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Complete Kitchen Audit
NPD

The NPD Complete Kitchen Audit provides a low-cost method to effectively take inventory of the foods, beverages, appliances, cookware, utensils and other cooking materials found in a representative sample of American households. NPD conducted the first detailed audit of the American kitchen in 1993; this year's audit allows NPD to profile the American kitchen and identify changes over the past decade.

Utilizing this information enables food and home appliance manufacturers to:

• Identify heavy recipe using households and their sources for recipes
• Identify the market size and makeup of households holding key recipe components
• Understand and incorporate current food, cooking and appliance trends in recipes
• Determine the best media vehicles to include your recipes

Specialty Foods State of the Industry Report - FEE-BASED
Mintel

Specialty foods, products that have limited distribution and a reputation for high quality, have been steadily gaining in popularity as the American consumer has developed a more sophisticated and discerning palate. In fact, NASFT estimates that there are some 120,000 specialty foods SKUs in the marketplace today. This report details the category.