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The end of lunch hour

By mwelch March 9, 07 11:02 AM

Source: Marketing Daily

A new study shows that our lunch "hours" are more like 25 minutes, and often just 8 minute breaks. As such, we're eating more "grab-and-go foods" from grocery stores at our desks...and restaurants are feeling the pain. More than a third of the $182 billion industry comes from lunch sales. But since 2000, the total growth for restaurant lunches has been under $1 billion. Sandwich joints are apparently in danger of going under, while desk jockeys load up on self-serve deli products (up 7.2%), fresh produce (up 12.9%), and bottled water (up 17.8%).

Related:
Stop eating at your desk, again

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