QUESTIONNAIRE

This study is about the popularity of Ready To Eat packs in the

households in Bhubaneswar. Ready To Eat (RTE) packs includes
Cooking mixes, Biryani Mixes, Instant cooking items etc.

1. Name:-
2. Occupation:
3. Phone no.:

4. If you are not cooking at home what do you prefer?

a. Going To Restaurant
b. Buying Ready to Eat Food
c. Eating at roadside vendor
d. Others

5. How many times you go for foods not made at home?

a. Once in a week
b. One to three times a week
c. More than three times a week
d. Once in a month

6. What do you see before buying the food items?

a. Taste
b. Price
c. Nutrition Value
d. Others

7. Have you ever had Ready to Eat foods?

a. Yes
b. No

8. Have you ever purchased Ready to Eat meals?

a. Yes
b. No

9. If yes what made you buy these packaged foods?

a. Time saving factor
b. Taste
c. Nutirition value
d. Others
 10. You picked up a Ready to Eat pack

a. While shopping for monthly grocery items

b. Separately during emergency

11. Do you remember any of the Ready To Eat brands?

a. __________
b. _________
c. _________
d. __________

12. How did you come to know about the Ready To Eat Packs?
(Choose more than one if applicable)
a. TV Commercials
b. Display At Malls
c. Word Of Mouth
d. Other Sources (Please Specify) _____________

13. Kindly rate your opinion on the following parameters:-

NEITHER
STRON AGREE/N
DISAGR STRONGLY
GLY AGREE OR
EE DISAGREE
AGREE DISAGRE
E
A Ready To Eat Pack
saves a lot of time
(a) and effort in cooking
A pack of Ready to
Eat has sufficient
(b) quantity
A Ready To Eat Pack
is easily available
(c) whenever I need it
I don’t see any sort of
health problem due to
the consumption of
(d) RTE
I think a RTE pack is
(e) value for money
I think the RTE meal
is not
as tasty as freshly
(f) cooked food
I know that the RTE
(g) Packs are
 manufactured at best
quality standards
I will surely use more
RTE Packs if ready to
eat rotis are also
(h made available

14. Major reason behind choosing any brand?

a. Taste
b. Advertisements
c. Schemes
d. Availability
e. Others

15. Would you want to repeat your buying?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Can’t Say

16. Do you find it fully safe for your children?

1. Yes
2. No

17. How many two wheelers do you own? ----------------------

18. Do you have a microwave?

a. Yes
b. No