date:Feb 04, 2013
rom restaurants -- especially since our datashows that consumers expectations are rising for the taste,quality, freshness and appearance of retailer prepared foods.
The economic shift means consumers are purchasing retailer mealsolutions (RMS), as the research firm calls them. less often thanthey did two years ago. Thirty-eight percent of consumers saidthey purchase RMS from grocery stores each week, compared to 42%in 2010. In response, RMS menu trends are changing to bettercompete with restaur