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Profiles Of The U.S. Food Shopper
By Mona Doyle and Ellen Neuborne



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction: Food Shoppers Are Exercising Their Power

How Much Power Do Consumers Perceive They Have?

    Exhibit 1.1: Consumer Perceptions Of How Much Power They Have When Purchasing Selected Products

Choice = Power

Executive Summary

PART ONE: In Shoppers' Own Words

Chapter 1: Americans Are Rethinking Dinner Time

Justifying Eating Out

    Exhibit 1.2: Reasons Why Consumers Eat Out

Choosing Specific Chains / Avoiding Specific Chains

    Exhibit 1.3: Why Consumers Choose One Restaurant Over Another

Assessing The Restaurant Chains

    Exhibit 1.4: Why Consumers Avoid Specific Restaurant Chains

Making The Choice

Applebee's Gets The Pitch Right

Dining Al Fresco

Chapter 2: Taking To Takeout

    Exhibit 1.5: Reasons Why Consumers Purchase Takeout Food To Eat At Home

Localization Of Takeout Counters Chain Restaurant Uniformity

Desserts To Go

Eating Takeout At Home

The Ultimate Carry-in Dinner Party

Chapter 3: Customer Service — It's All About Time

Abandoning The Shopping Cart — And Why

The Shopper Mantra: Don't Waste My Time

    Exhibit 1.6: Wasting Shoppers' Time Has Become The Biggest Consumer Irritant

Shoppers Seek "Positive Human Contact"

Congestion Pricing

Speeding Up The Shopping Process

    Exhibit 1.7: Supermarket Shoppers' Retail Improvement Wishes

Chapter 4: Changing Perspectives On Work, Time & Convenience

Ready-To-Serve Saves Shoppers Food Prep Time

Paying the Premium For Pre-cuts

Work Worth Avoiding

"It's Great, But Is It Easy?"

Bagged Salad Shifts Work/Health Paradigm

Handles For Easier Handling

Less Work For Wine Drinkers

Chapter 5: The Impact Of An Aging Population On Food Shopping

    Exhibit 1.8: Product And Service Categories Perceived As Senior Friendly By Those 60-74 And 75+
    Exhibit 1.9: Stores & Formats Perceived As Senior Friendly By Those 60-74 And 75+

Chapter 6: Adapting To Diversity

Multilingual Gripes

Eating Ethnic

Value-added, Time-saving Vegetables Support Ethnic Foods Trend

Chapter 7: National Brands, Store Brands And Private Labels

The National Food Brand Weakness Scenario

National Consumer Brands Stand Up

Branded Flowers? You Bet.

    Exhibit 1.10: How Good A Job Retailers Do Selling Flowers & Plants

Chapter 8: Are Food Shoppers Breaking Free Of Brand Ties?

Brand Versus Other Influencers

    Exhibit 1.11: Influence Of Price, Brand, Packaging, Freshness, And Item On Purchase Behavior In 25 Supermarket Categories
    Exhibit 1.12: Quality Perceptions For Packaging And Labeling Of Store Vs. National Branded Products

Discerning Value For Store Vs. National Brands

Impact Of Customer Irritants On The Decision Where To Shop

Wal-Mart's Equate Brand

    Exhibit 1.13: Customer Irritants At Food & Other Retail Outlets

Out-of-stock Stories

Trade-offs Consumers Make In Deciding Which Stores To Shop

Bombarded By Choices

Variety Overload

Supermarket Shoppers Focus On Price

    Exhibit 1.14: Price Comparison Between H-E-B And Wal-Mart In San Antonio, TX, 16 Selected Items

Could Item Pricing Return?

Price Labeling Is An Issue For Food Shoppers

Chapter 9: The Consumer Quest For Integrity And The Green Movement

    Exhibit 1.15: Ten Environmental Concerns Shoppers Talk About

Chapter 10: Packaging

Resealable Bags

Coordinating New Product / Packaging Innovation With Marketing

Hoping For Clearer Labels

Info Beyond The Label

Cooking Instructions

Medication: Packaging, Labeling & "Selling" Consumer Compliance

Chapter 11: Consumer Perceptions Of Food Advertising & Marketing

A Question Of Trust

    Exhibit 1.16: "How Much Do You Trust Each Of The Following To Tell You The Truth, Honor Their Ads, Live Up To Their Claims And Promises, Charge Fair Prices, Behave Ethically, Etc.?"

Advertising Claims

Focusing On Freshness

How Much Are Consumers Really Put off By Advertising?

Out-of-the-box Advertising

Drug Advertising Setbacks

    Exhibit 1.17: Consumer Perceptions Of Drug Industry Advertising

Chapter 12: Supermarkets

Sensing Quality Shortfalls

    Exhibit 1.18: Shopper Ratings For Supermarket Departments They Use

Whole Foods As The "Dining Out Alternative"

    Exhibit 1.19: Reasons For Spending More At Whole Foods

Skipping The Supermarket

In-store Sampling

PART TWO: Food Shopping By The Numbers

Chapter 13: What Are We Eating?

    Exhibit 2.1: Health / Nutritional Characteristics Sought By Food Shoppers

Organics Bloom

Healthy Habits On The Rise

We're Tempted By Treats

Diets Bore Teens

    Exhibit 2.2: U.S. Consumers Who Regularly Check For Nutrition Information On Packaged Food Labels
    Exhibit 2.3: What Consumers Want To Know About Food They Buy To Eat At Home

Savvy Shopping Is Harder Than It Looks

Convenience Is King

Look Who's Snacking

    Exhibit 2.4: Reasons For Eating On The Go
    Exhibit 2.5: The Top Place For Eating On The Go

What Are The Kids Eating?

    Exhibit 2.6: Favorite Teen Snacks

Chapter 14: Household Trends

Stocking The Average Household

Who Spends The Most

Who Spends Less?

What's For Dinner?

Kosher Foods Are On The Rise

    Exhibit 2.7: Why Consumers Buy Kosher Products
    Exhibit 2.8: Sales Of Kosher Products Through Food / Drugstore / Mass Merchandiser & Natural Supermarket Channels, By Segment

Fire Up The Barbie

Chapter 15: What Are We Drinking?

Water

    Exhibit 2.9: Factors Influencing U.S. Bottled Water Purchases
    Exhibit 2.10: U.S. Bottled Water Sales By Category

Coffee

    Exhibit 2.11: U.S. Retail Sales Of Coffee, By Retailer Type
    Exhibit 2.12: U.S. Foodservice Sales Of Coffee, By Venue

Alcohol

    Exhibit 2.13: U.S. Alcoholic Beverage Market, By Dollar Volume
    Exhibit 2.14: Top 10 U.S. Wine Brands

Soft Drinks

    Exhibit 2.15: U.S. Soft Drink Market, Volume, By Segment

Chapter 16: Everyday Eating

    Exhibit 2.16: Per-Household Restaurant Expenditures During An Average Week
    Exhibit 2.17: Menu Items Identified By Restaurant Operators As Gaining Popularity
    Exhibit 2.18: Average Number of Visits To Restaurants In Past 30 Days, By City (Fast Food and Fast Casual)

Whose Tab Is The Biggest?

When Eating Out Eases

Chapter 17: Food — How We Buy It

The Typical Grocer's Take

    Exhibit 2.19: What's In The Way Of Shopping For Healthier Food?
    Exhibit 2.20: What Would Help Shoppers Better Shop For Healthier Food?

Food Budgets Vary By Region

    Exhibit 2.21: Media That Most Influence Consumers' Grocery Buying Decisions
    Exhibit 2.22: How Often Consumers Use Coupons

Why We Buy: Food

What We Think Of Stores

    Exhibit 2.23: Proportion Of Adults Who Most Often Buy Selected Private-Label Categories

Bucking Brands

   
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