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title: "Report: Americans Prefer Eating at Home to Restaurant Dining"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/32de4431-a363-4924-ad48-a14926e0da85
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/report-americans-prefer-eating-at-home-to-restaurant-dining-2707243
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2018-07-24T20:15:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:35:21.195Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/fcafdc8b5443a46c9d70e719c43827f7386.jpg
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# Report: Americans Prefer Eating at Home to Restaurant Dining

**TL;DR:** A report by NPD Group found that over 80 percent of meals in the US are prepared and eaten in-home, with restaurant visits stagnant despite a two percent increase in food-service spending. The rise of third-party takeout and delivery services like Uber Eats, Grubhub, and Postmates may be contributing to increased spending.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-07-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/report-americans-prefer-eating-at-home-to-restaurant-dining-2707243).*

## Story

Market research company NPD Group has published a report indicating that U.S. consumers are preparing and eating their meals at home more than they were a decade ago. Through its daily research on Americans’ eating behaviors, NPD Group found over 80 percent of our meals are prepared and eaten in-home.

Although food-service spending increased by two percent over the last year, restaurant visits were stagnant. The report suggests spending is up because the cost of meals at restaurants are rising faster than the cost of meals prepared in-home. The rise of third-party takeout and delivery services like Uber Eats, Grubhub and Postmates may also explain why spending is exceeding visits.

Maddie has spent her career in the media industry, serving in various editorial roles before migrating into a hybrid content strategy and PR role with No Limit Agency. Her passion for storytelling and love of writing help her create meaningful content on behalf of her clients and fulfill No Limit Agency’s mission to tell people-driven stories. Maddie is a graduate of Saint Louis University, where she studied Communications with a focus in journalism and media studies as well as Sports Business.

In her spare time, Maddie can be found exploring Chicago’s food scene, watching an NBA game or lamenting over her middling fantasy baseball team.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Uber Eats (company)
- Grubhub (company)
- Postmates (company)
- third-party delivery (topic)
- foodservice trends (topic)
- in-home dining (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/report-americans-prefer-eating-at-home-to-restaurant-dining-2707243). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/32de4431-a363-4924-ad48-a14926e0da85).