The Evolution of the American "Quality Meal"
National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association survey captures reality of what "Quality Meal" means today
HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) surveyed* Americans to better understand their modern definition of quality meals. From delicious dinners spent around the table to serving well-balanced and budget-friendly meals, the way Americans idealize a quality meal is not always in line with how we eat day to day.
The dinner table dynamic revealed by the survey indicated that 91 percent of respondents report they regularly eat dinner at home with more than half of this group still sitting down for meals around the dining table. And, while this may seem like a nod to the nostalgia of decades past with the family gathering together at the end of the day, 60 percent are only spending 10 minutes or less enjoying their food at the table.
Maximize quality in minimal time with frozen food.
Flavor is the key to quality, says 75 percent of respondents, but it's not always feasible for home cooks when preparing convenient meals that are guaranteed to please taste buds. The frozen food aisle of the supermarket is the destination for real ingredients, chef-inspired recipes, fresh flavors and wholesome meal ideas to bring quality meals to life. While their kitchens may be bigger, see how some of the leading brands behind America's favorite frozen foods deliver quality meals to tables nationwide.
- Inside Stouffer's® famous red box is a hand-layered lasagna. Inside the Nestlé kitchens, their lasagna noodles are made from scratch using quality semolina, then carefully cooked and finally layered by hand with cheese and sauce into the pan. In fact, all of Nestlé's frozen products are made the way consumers would prepare meals at home, just on a larger scale.
- Tyson Foods works with their culinary experts and executive chefs to develop restaurant-quality food within the freezer aisle. It's Tyson Foods way of offering consumers the solutions they need to create a quality restaurant experience in their own kitchens.
- Pinnacle's sustainable farming process allows brands like Van de Kamp's and Mrs. Paul's to bring 100 percent whole fish filets straight from the sea to the table.
- Green Giant's recent survey* revealed four-out-of-five parents agree no dinner is complete without a vegetable. Steamers come in 25 steam-in-the-bag varieties to get a vegetable on the table in a matter of minutes.
These companies and more will be represented at the 2014 National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Convention, October 11-14 in Orlando, FL. Following the conference, NFRA's Easy Home Meals blog will showcase some of the foods and flavors on the horizon for the year ahead.
October's Go-To Resources for Easy Home Meals
- Tune into the #Foodiechats Twitter Party on Monday, October 20 at 8 PM ET/7 PM CT to discuss quality meals, frozen and refrigerated products and get recipe tips and meal ideas from a community of foodies.
- Follow @EasyHomeMeals on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.
- Try your hand at the winning recipe from Mr. Food Test Kitchen's Family Favorites Dinner Cook-Off recipe contest, to be announced on Wednesday, October 15.
*The survey was conducted online with a random sample of 1007 men and women, 18+ -- all members of the Impulse Research proprietary online panel. The Impulse Research proprietary online panel has been carefully selected to closely match US population demographics and the respondents are representative of American men and women 18+. Research was conducted in August 2014. The overall sampling error rate for this survey is +/-3% at the 95% rate of confidence
* The 2014 Fresh Takes with Green Giant Frozen Survey presents the findings of an online survey conducted by ORC International from August 5-8, 2014 among a sample of 986 American parents of children under the age of 18, comprising 487 men and 499 women.
About National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA)
NFRA is a non-profit trade association representing all segments of the frozen and refrigerated foods industry. Headquartered in Harrisburg, PA, NFRA is the sponsor of March National Frozen Food Month, June Dairy Month, June/July Ice Cream & Novelties promotion and October Cool Food for Kids educational outreach program. NFRA provides consumer information such as food safety guidelines, meal preparation tips, recipes and sweepstakes opportunities at http://www.EasyHomeMeals.com. Further information available at http://www.NFRAweb.org.
CONTACT: Sarah Davis
(312) 240-3176
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SOURCE National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA)
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