Convenience food

Convenience foods - that is, prepared dishes, have been enjoying great popularity for several decades. Convenience indicates that this type of food satisfy the need to speed up preparation of meals or even avoid preparation completely.

Prepared foods are at a premium among professional women, singles, people with little cooking experience or with insufficient time, and even among the elderly. Also restaurants depend on prepared ingredients when serving large numbers of guests as this requires less space and allows more rapid processing.