USA: Economic Research Service, U.S Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 30 Document Number: D10576
Notes:
37 pages., ERS staff report - No. AGEX831007. Also available online from Hathi Trust Digital Library., via library catalog., Food manufacturers spent $7 billion in advertising in 1997. Most of
this advertising focused on highly processed and highly packaged
foodswhich also tend to be the foods consumed in large quantities
in the United States relative to Federal dietary recommendations
such as the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Advertising expenditures on meat, fruits, and vegetables are negligible. In contrast, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture spent $333.3 million on nutrition
education, evaluation, and demonstrations. This is approximately
what the food industry spent on advertising just for coffee, tea, and
cocoa, or for snacks and nuts; slightly more than half (60 percent)
the amount spent on advertising for carbonated soft drinks, and less
than half the amount spent promoting beer, or candy and gum, or
breakfast cereals.
Snowdon, Gail (author / Decision Data Specialist, Communication Services, Office of Agricultural Communications and Education, University of Illinois) and Decision Data Specialist, Communication Services, Office of Agricultural Communications and Education, University of Illinois
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1991-09
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 76 Document Number: C04059
Notes:
James F. Evans Collection, Urbana, IL : University of Illinois, Office of Agricultural Communications and Education, Information Services, 1991. 1 p. (Decision Data Summary, Information Guide to Communications Planning No. 5S)
2 pages., via database., Incentive advertising, the offering of
merchandise to encourage the purchase,
sale, or dealing in a particular product,
is an important part of the food industry's advertising effort. Approximately I
out of every 4 food promotion dollars is
spent on some form of an incentive offer. Coupons, which, by contrast reward
the purchaser with a discount, and
media advertisements which are both informative and image creating, account
for the remaining portion of the food
advertising bill.
4 pages., via database, Much attention has been focused
on the relationship between advertising and food prices. Critics argue that
advertising food products only increases costs-costs that consumers
ultimately must pay. Others contend
that the advertising is quite beneficial
from an information perspective, particularly in light of its relatively small
cost.
Newspapers are one of the principal means of advertising by the food
industry, second only to television. In
1978, almost $1 billion was spent for
newspaper ads by firms in the food
marketing system (foodstores, food
manufacturers, and eating and drinking places). These ads are read by
three out of every four consumers.
Among all retailers, grocery stores
rank third in the volume of newspaper
advertising purchased; food manufacturers rank fifth among all manufacturers.
