Although statistics vary from nation to nation, the influence of children on the foodservice market is equally important.
Kids are kids all over the world.
As they grow up in a world of merging cultures, they develop similar tastes. Across the board, the kids' responses showed overwhelmingly similar trends, regardless of nation. In 1992, 4.2 million kids were born in the U.S., the most since 1961. At around 24 months, children make their first in-store requests to parents who eagerly fulfill them. By age four or five, children are learning to make their own purchases.