LUBBOCK, Texas (RFD News) — Americans spent more on food away from home than food at home in 2025, extending a consumer shift that matters across agricultural supply chains. USDA’s Economic Research Service reports food-away-from-home expenditures reached about $1.415 trillion, compared with roughly $1.097 trillion for food consumed at home.
Food-away-from-home spending increased about 4.8% from 2024, while food-at-home expenditures rose about 2.8%. Combined spending in the two categories totaled about $2.51 trillion, with roughly 56% going toward food away from home.
Full-service restaurant food sales climbed nearly 7.9% to about $488.4 billion. Limited-service restaurant sales increased about 3.3% to $516.1 billion, while grocery-store food sales rose about 3.3% to $616.5 billion.
The Food Expenditure Series measures food acquired across restaurants, stores and other outlets, including sales taxes and tips. USDA uses Census Bureau and other federal data to track long-term changes in U.S. food purchasing.
The spending mix remains important for producers because restaurants and foodservice channels use different products, cuts, packaging and distribution systems than retail grocery outlets. Future updates will show whether away-from-home spending continues gaining share.
