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Americans Are Eating Out Less — Should Restaurant Owners Be Worried? - Grub Street
I mean, who goes to restaurants anymore? Fewer and fewer Americans, apparently. The average American’s restaurant visits reached a 28-year low this year, falling from an average of 215 a year in 2000 to 186 a year in 2018. Data gathered by the NPD Group shows a particular and precipitous decline since 2008. Today, 82 percent of meals in America are made at home.
While online grocery services, meal kits, and other services encouraging people to stay at home are no doubt factors, it’s notable that the decline has been most significant — and steady — since the Great Recession.
I mean, who goes to restaurants anymore? Fewer and fewer Americans, apparently. The average American’s restaurant visits reached a 28-year low this year, falling from an average of 215 a year in 2000 to 186 a year in 2018. Data gathered by the NPD Group shows a particular and precipitous decline since 2008. Today, 82 percent of meals in America are made at home.
While online grocery services, meal kits, and other services encouraging people to stay at home are no doubt factors, it’s notable that the decline has been most significant — and steady — since the Great Recession.