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U.S. consumers' shopping behavior for meal needs 2013

When shopping your local supermarket, what do you generally do for your meal needs?

The data shows the results of a survey which investigated the opportunities and challenges of in-store deli/prepared food offerings. More than 2,500 U.S. shoppers were polled regarding the type of food/ingredients they generally buy for their meal needs from their local supermarkets. Some 62% of survey respondents indicated to purchase both ingredients and deli/prepared food items in order to satisfy their meal cravings.

Combination of both ingredients and deli/prepared food items 62
I generally purchase ingredients for at-home meal preparation 35
I purchase meal/components from the deli/prepared food area 3