Table 22 



ADVANTAGES OF USING PORTIONS 



Total Users of Portions, November, 19^8 



Fast, tlmesaving - quicker to serve, prepare 

 Convenience, ease of preparation - save labor, 



already prepared 

 Economical - no waste 

 Size of portions - imiform, controlled 



servings, the right size serving 

 Sanitary - cleaner, safer 



Can control food cost better 



No bones 



Customers like them 



(^iality 



No spoilage 



Attractive, eye appealing 



All others 



No advantages 



Don't know, no answer 



know profit 



(117) 



100 -O* 



35.9 

 30.3 



21.9 

 7-9 



7.3 



I*- 5 



2.8 



1.1 



.6 



.6 



1.1 

 2.8 



Table 23 



DISADVAMTAGES OF USING PORTIONS 



Total Users of Portions 



Not economical - more expensive to buy 



Break too easily 



Lack flavor - not as tasty, sometimes dry 



Cannot be frozen - deteriorate rapidly when 



thawed 

 Portions wrong size - too small 

 Not enough demand - customers do not order 



All others 



No disadvantages 



Don't know, no answer 



Total 

 (117) 



i 



100.0* 



7.9 

 2.2 

 1.1 



1.1 

 .6 



.6 



6.2 



62.9 



17.1* 



♦Denotes that percentages might add to more than the tottil because of more than one reply to a question. 



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