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Prepared Food Aisle Is the New Restaurant

Restaurants take hit as customers opt for cheaper grub

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 13, 2009 2:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – Cash-conscious consumers who’d rather not cook are increasingly ditching restaurant dinners in favor of grocery stores’ prepared meals, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. At some stores, prepared-food sales have jumped 7% to 10%, says an industry consultant. For their part, supermarkets are hawking a...   Read full story »

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