Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Ice cream: Italians are the biggest consumers
Italians are ice cream biggest consumers, each year eat 12 kg per capita, plus 4 kg of industrial productions. In 2015 sales were up 8%.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
What (American) consumers want to eat and drink?
Very interesting report on consumers preferences and habits
Pizza:
- 75% of consumers eat pizza twice a month or more often
- Women are more likely to order vegetable toppings; men are more likely to order meat toppings
- Top 3 pizza toppings: sausage 54%, mushroom 51%, extra cheese 45%
Snacks:
- 3 in 4 consumers’ snack at least once a day
- Forget midnight snacks, mid-afternoon is prime snacking time
Beverage:
- 80% of customers at coffee shops purchased only a drink on their recent visit (no food)
- Grown-ups’s night out: when drinking away from home, consumers say they are most likely to order these adult beverages: 76% beer, 73% cocktail and mixed drink, 65% wine, 42% straight hard liqueur
Sandwich:
- 3 sandwiches consumers eat per week as average
- 46% of sandwiches eaten are purchased away from home
- 3 out of 5 sandwiches are ordered to go
- Top 3 most ordered meat: chicken breast 47%, bacon 42%, ham 36%