Frequency of dining out at quick service restaurants in the U.S. 2016

This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in the United States in November 2016. U.S. consumers were asked how often they choose quick service restaurants when dining out. During the survey, 20 percent of the respondents stated that they dined out at quick service restaurants once per week.Quick service restaurants - additional informationFast food, typically served in quick service restaurants, has been popular in the United States since the 1950s. While the desire for fast food has since spread worldwide, the U.S. industry is still the largest in the world, generating around 200 billion U.S. dollars per year. In more recent years, the negative health impacts of fast food have come under the spotlight. Concerns are rising over obesity problems and more emphasis is being place on healthy nutrition. That said, the November 2016 Statista survey found that 20 percent of U.S. consumers visited a fast food restaurant at least once a week and 18 percent visited several times per week.In 2015, the third most popular quick service restaurant among U.S. consumers was In-N-Out Burger, a burger chain founded in California in 1948. Chicken sandwich restaurant Chick-fil-A was also a favorite. Surprisingly, industry leaders such as McDonald’s and Yum! Brands, whose restaurants include KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut, are rarely voted among the most popular. In July 2014, McDonald’s burgers ranked last in a taste rating of 21 popular U.S. burger chains. Nevertheless, McDonald’s is still the largest and most famous fast food chain in the world. In 2015, the company made 25.41 billion U.S. dollars from its restaurants worldwide.

本统计数据显示了2016年11月在美国进行的一项调查结果。美国消费者被问及他们外出就餐时选择快速服务餐厅的频率。在调查期间，20%的受访者表示他们每周至少光顾一次快速服务餐厅。快速服务餐厅——附加信息：快餐，通常在快速服务餐厅提供，自20世纪50年代以来在美国一直受到欢迎。尽管对快餐的需求已遍及全球，但美国行业仍然是世界上最大的，每年产生约2000亿美元的美国美元。在近年来的日子里，快餐的负面健康影响引起了公众的关注。人们对肥胖问题的担忧日益加剧，对健康营养的重视程度也在不断提高。然而，2016年11月的Statista调查显示，20%的美国消费者每周至少访问一次快餐店，18%的消费者每周访问多次。2015年，在美国消费者中，第三受欢迎的快速服务餐厅是成立于1948年的加利福尼亚州汉堡连锁店In-N-Out Burger，鸡肉三明治餐厅Chick-fil-A也非常受欢迎。令人惊讶的是，麦当劳和百胜集团等行业领导者，其旗下餐厅包括肯德基、塔可钟和必胜客，却很少被选入最受欢迎的榜单。2014年7月，麦当劳的汉堡在21家美国流行汉堡连锁店的口味评分中排名最后。尽管如此，麦当劳仍然是世界上最大、最著名的快餐连锁店。2015年，该公司通过其全球餐厅获得了254.1亿美元的收入。