9/15/2013
Three in four parents of college-aged students (73%) describe their relationship as “mostly positive,” while 2% say it’s “mostly negative,” according to Clark University.
Two in three parents (66%) say they get along better with
Author: Joel Whitaker
Joel Whitaker is publisher of Research Alert.
Students Attend College To Land ‘Good Jobs’
9/15/2013
College students say the top reason to attend college is to “get a better job,” according to college resource provider Global Grad. Yet, hiring managers tend to downplay educational degrees when it comes to seeking new employees. In fact
Inexperienced College Grads Have High Career Expectations
9/15/2013
Nearly half of 2013 college graduates (47%) have never had a full-time job, 41% have never held an internship, and 10% have never had a part-time job, according to Achievers Software and ConnectEDU.
Despite their lack of experien
How Children Play Casual Games
9/15/2013
Children may have a variety of devices to use when it comes to playing casual games, but console devices are their preferred option. Some 81% of parents who own these devices say their children play games “most often” using a stationary
Study: Children Are More Likely To Eat Familiar Fruits
9/15/2013
Children that have previous experience eating a fruit or vegetable are more likely than those who have not to recognize it and eat it again, according to the School Kids Access to Treats to Eat (SKATE) study. Researchers offered students
Express Goes Casual
9/15/2013
The retailer Express is introducing two new product extensions in October. Love Express is a casual lounge and yoga wear line that will debut in 100 stores. Express Core is an active wear collection initially appearing in six stores. Bot
Church & Dwight Embraces the Gummies
9/15/2013
Vitamin sales generate more than $7 billion each year, according to Church & Dwight, and kids overwhelmingly prefer their nutrients in soft capsules: 64% of kid vitamins are gummies, compared to 5% of adult vitamins.
Now, Chu
Hormel Foods Foresees a $50 Million-to-$100 Million New Product Franchise
9/15/2013
Hormel Foods has introduced Rev Wraps, a teen boy-targeted meat and cheese sandwich wrap. “Some of our better new product franchises have been even in the $50 million to $100 million range,” says the company’s Jeffrey Ettinger. “We at le
Single Dads Head Almost One in 10 Households With Children
9/15/2013
Single fathers head almost one in 10 households with children under 18 (8%), the highest proportion ever recorded, according to the Pew Research Center. In 2011, single dads headed more than 2.6 million households, up from just 297,000 i
Millennials Increase Their Interest In ‘Signature’ Burgers
9/15/2013
One in three 18-to-24-year-olds (34%) say they prefer to order a restaurant’s signature burger over any other type of burger, up from 25% who felt this way in 2011, according to Technomic.
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SOURCE: Technomic, Darr