As away-from-home meal spending continues to intensify, the supermarket industry gears up.
With “quick” and “convenient” the latest bywords, shoppers are increasingly choosing time over money, especially at mealtime. Whether it’s picking up a pizza on the way home from work, ordering takeout from a local eatery, or swinging by the supermarket deli, consumers are eating more meals away from home than ever before.
And if the latest government research proves correct, we ain’t seen nothing yet. According to a U.S. Dept. of Agriculture report, Food Expenditures by U.S. Households: Looking Ahead to 2020, consumer spending on away-from-home meals will increase 8.1 percent over the next two decades, good news indeed for the nation’s existing successful prepared foods leaders.
Source: Progressive Grocer 10/15/2003
This clipping confirms what i have been ‘preaching’ for a while now. The next big competitor for restaurants is not new restaurants but new formats in supermarket. The following clipping from Progressive Grocer; 10/15/2003, Vol. 82 Issue 15, p42, 3p, 2c clearly show that syupermarket are aware of the fact that meals are increasing a moving from food retail to Food service:
“Because takeout continues to be an increasingly important dining option for Americans, supermarket retailers seeking to better connect with customers should pay attention to the latest research by the National Restaurant Association (NRA).
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These days, consumers don’t want online access anywhere/anytime, they absolutely CRAVE it! From airports to living rooms to roof gardens to classrooms to city parks, people go to great lengths to get a dose of what TRENDWATCHING.COM has dubbed ONLINE OXYGEN. Seven years after the first web sites started popping up, and email made its way from science labs to office desks and living rooms, 600 million consumers worldwide are beginning to see online access as an absolute necessity, and there are no signs that the pace of integrating online access into daily life is slowing down.
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These days people want
whats real. The 90s were
all about exuberance, but
now its authenticity.
Did I miss something or are we not tuned in to kids – yet – in the European hotel business?
Hotels Very Accommodating Toward Kids
This year, as Americans plan their annual summer vacations, theyre
most likely to revert to the vacation they took as kids the family road
trip. A recent survey by CoolSavings and Rand McNally found that the
road trip is the top choice for vacationers this year (70%). And theres
never been a better time to travel as a family because, as Child
magazine recently reported, more and more hotel chains are offering
activities and amenities for kids::
Embassy Suites Offers kids fun premiums from partner Nickelodeon
Loews Features cute kid-size furniture and welcomes family pets
Four Seasons Welcomes kids with a free snack, offers free kid movies
Wyndham Lets parents pre-register favorite activities, toys and snacks
Holiday Inn Provides kids with free rubber frog bath toy and
fun-filled activity room
Westin Pampers kids with holistic skincare items and popular
bedtime stories
Sheraton Has fun activities like lei-making, horseback riding and
movies and smores around a bonfire
Hilton Features regional activities such as panning for gold and
salsa-making in the Southwest
Hyatt Free glow-in-the-dark Frisbee, scavenger and sea-shell
hunts and dive-in movies that can be viewed by the pool
The Ritz-Carlton Provides themed kiddie teas, teddy bear
tuck-ins and butler-drawn baths
Omni Free Omni Kids Bag of activities, kid-friendly food and
fun contests
Source: Buzz
