SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 



{Chicago; 



Use of Frozen Processed Sea Food (Tables 1^ ^) 



Four fifths of all tne establishments in Chicago said 

 they bought sea food in the previous twelve months. 

 Among buyers of sea food, a heavy majority said they 

 made purchases of sea food in the frozen processed 



form. 



Forty-six per cent of all the establishments said 

 they had bought frozen processed fish in November, 

 1958; 35 per cent said they had bought frozen pro- 

 cessed shellfish ; while 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, Chicago ranked fourth, 

 in terms of the percentage of all establishments buying 

 frozen processed sea food- 



B. Frozen Processed Fish - Purchases, Attitudes, 



and Practices 



1. Purchases: Species and Amount of Pre- 



preparation (Tables 3^ ^) 



Almost two thirds of the users of frozen 

 processed fish bought ocean perch fillets 

 during November, 195^- This was the most 

 popular of the frozen processed fish items 



in Chicago . Ocean perch fillet was also th'^ 

 leading item, in terms of total pounds pur- 

 chased. 



Halibut steaks were also bought in large quan- 

 tities Dv many establishments in Chicago. 



Ocean perch fillets were bought widely and in 

 substantial quantities in the Southern and 

 Middle Western cities included in the survey, 

 while halibut steaks were popular purchases 

 in Denver, Los Angeles, Omaha, and Springfield. 



A greater variety of species was bought by 

 Chicago establishments than by those of some 

 other cities. Haddock fillets, and salmon 

 steaks were bought in some quantity, and 

 various other items were purchased by Chicago 

 establishments. Twenty-two species were in- 

 cluded in Chicago purchases. 



Attitudes Toward Frepreparatiop and Quality 



and Condition of Fish (TaPles 5. 6J 



A great ma^iority of Chicago purchasers were 

 satisfied -with the present prepreparation of 

 fish, and with the quality and condition of 

 the fish. 



This was generally true for the ten cities 

 included in the survey. 



