Report: Convenience, variety drive retail prepared foods

[...]39% of consumers agreed they purchase prepared meals for that reason, the Technomic research found. THE CONVENIENCE FACTOR About half of consumers (49%) said they find grab-and-go retail prepared foods appealing, including 51% of consumers age 34 and under. Grab-and-go came in just slightly beh...

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Published inNation's Restaurant News Vol. 58; no. 8; p. 55
Main Author Hamstra, Mark
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Lebhar-Friedman, Inc 01.08.2024
Subjects
Breakfast foods
Consumers
Convenience stores
Food
Meals
Prepared foods
Purchasing
Restaurants
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Summary:[...]39% of consumers agreed they purchase prepared meals for that reason, the Technomic research found. THE CONVENIENCE FACTOR About half of consumers (49%) said they find grab-and-go retail prepared foods appealing, including 51% of consumers age 34 and under. Grab-and-go came in just slightly behind consumers' preferred format, made-to-order prepared foods, which was cited by 52% of consumers across all ages. The purchase of side dishes showed a similar disparity among age groups, and desserts skewed even more toward purchases by younger consumers.
ISSN:0028-0518