This statistic shows the result of a survey conducted in 2017 on the future expectations of Sweden's Generation Z to their relationship to food in the year 2040. 97 percent of respondents stated to come along and decide what to eat for dinner when buying food. Generally helping with food shopping was the idea of 91 percent. A share of 74 percent of respondents born around the year 2000, stated that they'll watch as much or even more cooking shows, while 56 percent expected to eat more fruit and vegetables in the future. A share of 53 percent thought that they'll eat less meat in 2040.
How will your future relation to food look like in the year 2040?
Expected behavior in 2040
Share of respondents
Will come along and decide what to eat for dinner
97%
Will help buying food
91%
Will watch as much or more cooking shows
74%
Will eat more fruit and vegetables
56%
Will eat less meat
53%
Will eat more of other seafood (eg. alga and jellyfish)
47%
Will eat more insects
43%
Will grow more vegetables at home
42%
Will eat more meat produced in the laboratory
41%
Will eat more ready-meals
39%
Will eat or order more food at restaurants
38%
Will eat less candy and snacks
34%
Will eat less fish and shellfish
25%
Will cook more food by myself
21%
Will eat more vegetarian food rather than meat, bird or fish
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ICA AB. (May 19, 2017). How will your future relation to food look like in the year 2040? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/782224/generation-z-s-expected-future-relationship-to-food-in-sweden/
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ICA AB, How will your future relation to food look like in the year 2040? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/782224/generation-z-s-expected-future-relationship-to-food-in-sweden/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
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