Workers Report Skipping Lunch Due to High Prices

Key Takeaways

More employees are reporting that they are skipping lunch at least once a week, and it’s making workers extra “hangry.”

The report found that eating lunch is getting more expensive, costing employees an average of $108.68 a week, up from $88 per week last year.

Gen Z is 35% the most likely to skip lunch than older generations, according to the report.

The rising cost of lunch at work is causing more employees to skip the meal altogether.

According to food tech platform ezCater’s recent annual Lunch Report , just over half of respondents (51%) reported skipping lunch at least once a week, up slightly from the 49% of workers who reported missing lunch at least once a week last year. One-third of employees reported skipping lunch twice a week or more.

The report, which