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McDonald’s is Britain’s most-logged takeaway chain
Key findings
McDonald’s was logged by 19.9% of UK ParrotPal members between February and August 2026, almost twice the next chain. Costa Coffee (10.3%), Starbucks (10.2%), Greggs (10.1%) and Nando’s (8.9%) follow.
One in five UK members logged McDonald’s at least once in seven months (19.9%). In all, 45.2% logged something from a takeaway, restaurant or coffee chain.
19.9%of members logged McDonald's
Most-logged chains
Share of membersAt McDonald’s, members most often logged a burger (57.1% of McDonald’s loggers), then fries (32.4%).
At Greggs it was the sausage roll (34.4% of Greggs loggers). Chains are matched on the database brand or the name in a voice or text log, such as “Greggs sausage roll”.
This counts members who logged a chain at least once. It isn’t market share, and food diaries tend to miss some takeaway meals.
What this means
Burgers, coffee and sausage rolls: the chains that show up most in UK food diaries are the everyday, grab-and-go ones.
The figures
| Chain | Share of members who logged it |
|---|---|
| McDonald's | 19.9% |
| Costa Coffee | 10.3% |
| Starbucks | 10.2% |
| Greggs | 10.1% |
| Nando's | 8.9% |
| Pret A Manger | 7.3% |
| KFC | 6.5% |
| Itsu | 5.2% |
| Subway | 4.4% |
| Domino's | 4.0% |
Method in brief. UK ParrotPal members’ anonymised food diaries, 1 February to 31 August 2026 (members whose app is set to UK time; internal accounts and deleted entries left out). A share is the share of members in the group who logged the item at least once, so it counts people, not entries. A chain is matched on the brand of a database item or on the chain’s name in what members wrote or said.
Aggregates only: every group shown has 50 or more members and no share rests on fewer than 10. Patterns in what members logged, not causes. who’s counted · the 50/10 rule · logged isn’t eaten · how foods are named and counted.
Full report: What Britain logs.
Questions people ask
What is the most-logged takeaway in the UK?
McDonald’s, logged by 19.9% of UK ParrotPal members.
Which coffee chain is logged most?
Costa Coffee (10.3%), just ahead of Starbucks (10.2%).
What do members log at Greggs?
Most often a sausage roll: 34.4% of members who logged Greggs.
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Source: ParrotPal food diary data, parrotpal.com/data/most-logged-takeaway/
Citation
ParrotPal (2026). McDonald’s is Britain’s most-logged takeaway chain. ParrotPal Data. https://parrotpal.com/data/most-logged-takeaway/. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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