A new study has revealed the top choices of takeaway cuisine for each UK city – and pizza has taken the top spot here in Manchester.
It’s no secret that we’re a nation of takeaway lovers, and with the recent restrictions and multiple national lockdowns, we’ve had no choice but to turn to our favourite takeaways instead of meals out over the past year or so.
In an attempt to find the answer to that question once and for all, Altrincham-based eco packaging company W.F. Denny decided to use Google Search Trends from the last 12 months to see which takeaway cuisines each city was searching for most.
Data was pulled together for the seven most popular types of takeaways – based on overall searches – and then filtered to find the results for each city, with the total number of searches added together to determine the overall popularity of each cuisine.
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And here are the results:
Mancunians’ Top 5 Takeaway Options
Pizza
Burger
Fried Chicken
Chinese
Kebab
Pizza came out on top as the most popular takeaway overall in Manchester / Credit: Ciaooo | Rudy’s
Not only did the classic takeaway option of pizza take the top spot here in Manchester, but it’s also proven to be the most popular takeaway overall, with every single UK city searching for this food more than any other cuisine.
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With the likes of Rudy’s, Crazy Pedros, Nell’s, Ciaooo, American Pies, Franco Manca are all on offer in Manchester, it’s no surprise that we’re such huge fans of pizza, is it?
In fact, the data also showed people in Northern England are actually bigger pizza fans than those in the South.
The city’s not short of places for a good burger or kebab either, which have both claimed places on Manchester’s top five list.
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Burgers and kebabs both claimed places on Manchester’s top five takeaway list / Credit: The Spinn | BAB
On the other end of the spectrum, W.F. Denny‘s research has also revealed that, rather surprisingly to us Mancunians, fish and chips is one of the least popular dishes to be ordered from takeaways, and Indian food is the least popular choice of the seven types of takeaways analysed overall.
Do you agree? What would be your number one?
You can read the full research into the UK’s favourite takeaways here.
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Boyzone to reunite for exclusive New Year’s Eve special on the BBC
Danny Jones
2025 has very much been the year of the comeback – be it Oasis, Britpop fashion in general, or short bobs and pixie cuts – so it’s only fitting that we round off the calendar with one last reunion, as throwback boyband Boyzone are set to feature on a TV special on the BBC this New Year’s Eve.
Turns out ‘All That I Need’ to make a year memorable is a load of 1990s nostalgia.
Now, obviously, despite plenty of other music names enjoying a second renaissance over the past 12 months or so, nothing is ever going to be quite as big as the Oasis Live ’25 reunion tour.
However, if you asked us to guess which group from the era were also going to reunite this year back in January, there’s not a chance we would’ve said Boyzone.
Boyzone are telling us about coming back together for one final run in their most unforgettable concerts yet 🎤
After news first began circulating earlier this week, it has now been confirmed that musician turned presenter Ronan Keating will be getting back together with two of his former bandmates.
Joining the 48-year-old for ‘Ronan & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Party’, ex-Boyzone members Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch are part of an exciting live music lineup.
Other names include actor and singer, Shona McGarty, who recently starred on season 25 of I’m A Celeb, as well as fellow 90s pop artist Louise Redknapp and singer-songwriter Calum Scott.
The exclusive reunion comes after the success of the recently aired Boyzone: No Matter What documentary show.
Spread across three parts on Sky, the docuseries (named after their hit song from 1998) looks back on the career and journey up the charts back in their heyday, all the way up to the present. After seemingly striking a chord with fans and the lads themselves, it looks like they’re not done after all…
Yes, not only is the festive TV special going to see three of the original members performing alongside each other again, but
Here’s hoping that turns into a springboard for something even bigger, and we get a Manchester arena show sometime soon.
As for the programme itself, ‘Ronan & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Party’ will be broadcast on BBC One and made available on BBC iPlayer from Wednesday, 31 December 2025.
One in 10 Brits are fired or disciplined after their work’s Christmas party, new survey finds
Emily Sergeant
We’re in peak office Christmas party season right now.
With just a week to go until the big day itself is here, many businesses across the UK are treating their staff to night out to celebrate both the festive season and all of the hard work they have been putting in throughout the year… and as you can expect, these are usually quite eventful gatherings, shall we say.
But now, a survey by has shed light on just how ‘eventful’ they actually are, as a new survey has revealed that, apparently, one in ten Brits face some sort of disciplinary action or dismissal due to their behaviour at Christmas parties.
The study was conducted by After Drink, and included more than 2,000 participants.
During the research, it was highlighted that 89% of employees admitted to drinking alcohol at these events, Lad Bible reports – with 65% of these confessing that they drank “excessively”.
One in 10 Brits get fired or disciplined after their work’s Christmas party / Credit: Kraken Images | Mimi Thian (via Unsplash)
There are a multitude of incidents which could lead to disciplinary action in the workplace nowadays, but according to the survey, some of the common reasons following festive celebrations with colleagues included inappropriate comments (23%) and even getting into fights (21%).
16% of these incidents were because of drug use during the event, while inappropriate interactions with colleagues accounted for 14%.
Some of the legal reasons you can be fired from your place of work after a Christmas party include gross misconduct, drunken behaviour, and fighting of any kind.
Despite all these risks, however, Christmas parties still remain as popular as always, and a whopping 79% of respondents said they are planning to attend theirs this year.
Emily Sergeant -
16th June 2021 
