英国人外出就餐“钟爱”快餐
<p>最新调查显示，英国人外出就餐，快餐成首选。经济衰退加上接踵而至的可支配收入减少，使得数百万英国家庭削减奢侈消费，特别是外出就餐消费。这一趋势令人们选择廉价食品，特别是汉堡和炸鸡。据调查，英国2011年进入快餐店消费人次达到55.4亿次，而人们外出就餐总次数为110亿次。这意味着目前快餐占总外出就餐份额的50.4%，而两年之前这一比率仅为47.3%。某市场分析人士表示，这体现出“降级消费”，快餐现在己经变得相当便宜，消费者离开餐馆和酒吧，更多的选择快餐连锁店。</p><p><span word="Fast">Fast</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>, <span word="now">now</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="recession">recession</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subsequent">subsequent</span> <span word="squeeze">squeeze</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="disposable">disposable</span> <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="luxuries">luxuries</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="meals">meals</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="burgers">burgers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fried">fried</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="NPD">NPD</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="spending">spending</span>, 5.54 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011, <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 11<span word="bn">bn</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> – <span word="be">be</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="canteen">canteen</span>, <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>, <span word="pub">pub</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sandwich">sandwich</span> <span word="shop">shop</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> 50.4<span word="pc">pc</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="eaten">eaten</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="from">from</span> 47.3<span word="pc">pc</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="quick">quick</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="describe">describe</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="outlet">outlet</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="queues">queues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="take">take</span>-<span word="away">away</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="coffee">coffee</span> <span word="shops">shops</span>.</p>
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