Gulf Coalition finds consumers eating more seafood in restaurants with cost a barrier at retail
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SCOM] November 20, 2014
A survey from the Gulf Seafood Marketing Coalition found cost still presents a barrier to higher retail seafood consumption as consumers actually increased eating seafood away from home.
The Coalition survey with Big Communications and New South Research measured consumer and industry perception of Gulf seafood four years after the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe. Among its findings consumers remain interested in preparing and eating Gulf seafood at home and remain keen on the sustainability, origin and health of the seafood they buy.
Cost still represents a major barrier for consumers who would more buy retail seafood the survey found. At the same time, eating seafood at fine dining establishments was up sharply but not isolated to any specific income bracket...
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