The Fast-Food Spending Habits of Business Travelers
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It isn't that McDonald's has the best food around, but business travelers frequent the restaurant and put it on their expense reports because they know what they are getting, and if there is Wi-Fi, then it is all the better.
U.S. business travelers love their Starbucks and fast-food restaurants -- or at least their consistency and ubiquitous Wi-Fi.
Although 81% of restaurant expenses came from miscellaneous eateries, including non-fast food restaurants, the fast food restaurants commanded the largest share of expenses on an individual basis.
That is one of the takeaways from travel and expense software vendor Certify in its recap second quarter travel and expense trends among its clients.
Starbucks was the most-expensed restaurant in the second quarter of 2014, with travelers spending an average of $9.99, accounting for 4.76 percent of total spending put on their expense reports.
McDonald's and Subway continued to hold the second and third spots among restaurants, accounting for 2.68% and 1.67% percent of total spending, with average spend of $8.17 and $16.99, respectively.
Most Expensed Restaurants
Vendor
% of Total Expenses
Avg. Cost
Starbucks
4.76%
$9.99
McDonald's
2.68%
$8.17
Subway
1.67%
$16.99
Panera Bread
1.61%
$39.83
HMS Host
1.16%
$16.18
Dunkin Donuts
1.16%
$11.02
Chick-fil-A
0.79%
$22.46
Wendy’s
0.71%
$9.08
Burger King
0.65%
$8.91
Applebee's
0.57%
$34.28
Chili's
0.57%
$33.86
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