How Consumers Engage with Cookouts and Barbecues
Learn how Americans across racial and ethnic segments prepare for and experience cookouts and barbecues.
Brands are constantly tapping into the attitudes, beliefs and behaviors surrounding consumer holidays and occasions. This summer, most consumers across segments are looking forward to barbecues and cookouts. In Welcome to the Traegerhood, Traeger Grill reminds us that cookouts and barbecues have the power to create a sense of community – a concept much longed for in the midst of the pandemic. Brands can look to this commercial as an example of relevant, effective storytelling.
The following consumer insights belong to a series of Collage Group reports on holidays and occasions. This targeted research allows for more efficient and effective brand activations that capture greater mind and market share.
1. Multicultural Americans Are More Likely to Have a Family Sauce or Special Recipe for Barbecues and Cookouts
39% of Americans say their family has a special sauce or recipe for cookouts or barbecues.
Acculturated Hispanics are least likely (36%H) to say their family has a special sauce or recipe for cookouts or barbecues,
compared to Unacculturated (54%) and Bicultural (60%) Hispanics.
2. Millennials Take the Most Active Role in Food Preparation at Barbecues.
The Differences among Generations Are Likely Tied to Life Stage.
3. Food Is the Star of the Show—and Most Important Element—of Most Americans’ Cookouts.
Music Is More Likely to Be a Crucial Component of Cookouts for LGBTQ+ Americans.