About one sixth of thfi users of portions said 

 thev thought the quality of portions was het- 

 ter thi:, that of other frozen processed fish. 

 Almost foi^r fifths rated the quality as ahout 

 the same. 



Major advantages -itea for portioiis includes: 



i of 

 Users 

 Clti'ig 



Cor.ver.ier.ce, easi^ cf preparation 55 



Fast, time;3 9xing 37 



Size of portions, uniforn portions 36 

 Csn >?ontrol food costs be'.ter - 



know profit I8 



About 5j fourth o; the uc^rs specified some dis- 

 advantage to using portions. A variety of dis- 

 advantages were nisntioned. 



Users of portions generally thought tneir cus- 

 tomer; liKed portions as well as other types 

 of frozen processed fish with fewer than 7 per 

 cent saying :^'-at their customers lilted portions 

 less than other ti'pes of frozen processed .ses 

 food. 



3. Packaging of Portions (Tables .??. 96) 



Houston purchasers tended to buy portions in 

 pacliages of about the sajne size as those pre- 

 ferred by purchasers in other cities. The 

 a ve rage weight of a package of portions for 

 the city was 5" 9 pounds. 



However, they tended to buy individual por- 

 tions of larger :: ze. The average weight of 

 an individual portion was 7~8 ounces. 



Almost all establishments, in Houston and 

 th'; other nine cities, said they were sal- 

 isfi"d with the size of portions in the 

 paoksges. 



Merii'Ods of Prepa:-i:;e and Scr/ina Poi-tlons 



(Tahles g| 



-^) 



Frying was the most widely used method uT 

 preparing and serving portions i:; Houston 

 with 91 per cent of the estahl; shments serv- 

 ing them this way. The average establish- 



ment serve 

 fried. 



0? per cent of Its portions 



Frying was the .'eading method in nine of the 

 ten cities of the study. The exception was 

 Springfield, Massachusetts, where baking was 

 the most popi;lar method of preparation. 



Five .'. ix*h- . 

 using portion 



the Houston establishments 

 cooked them while frozen. 



Cost of Ur- ing Portions (Table 29) 



OTily a tenth of the establishments using 

 portions said they were more expensive than 

 ot.her forms of frozen processed fish, A. 

 large majority of users considered them less 

 expensive, or rated them about the same, 



6. Miscellaneous Findings About Portions 

 (Tables 30 y 31 T 



Three guarteis of the Houston establishments 

 said they specified the kind of fish when or- 

 dering portions. 



Only 3 per cent of the users suggested a/iy 



