,355 spent by women. But men are savvier when it comes to making the most of leftovers, using any surplus food to make another meal 10 per cent more frequently than women. 
• Unsurprisingly, younger Brits are spending more on takeaways and eating out – with 25-34s forking out £2,112.14 on them each year, that’s twice as much as those aged 45-54 and almost double the national average