This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted among U.S. consumers in 2016. People were asked about their reasons for purchasing meal kits. In that year, about 46 percent of respondents stated that they have purchased meal kits because it saves meal planning time.
Reasons for consumers to purchase meal kits in the United States as of December 2016
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Nielsen. (March 20, 2017). Reasons for consumers to purchase meal kits in the United States as of December 2016 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/657412/share-of-meal-kit-purchase-reasons-among-americans/
Nielsen. "Reasons for consumers to purchase meal kits in the United States as of December 2016." Chart. March 20, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657412/share-of-meal-kit-purchase-reasons-among-americans/
Nielsen. (2017). Reasons for consumers to purchase meal kits in the United States as of December 2016. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/657412/share-of-meal-kit-purchase-reasons-among-americans/
Nielsen. "Reasons for Consumers to Purchase Meal Kits in The United States as of December 2016." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657412/share-of-meal-kit-purchase-reasons-among-americans/
Nielsen, Reasons for consumers to purchase meal kits in the United States as of December 2016 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/657412/share-of-meal-kit-purchase-reasons-among-americans/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Reasons for consumers to purchase meal kits in the United States as of December 2016 [Graph], Nielsen, March 20, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/657412/share-of-meal-kit-purchase-reasons-among-americans/