These countries purchase c-store meals most often: Survey

A recent survey from Technomic Inc. found that 65% of global consumers purchased ready-to-eat or -heat meals from retail stores at least once per month. The study surveyed respondents from 25 countries, where 53% of consumers reported visiting c-stores for foodservice. 

More frequent retailer visitors (22% of respondents) bought prepared meals at least once per week, with countries in Southeast Asia, where 40% of hungry consumers in Indonesia, 42% in the Philippines and 47% in Thailand mentioned purchasing retail foodservice at least once a week.

For the 53% of loyal c-store eaters globally, countries in the Middle East and Asia stood out among the rest, with 74% of respondents in the Middle East and 77% in Asia reporting visiting c-stores for foodservice. 

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In Asia, the only countries where less than 74% of consumers mentioned visiting c-stores were India (62%) and Singapore (63%). Japan stood fourth amongst all global markets, at 80%, tied with Mexico. Consumers in Indonesia (81%), the Philippines (87%) and Thailand (96%) showed the most loyalty to their corner stores, turning frequently to c-stores for foodservice. 

Another foodservice cornerstone for c-stores is delivery. Does your c-store offer it?