date:Jun 30, 2015
ight in mainstream offerings.
Innovation in simple meals, while not brand new, continued to drive launch activity, as the focus on home cooking and home meal preparation that intensified after the Great Recession of 2008 shows no sign of abating.
In fact, the latest statistics on home cooking are bullish for packaged food makers and bearish for restaurants. According to the Chicago-based NPD Group, the number of meals Americans bought at restaurants recently dipped to its lowest level since 1