RESEARCHER SPLITS PERSONALITIES, PROFESSIONS BY SNACK
ORLANDO -- The type of snack food people prefer correlates to their personality and what types of professions they are most successful in, according to Alan Hirsch, director of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, Chicago.Hirsch's research findings were presented to attendees of the SNAXPO 2001 conference, held here recently, during the session "Consumer Snacking 2001: Profiles and
February 26, 2001
STEPHANIE FAGNANI
ORLANDO -- The type of snack food people prefer correlates to their personality and what types of professions they are most successful in, according to Alan Hirsch, director of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, Chicago.
Hirsch's research findings were presented to attendees of the SNAXPO 2001 conference, held here recently, during the session "Consumer Snacking 2001: Profiles and Trends."
Subjects were asked to choose their favorite snack foods from a list of eight Center Store categories.
His findings revealed that people who choose potato chips tend to be very successful, aggressive, driven individuals who become attorneys and tennis professionals, to name a few examples.