ABSTRACT 



This report identifies and examines the market for 

 fish and shellfish afforded the fishing industry by the food 

 services maintained by manufacturing establishments for their 

 employees. Important differences in the use of fish and 

 shellfish are found, depending on number of employees, location 

 of plant, species of fish, type of product, and other factors. 

 Other points covered include buying practices, inventories, 

 and availability of freezer space. 



ACKNOWIEDGEMENTS 



This report is based on a survey of manufacturing- 

 plant food services for employees conducted by the Marketing 

 Services Company, a division of Dun and Bradstreet, Inc., 

 under contract to the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The 

 Fish and Wildlife Service made special arrangements with the 

 Department of Agriculture to have the survey broadened to 

 cover fishery products. Because of certain difficulties 

 encountered by the contractor, completion of the survey was 

 delayed. In addition, the Fish and Wildlife Service had 

 agreed not to release the data until the Department of 

 Agriculture published its reports. Careful examination of 

 the data leaves no doubt that, while the survey period was 

 for 4 weeks in January and February of 1956, the results are 

 pertinent to the current situation. The report was prepared 

 for publication by DeVora R. Alexander, Commodity Industry 

 Analyst. Funds made available by the Saltonstall-Kennedy 

 Act, approved July 1, 195U (68 State. 376) were used to 

 finance the coverage for fishery products. 



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