Lifestyle
47% of Fast-Food Orders Are Now Solo — When Did Eating Alone Become the Most Expensive Form of Self-Care?
Nearly half of all fast-food orders are now single-person orders, and solo reservations at full-service restaurants jumped 22% year over year. Eating alone is no longer a lonely person's last resort — it has become the most luxurious gift people give themselves. Here's how this massive shift is reshaping the restaurant industry and our social fabric.