España
Dos conjuntos de cuestionaros basados en las encuestas de 2009 y 2010, denominados barómetros FOOD, se publican cada año desde 2012 para medir la evolución de los hábitos y las opiniones de ambos grupos objetivo (empleados y restaurantes) sobre la nutrición equilibrada.
Empleados
In 2019, 69% of Spanish employees have lunch on a daily basis. This figure is quite low, and below the European average (71%).
In 2019, Spanish employees generally eat a dish/a complete meal (47%) or home-made food (41%).
When choosing a restaurant, in 2019, Spanish workers consider practical criteria linked to working life constraints such as a quick service and the location of the restaurant, close to the workplace.
In 2019 87% of Spanish employees considered important or very important the nutritional quality of the meals served when choosing a place to have lunch. It is a steady figure.
It is higher than the European average (78%).
In 2019, 68% of Spanish workers choose a meal according to the balance of the dish. It is 20 points more than the EU average (47%)
Moreover, this figure has remained very high over the years, showing that Spanish employees do pay attention to the balance of their meal.
Restaurantes españoles
In 2019, 57% of Spanish restaurants report they have a medium level of knowledge on balanced nutrition, and that they could learn some more.
EU average: 53%
In 2019, 76% 68% of Spanish restaurants noticed an increased demand for balanced/healthy meals (they were 68% in 2016).
It is much higher than the EU average (31%).
This figure is constantly increasing year after year.
In 2019, restaurants in Spain have positive opinions about balanced nutrition.
Almost half of them (47%) do not believe it takes more time to cook healthy/balanced meals.
And 40% of them do not believe it is more costly.
Conclusiones
La relación entre la Oferta y la Demanda para la oferta de comida equilibrada en España es bastante buena. Los empleados españoles dan mucha importancia al equilibrio de sus platos y se refleja ampliamente en la percepción de los restaurantes de sus clientes. Sin embargo, incluso aunque los restaurantes españoles tienen opiniones positivas sobre la cocina saludable, tienden a tener perjuicios más fuertes sobre la nutrición equilibrada que antes.