Worker spends on average U.S. $ 16.26 to eat away from home
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The Brazilian worker to lunch away from home spent on average U.S. $ 16.26 with a meal consisting of salad, main dish, soft drink, dessert and coffee. Most, however, receive a meal voucher-R $ 10, and delayed on the average price in the country. It shows that the research commissioned by the Association of Food and meal arrangement for the worker (ASSERT), which combines the operating system of vouchers, tickets and meal cards, held between January and February 2009, a sample of 2,252 establishments agreements the system in five Brazilian regions.
Center-West has the most expensive meal and South, the cheapest
Despite being one of the largest producers of meat and grain in the country, the Central West region is that the food is more expensive. This is because many still buy products from other states. Campo Grande, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul, for example, imports 80% of hortifrutis consumed. And still have the problem of freight. According to research, in the Midwest, the meal costs on average U.S. $ 17.58, which increases because of the freight. A load of São Paulo to Campo Grande costs on average U.S. $ 3, and Cuiabá, R $ 4,500. With this, the average meal in Cuiabá is $ 20.65 and in Campo Grande, R $ 17.75. In the region, the city has the lowest price in mind is Goiania, where the meal comes out to an average of $ 14.42. Already in Brasilia, the price is $ 18.49.
In the southern region, the average price of the meal lowest in the country, from U.S. $ 13.88. But in some restaurants you can eat for up to U.S. $ 9, including salad, hot dish, meat, juice and dessert. One of the reasons given by bars and restaurants for the price of the meal is so cheap is the competition. Moreover, the South is a major producer of food such as meat and rice, which helps to make the meal into account. Florianópolis is a city south of the country where the meal is the most expensive, with average price of $ 19.52. Three cities had lower prices than the regional average: Curitiba (U.S. $ 13.20), Porto Alegre (U.S. $ 13.28) and Joinville (U.S. $ 13.73).
Southeast Region
In the Southeast, the average price of the meal is $ 16.80, but in Victoria, capital of Espírito Santo, the price rises to $ 20.94. Now in Rio de Janeiro, a meal is an average price of $ 18.28, in Belo Horizonte from R $ 16.13, and in São Paulo from R $ 15.96.
North and Northeast
In the North and Northeast, the average meal price is around U.S. $ 14. In the North, with an average of $ 14.41, Manaus is the most affordable price, of $ 11.98, while in Bethlehem, the worker pays an average of $ 17.05. Already in the Northeast, where a meal can be purchased for an average of $ 14.91, Fortress has the cheapest meal (U.S. $ 13.05) and Salvador, the most expensive (U.S. $ 16.91).
The main purpose of the ASSERT is to provide data to allow businesses to assess the value of the benefit that grant to their employees, according to the Workers Food Program (PAT) which provides quality meals to employees. To Artur Almeida, president of the association, is providing important parameter and transparent about the real value of the meal:
To achieve the average, the sites were divided into "commercial / dish done," "self-service with fixed prices or a kilo," "executive" and "la carte". The study is carried out since 2003 and the last study was published in February 2008, reflecting the survey between the months of October, 2007. This time the survey was done in early 2009, according to the intensification of the economic crisis in the last quarter of last year, aiming to determine their effect on the price of meal only at the beginning of this year.
Source: O Globo Online
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