Global Consumer Foodservice Survey 2011: Trends in Workplace Catering Facilities and Consumer Expenditure

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Santa Monica, California, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) January 19, 2012 -- Overall, 16% of respondents stated that they use ‘on-site canteens with hot food’ more than three times in a week, with 11% indicating similar usage for ‘hot drinks machines’ facilities. ‘On-site alcoholic drinks bars’ and ‘food vending machines’ are the least available facilities in Brazilian workplace premises.

According to the survey results, the most available foodservice facilities in workplace premises worldwide were ‘hot drinks machines’, as identified in 80% of countries surveyed, and ‘on-site canteens with hot food’, as identified in 70% of countries surveyed. Similarly, the most used facilities worldwide were ‘hot drinks machines, overall high frequency of use in 90% of countries surveyed, and ‘on-site coffee or tea shops’, overall high frequency of use in 60% of countries surveyed. In terms of consumer expenditure, ‘lunch meals’ was identified as a high-spending category in 100% of countries surveyed; followed by ‘pizzas’, 80% of countries surveyed; and ‘breakfast meals’, 70% of countries surveyed. Conversely, ‘bottled water’ was identified as a low spending category in 90% of countries surveyed and bottled water was identified as a low-spending category in 80% of countries surveyed.

It is interesting to note that over 80% of respondents in the ‘military’ workplace premise indicate the availability of all facilities in their workplace premises. Interestingly, German workplace consumers’ average usage of facilities is lower than average usage in other countries. On average, respondents from the ‘other institution staff’ workplace premise visit ‘on-site canteens with cold food only’ just over three times a week. Notably, ‘on-site alcoholic drinks bars’ and ‘on-site fast food restaurants’ had higher usage rates among male respondents, while ‘soft drinks machines’ had higher usage rates among female respondents.

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