Updated Quarterly | July 14, 2026
+3.82%
$14.73
The cost of lunch in the workplace impacts millions of American workers every day. It fluctuates, especially over the last few years. The FPI is a simple, realistic barometer for understanding where the economy actually stands.
Every day, Fooda's restaurant partners sell lunch to hundreds of thousands of people at work across the country. Prices are set by the restaurants themselves, making the FPI a direct reflection of real market conditions.
The Northeast Region is comprised of the metropolitan areas of: Boston, Hartford, New York, Philadelphia, Stamford, and Washington DC.
The Midwest Region is comprised of the metropolitan areas of: Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Omaha, and St. Louis.
The South Region is comprised of the metropolitan areas of: Atlanta, Austin, Charlotte, Dallas, Gulfport, Houston, Memphis, Miami, Nashville, Oklahoma City, Orlando, San Antonio, and Tampa.
The West Region is comprised of the metropolitan areas of: Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orange County, Phoenix, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, and San Diego.
The Fooda Price Index (FPI) tracks the real price of lunch in the workplace, based on millions of transactions across Fooda's national network. It reflects the total price paid per order, inclusive of all payment types, discounts, promotions, and employee subsidies.
The index is calculated monthly by dividing total gross food sales by total meals sold, normalized to business days, since Fooda operates exclusively on business days. This produces a weighted average meal price for each month that accounts for the natural mix of cuisines, concepts, price points, and locations across the network without adjustment or weighting.
Year-over-year price change is calculated two ways. The headline figure compares the current month's weighted average price to the same calendar month in the prior year. Annual trend figures compare the average of weighted monthly averages within each period to the same period in the prior year.
The index includes only Popup restaurant transactions, and represents both employer subsidized and unsubsidized meal purchases. Regional data is based on Fooda’s top markets within the national network, and categorized appropriately. Orders made outside of these markets are not included in the Fooda Price Index.
