Single People Are Driving an Increase in Restaurant Meals Eaten at Home
Photo Caption: Applebee's and other casual dining restaurants are increasingly serving customers who would rather dine in their own home.
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Consumer demand for off-premise dining options has never been higher, and it's fundamentally changing how restaurants operate.
Single, affluent adults are boosting sales of restaurant meals eaten at home, according to data released by market research firm NPD Group.
Restaurant meals eaten at home comprised 32 percent of all restaurant traffic from September 2017 to September 2018, a two percent increase from the prior year, the NPD research showed. Adult, single person parties with an income of at least $100,000 contributed the most to the increase of restaurant meals eaten at home, and families and groups of five or more accounted for 31 percent of the ca
