SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 



(Cleveland) 



A. Use of Frozen Processed Sea Food (Tables 1, 2) 



Three fifths of all the establishments in Cleveland said 

 they bought sea food in the previous twelve months. 

 Among buyers of sea food, a sizable majority said they 

 made purchases of sea food in the frozen processed form. 



Twenty per cent of all the establishments said they had 

 bought frozen processed fish in November, 1958; 22 per 

 cent said they had bought frozen processed shellfish ; 

 and 13 per cent said they had bought portions . 



Among institutions (such as schools and hospitals), the 

 incidence of use of frozen processed sea food was 

 greater than among public eating places. 



Of the ten cities in the survey, Cleveland ranked ninth, 

 in terms of the percentage of all establishments buying 

 frozen processed sea food. 



preparation (Tables 3) '*) 



More than a quarter of the users of frozen 

 processed fish bought haddock fillets dur- 

 ing November, 1958- This was the most pop- 

 ular of the frozen processed fish items in 

 Cleveland. 



In terms of pounds bought, swordfish steak 

 was the leading item. 



Ocean perch fillets were also bought by a 

 number of establishments in Cleveland. 



Haddock fillets were bought by many estab- 

 lishments in Atlanta, Omaha and Springfield; 

 while ocean perch fillets were popular pur- 

 chases in the Southern and Middle Western 

 cities included in the survey. 



Attitudes Toward Prepreparation and Quality 

 and Condition of Fish (Tables 5, 6) 



A great majority of Cleveland purchasers were 

 satisfied with the present prepreparation of 

 fish; this was generally true for the ten 

 cities included in the survey. 



Most purchasers were also satisfied with the 

 quality and condition of the fish, only 12 per 

 cent expressing dissatisfaction. The percent- 

 age expressing dissatisfaction was even lower 

 in other cities of the survey. 



3. Packaging of Fish (Tables 7, 8) 



Data on packaging of fish in Cleveland are 

 limited. Haddock fillets, the most popular 

 purchases, were most often bought in 5 pound 

 packages. 



