Consumers look for convenience and ease.Results of the 2007 National Meat Case Study confirm that consumers continue to look to their grocery store for convenience and ease in meal preparation. "From increases in on-pack communications and full-service full-ser·vice adj. Associated with or offering complete service: full-service gasoline pumps; full-service banks. meat cases to significant shifts toward case-ready packaging, retailers must simplify the shopping experience for consumers," says Jarrod Sutton Sutton, outer borough (1991 pop. 164,300) of Greater London, SE England. It is mainly residential, but plastics, chemicals, radio components, and paper goods are produced. The areas of Sutton were mentioned in the Domesday Book. of the National Pork pork, flesh of swine prepared as food, one of the principal commodities of the meatpacking industry. Pork has long been a staple food in most of the world, although religious taboos have limited its use, especially among Jews and Muslims. Board, a co-sponsor of the study with The Beef Checkoff A system whereby an employer regularly deducts a portion of an employee's wages to pay union dues or initiation fees. The checkoff system is very attractive to a union since the collection of dues can be costly and time-consuming. and Sealed Air's Cryovac Cryovac may refer to:
This was the third study offering insights on meat-case merchandising merchandising Element of marketing concerned especially with the sale of goods and services to customers. One aspect of merchandising is advertising, which aims to capture the interest of the segment of the population most likely to buy the product. trends and strategies to better appeal to consumers since 2002. Key findings in the poll of retailers from 48 metro markets in 34 states include: * A major shift to case-ready packaging over in-store packaging--64% of packages were case-ready in 2007, versus less than 50% in the 2002 initial study. * The "natural" label appeared on 29% of packages, up 7% from 2004. Chicken had the most packages with the "natural" claim, at 67%. * Growth in value-added products is up across the board, with fresh pork at 23%, up 11 percentage points; turkey at 19%, up 5 points; and beef at 7%, up 3 points. Also, a zero-stock analysis showed more high-ticket meats had zero-stock positions than lower-priced items. Retailers should make every effort to avoid zero stocks, which create a huge potential for lost sales. More on the study can be found at the website: www.pork.org. |
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