6 Facts About Foodies That Make No Sense! Do They 'Wok The Wok'

'Foodie' is a pejorative term for those who are snooty about dining experiences... or is it? More than 50% of the people surveyed between 18 and 24 said they consider themselves to be 'Foodies.' Are Foodies more or less likely to participate in community service, or own a business, or eat food at least once a day? These strange answers and more...

1. About 35% of the sample group self-identified as a 'Foodie', but some younger groups are actually more likely to be 'Foodies' than 'Non-Foodies'

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10 Best Design, the acclaimed online industry magazine for tech entrepreneurship and digital design, conducted a study about the relationship between self-identified "Foodies" and their propensity for entrepreneurship. They surveyed roughly 400 individuals and found out that...

2. Though the internet knows that being called a Foodie is akin to being called a self-absorbed snob, about 51% of individuals between 18 and 24 consider themselves to be one. Thanks @Instagram...

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Graph of likelihood to identify as a 'Foodie'

3. Turns out being a food snob doesn't mean you don't give back..

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Foodies, once thought to be hedonistic scum, are actually 30.03% more likely to say that they participate in community service at least once a year, compared to their Non-Foodies counterparts.

Foodies were also 6.40% more likely to have given to charitable foundations within the last year, according to their responses.

4. West Coasters might not have taste buds!

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Not actually.. but people from the Southeast were the most likely to consider themselves 'Foodies,' though those from the Northeast were not far behind.

People from the West, Southwest, and Midwest were significantly more likely to identify as a 'Non-Foodie'

5. Entrepreneurship might run in the Foodies' bloodstream

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Foodies are 49.86% More Likely to Want Start a Business

"I get too lazy after I eat that much food," says one entrepreneur...

6. Sadly, they don't Wok the Wok...

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It turns out that those who actually own or run a business are LESS likely to consider themselves Foodies.

With that said, the fact that younger generations are simultaneously more likely to be Foodies AND less likely to own businesses could mean that a very large crop of innovators and entrepreneurs are on the horizon.

... Or it could mean that Foodies talk the talk, but don't Wok the Wok...

7. View more from this report at: https://www.10bestdesign.com/firms/reports/foodie-entrepreneurs/