The Market for Food in Selected Public and Private Institutions

William S Hoofnagle, Philip B. Dwoskin and James A. Bayton

No 310049, Marketing Research Reports from United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program

Abstract: Excerpts from the report: Institutions --penal, charitable, mental--comprise an outlet for food that has received little attention in market analysis. This may be attributed, in part, to the fact that the institutional outlet represents a relatively small part of the total market for agricultural products. Furthermore, information on this particular segment of the market has been costly and difficult to obtain. A pilot study designed to appraise institutions- -charitable, mental and penal--as a potential market for foods in large supply was made in 16 non-Federal institutions located in the northeastern and southeastern regions of the United States. Basic data obtained were the per capita quantities of food issued to institutional kitchens, the sources of supply, and the prices paid.

Keywords: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety; Marketing; Research Methods/Statistical Methods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 48
Date: 1955-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.310049

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