2011
DOI: 10.1017/s107407080000420x
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Will Changing Demographics Affect U.S. Cheese Demand?

Abstract: U.S. cheese consumption has grown considerably over the last three decades. Using a censored demand model and Nielsen Homescan retail data, this study identifies price and non-price factors affecting the demand for differentiated cheese products. Own-price and expenditure elasticities for all of the cheese products are statistically significant and elastic. Results also reveal that a strong substitution relationship exists among all cheese products. Although demographic influences are generally smaller than th… Show more

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“…Compared with the earlier studies where beef was the first highest ranked food source of protein; in this study, poultry was the first highest ranked food source of protein among all adults and those 19–50 y. Changes in ranking of beef, poultry, and cheese are consistent with temporal trends in intake [3,50]. These foods were also good to excellent sources of B vitamins, vitamin D, calcium, potassium, iron, or zinc; and, when consumed in their lowest fat form, they are consistent with foods recommended by MyPlate [49].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 62%
“…Compared with the earlier studies where beef was the first highest ranked food source of protein; in this study, poultry was the first highest ranked food source of protein among all adults and those 19–50 y. Changes in ranking of beef, poultry, and cheese are consistent with temporal trends in intake [3,50]. These foods were also good to excellent sources of B vitamins, vitamin D, calcium, potassium, iron, or zinc; and, when consumed in their lowest fat form, they are consistent with foods recommended by MyPlate [49].…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 62%
“…Since then, forces driving trends in children’s food/beverage consumption have included an increased number of meals consumed outside the home [43]; trade liberalization which has increased the number of foods available [44]; changing beverage [45,46], food [47], and snacking preferences [48]; availability of competitive foods in schools [49]; and food product reformulations in response to consumers’ health concerns [50]. More recent data [30] only provided information on total energy, solid fat, and added sugar intake among children.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(), Mittal (), Zheng and Henneberry (), Davis et al . (), Kumar et al . () and Attanasio and Lechene ().…”
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