Beth H
07-25-2001, 02:03 PM
I saw this in our local paper this morning (hope it's OK to reproduce here). Obviously no one on this board was called for the survey!
"Time-pressed Americans continue to seek convenient meal solutions. They're using more home-delivery services and buying more takeout food.
When they do "cook," consumers tend to assemble prepared or partially prepared foods, rather than use raw ingredients exclusively.
So says the latest "Trends in the United States: Consumer Attitudes and the Supermarket, 2001," a survey of 1,000 consumers conducted by the Food Marketing Institute.
Nearly three-fourths said they serve home-cooked meals three or more times a week, but fewer than half prepare these meals primarily from scratch. In the under-40 age group, less than a third are scratch cooks.
To streamline cooking, 38 percent say they use prepared foods at least once a week; 40 percent used bagged salads, precut and cleaned vegetables or marinated meats; and 45 percent used boxed, frozen or canned meals, the survey showed."
"Time-pressed Americans continue to seek convenient meal solutions. They're using more home-delivery services and buying more takeout food.
When they do "cook," consumers tend to assemble prepared or partially prepared foods, rather than use raw ingredients exclusively.
So says the latest "Trends in the United States: Consumer Attitudes and the Supermarket, 2001," a survey of 1,000 consumers conducted by the Food Marketing Institute.
Nearly three-fourths said they serve home-cooked meals three or more times a week, but fewer than half prepare these meals primarily from scratch. In the under-40 age group, less than a third are scratch cooks.
To streamline cooking, 38 percent say they use prepared foods at least once a week; 40 percent used bagged salads, precut and cleaned vegetables or marinated meats; and 45 percent used boxed, frozen or canned meals, the survey showed."