Table 1. Effect of a Salad Bar Price Reduction in a Corporate Cafeteria, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2012.
| Item | Total Daily Sales, $ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | March | April | May | June | 5-Month Average (SD) | |
| Breakfast grill | 2,539 | 2,372 | 2,065 | 2,458 | 2,396 | 2,366 (180) |
| Bakery | 2,599 | 2,697 | 2,638 | 2,848 | 2,778 | 2,712 (102) |
| Fresh fruit | 854 | 838 | 656 | 873 | 788 | 802 (87) |
| Yogurt bar | 451 | 470 | 494 | 558 | 537 | 502 (45) |
| Salad bar | 3,344 | 6,747 | 3,629 | 3,899 | 3,874 | 4,299 (1,387) |
| Deli bar | 2,281 | 1,941 | 2,364 | 2,424 | 2,411 | 2,284 (200) |
| Grab-n-go | 930 | 800 | 924 | 2,303 | 1,085 | 1,208 (620) |
| Entree | 4,105 | 3,438 | 4,022 | 4,092 | 4,083 | 3,948 (287) |
| Grill | 1,739 | 1,465 | 1,584 | 1,548 | 1,588 | 1,585 (99) |
| Pizza | 844 | 737 | 837 | 869 | 858 | 829 (53) |
| Exhibition | 1,299 | 1,230 | 1,292 | 1,484 | 1,454 | 1,352 (111) |
| Desserts | 608 | 737 | 658 | 761 | 716 | 696 (62) |
| Other products | 1,180 | 857 | 942 | 1,114 | 1,029 | 1,024 (129) |
| Beverages | 7,373 | 7,141 | 6,990 | 7,468 | 7,390 | 7,272 (200) |
| Total | 30,146 | 31,470 | 29,095 | 32,699 | 30,987 | 30,879 (1,360) |