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Random facts & figures we have come across this week

Almost 1,400 orders per day of takeaways including Indian, Chinese, Pizza, and Japanese have been purchased through Eat-Just.co.uk

Figures from Retail Eyes, the customer evaluation company in the UK, found that 86% of respondents said that the way staff interacts with them affects their decision to visit a location.

Staff knowledge was the most important to customers, with 79.5% saying that they would expect to be able to recommend serving suggestions.

The appearance of staff also had a significant effect on diners, with 91.6% stating that staff appearance affects their overall impression of the service they receive.

Manchester orders more takeaways per household than any other city in the UK, according to a national survey by the UK's online takeaway providers.

www.just-eat.co.uk found that the city averages 2.9 takeaways a week per household. Four of the top five cities in the top 10 to order the most takeaways are Northern cities, whilst three Southern cities make the top 10.

Nationally, 33.5% of the public had one takeaway a week, whereas nearly a quarter ordered a takeaway twice a week.

Some 14.6% of people claimed to order a takeaway more than three times a week, with 0.6% of the people questioned claimed to purchase a takeaway daily.

And a fifth of people said they ordered less than one takeaway per week, which brought the average down for many of the cities.

Other cities that were ranked in the top 10 takeaway ordering list were York, averaging 2.72 takeaways a week, Liverpool, with 2.71, and London with an average of 2.69 takeaways ordered.

A single Indian takeaway can contain more saturated fat than a person should be eating in a day, said the Which? Good Food Guide. Research revealed that an average portion of an Indian takeaway contained 23.2g of saturated fat, 3.2g more than a woman should eat in a day.

In comparison, the Chinese takeaways had lower saturated fat content but contained nearly three times as much sugar. In one portion there was over 19 teaspoons.

Some pizza chains such as Pizza Hut and Domino's do voluntarily give nutritional information on their websites, but figures also suggest that four Domino's cheese and tomato pizzas tested had at least 50% more fat per 100g than the website showed.

A new poll commissioned by the Department of Health's 5 A DAY campaign, of parents across England shows that many people are still confused about what counts as a portion of your 5 A DAY. And, one in three parents admit that their children know more than they do about 5 A DAY and nutrition.

The results also show that it's younger families (under the age of 34) who struggle, with 88% of them thinking it's too expensive to buy enough fruit and veg to achieve their 5 A DAY.

One in two parents don't realise that including fruit and veg in home made cooked food such as spaghetti bolognese can count towards your 5 A DAY. 

While 95% of mums and dads know that chips don't count towards 5 A DAY, over a third of mums and dads still think that a baked potato can count as one portion of your 5 A DAY. 

While 91% of parents know that fresh fruit and veg counts, and 77.7% are aware that frozen fruit and veg counts, 4 in 10 parents don't realise that canned fruit and veg counts.