Kitchen Trends

KitchenTrends 67% Over 67% of American's eating and drinking activities occur at home. Who spends more time in the kitchen? 65% of American women do food preparation or cleanup while Worldwide, only 39% of men do the same 82% of women prepare meals on an average day, while only 44% of men do. tasks. The average American family spends 175 hours a month in the kitchen. How much time women spend time in the kitchen? Non-working women spend over 70 minutes per day preparing food. Women who work part-time spend 53-56 minutes per day preparing food. Single working women spend about 15 minutes less per day preparing food. Single nonworking women spend approximately 30 minutes less per day cooking. Are people cooking more now or less? The proportion of women cooking declined from 92% in 1965–1966 to 68% in 2007–2008. The time spent by women in cooking dropped from 112.8 min/day in 1965–1966 to 65.6 min/day in 2007–2008 Men who cooked had increased from 29% in 1965–1966 to 42% in 2007-2008. The time spent by men in cooking increased from 37.4 min/day in 1965–1966 to 45 min/day in 2007-2008. On average: 400ml 300 SALT 200 100 70% of kitchen work and time are spent in food preparation. 20% of kitchen work and time are spent in cleaning up dishes, pots, pans, and other utensils. 10% of kitchen work and time are spent in actual cooking. Kitchen Improvement: 75% of homeowners intend to remodel their kitchens in the next two years. 62% of homeowners take on remodelling their kitchen to get rid of outdated spaces. 37% want better kitchen functionality 35% want more storage More than 50% of homeowners want to invest on cabinetry in their kitchen. 90% of all kitchen cabinets sold were made from wood. Most Sellable Wood Kitchen Cabinets in 2006 49% were made from maple 4.3% were made from hickory 22% were made from oak 2.4% were made from alder 18% were made from cherry 1.8% were made from birch Reference: http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/download/8111041ec003.pdf?expires=1372128633&id%= id&accname=guest&checksum=31804D4B536049E1F8F3F18974B464E6 http://choicemktgbranding.com/the-economy-of-gastronomy/ http://www.bls.gov/news.release/atus.nr0.htm http://www.ers.usda.gov/media/198968/err40_reportsummary_1_.pdf http://ths.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/kitchbath/2011101515021357.html http://www.nutritionj.com/content/pdf/1475-2891-12-45.pdf http://woodburykitchens.com/kitchen-cabinet-sales-statistics/ http://gcabinets.com/press-release/kitchen-trend-homeowners-prefer-style-function-storage http://www.rtacabinetstore.com/kitchen-cabinets-online