4.5 cents 6. It's the demand for convenience. Working parents, single workers and others have increased demands for convenience. All are looking to reduce the time and energy needed to shop, cook and serve meals. Chilled, stuffed, marinated or sauced meat items are gaining favor.
Similar preparations apply to soups, nuts, salads and side items.
And the same goes for food eaten away from home . Most spending growth for food in recent years is food eaten away from home. Spending for food at home is relatively flat. Increased productivity enables America's farmers to produce more food on the same amount of land . In the 1950's , a farmers worked 10-14 hours on two acres of land to produce 100 bushels of corn with a small tractor and small equipment.