Big discounts boost eating out, but consumers still cautious

The success of the Eat Out to Help Out (EOHO) scheme suggests that fears about the virus are not preventing activity. But as meals out only seem to be popular due to a heavy discount, consumers are still behaving cautiously. This restraint is part of the reason why we don’t expect consumption to reach its pre-pandemic level until 2023.

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