Let’s Do Lunch

The demise of the midday eating occasion has been greatly exaggerated. In fact, lunch may well represent one of the largest opportunities for packaged foods and foodservice in the next few years.

On average, consumers eat lunch 5.9 times per week, according to FMI’s 2018 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends report. Eighty-five percent of young adults (aged 18–35) and 92% of teens ate lunch on weekdays last year, per Ypulse’s 2018 Cooking/Food Trends Survey.

Lunch has edged out dinner as …