Theres no doubt that smartphones have turned our lives upside down since we sent our first character-counted text messages back in the 90s.
Their ability to make our lives easier every day by keeping us connected with friends and family is unrivalled. But how are smartphones changing our everyday behaviour like eating out at a restaurant?
As a nation of food lovers - with 30% of people eating out more often than they did 10 years ago 1 - we commissioned a study into the way smartphones are changing the way we dine out.
This includes how we share the experience, which restaurant chains are using phones to their advantage, and whos getting in hot water for playing with their mobile under the table.
To find out how were balancing two of our greatest loves, weve studied the use of common food hashtags, mentions and 20 restaurant brands. We focused on social media over a two-year period, using a list of established and emerging names from the R200 2015 Directory. Heres what we found...
