While dashboard dining may seem like a term that was heard more often at the beginning of this century, it nonetheless has become a lifestyle for more and more people through the years. Whether you call it “dashboard dining” or “meals on the go” or simply just “eating in the car,” it continues to affect the way products are made and marketed as this trend becomes more ingrained into our culture.
This lifestyle choice has grown through the years. According to an article by Convenience Store News, in 1985 people ate 19 meals a year in their car compared with 32 meals a year eaten in their car in 2005. The Web site DoSomething.org states in 2012 that 20 percent of all meals are eaten in the car, which equals 18 meals in a typical month. Considering Americans’ hurried way of life, this statistic is not surprising.