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American Eating Habits Are Changing Faster than Fast Food Can Keep Up
- Per-person restaurant visits dropped to 28-year low in 2018
- Chick-fil-A is trying enchilada kits to capitalize on trend
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Home cooking would be making a comeback if it ever really went away.
Restaurants are getting dinged by the convenience of Netflix, the advent of pre-made meals, the spread of online grocery delivery, plus crushing student debt and a focus on healthy eating. Eighty-two percent of American meals are prepared at home -- more than were cooked 10 years ago, according to researcher NPD Group Inc. The latest peak in restaurant-going was in 2000, when the average American dined out 216 times a year. That figure fell to 185 for the year ended in February, NPD said.