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Table 1 Provision of kcal labelling in eating out chains and availability of kcal information for chains not providing in store kcal labelling

From: Point of choice kilocalorie labelling in the UK eating out of home sector: a descriptive study of major chains

Type of chain

Number of chains

Proportion of chains providing kcal labellinga

Kcal information available in absence of labellingb

Full-service restaurant

58

3.4% (2 chains)

50% (28/56 chains)

Fast-food and takeaway

22

27.3% (6 chains)

56.3% (9/16 chains)

Coffee shop and cafes

20

35.0% (7 chains)

38.5% (5/13 chains)

Supermarket eatery

4

75.0% (3 chains)

100% (1/1 chains)

All chains

104

17.3% (18 chains)

50.0% (43/86 chains)

  1. aRefers to the proportion of chains providing kcal labelling in store. b Refers to the proportion of chains that do not provide kcal labelling in store but have product kcal information available online or by request
  2. Kcal labelling information for each individual chain is available in the online Additional file 1