Effect of change in patterns of eating out on gain or loss in number of meals sold per week, based on 5691582 individuals in the population aged 15 years or over
| Declared change in eating out pattern | Current pattern of eating out | Effect of change in eating out pattern on number of meals gained or lost |
|---|---|---|
| Would eat out more: 20% of the | 5691582 population | + 1 time/week = 1138316 extra meals |
| survey respondents who eat out | * | + 2 time/week = 2276632 extra meals |
| on average 5.5 times per week | 20% who would go more often | + 3 time/week = 3414948 extra meals |
| * | + 4 time/week = 4553264 extra meals | |
| 5.5 times eat out per week now | Range: 1.13 million to 4.5 million additional meals consumed per week | |
| = | ||
| 6260740 total current eating out visit/week | ||
| Would eat out less: 3% of the | 5691582 population | −1 time/week = 170747 fewer meals |
| survey respondents who eat out | * | −2 time/week = 341495 fewer meals |
| on average 9.6 times per week | 3% who would go less often | −3 time/week = 512242 fewer meals |
| * | −4 time/week = 682988 fewer meals | |
| 9.6 times eat out per week now | Range: 170000 to 683000 fewer meals consumed/week | |
| = | ||
| 1639175 total current eating out visit/week | ||
| Would not change: 77% of the | 5691582 population | No change |
| survey respondents who eat out | * | |
| on average 6.2 times per week | 77% who would not change | |
| * | ||
| 6.2 times eat out per week now | ||
| = | ||
| 27171612 total current eating out visit/week | ||
| All groups | Total number of eating out visit/week = 35173975 | Under the most conservative (worst case) assumption that 20% only eat out once more often and 3% eat out 4 times less often, there would be a net gain of 1138316 − 682988 = 455328 meals consumed/week; a gain in business of 1.3% |