In the 1960s, only a quarter of food spending was on food prepared and eaten outside the home;3 it’s been rising steadily since then, and in 2015 a landmark was reached: for the first time in their history, Americans spent more on food and drink consumed outside the home than on food and beverages purchased at grocery stores.4 In case you think Americans are unusual in that, the British passed that particular milestone more than a decade earlier.5
