Miami-based Burger King commissioned a survey of over 500 workers across Europe, and more U.K. residents than ever report skipping lunch altogether or hurriedly eating a snack at their desks while handling e-mails and phone calls. Some 55% of U.K. workers never take a lunch break, even though 60% of those realize they are affecting the performance of their job by skipping the mid-day meal.
Of those who break for lunch regularly, 40% take half an hour or less, with only half escaping the office environment in that time.