Article Essay

Long gone are the days when preparing meals were an all day event. In fact, The Retail Food Industry pointed out that “since 1970, significant changes have occurred in what Americans eat.” Today, many families are two income units and do not have a lot of time to spare preparing food. The article “Consumer Trends Impact Fresh-Cut Produce” delves into the current eating trends of consumers and what the fresh-cut produce market is doing in order to keep up. In the following paper I will present an analysis on the article “Consumer Trends Impact Fresh-Cut Produce.” Furthermore, the analysis will include the utility derived, market price, and elasticity of demand.
Speaking for myself, by the time I get off work and pick up my kids and get home, it is almost 6:30 in the evenings. At this point, my kids still have homework to do along with showers and studying for test all before their bed time at 9:30. So, that does not leave a lot of time to prepare and eat dinner...