Food away from home

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ECS-000754",
  "term": "Food away from home",
  "field": "Economic statistics",
  "definition": "All meals (breakfast and brunch, lunch, dinner and snacks, and nonalcoholic beverages), including tips where applicable, at fast-food restaurants, for takeout, for delivery, and at concession stands, buffets and cafeterias, and full-service restaurants, as well as at vending machines and mobile vendors.\n\nNote: Also included are board (including at school); meals as pay; special catered affairs, such as weddings, bar mitzvahs, and confirmations; school lunches; and meals away from home on trips.",
  "references": [
    "BLS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/food-away-from-home/"
}