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Friday, January 07 2022 - 17:00
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Cookpad Inc. Holding Academic Research Idea Contest to Provide Research Support on Global Cooking
YOKOHAMA, Japan, Jan. 7, 2022 /Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet/ --

- Cookpad Releases "A Global Analysis of Cooking Around the World Year 3," 
Report on Global Home Cooking Based on Survey Conducted in Approximately 140 
Countries, and Commits to Supporting Further Academic Research Using Survey 
Data -

Since 2018, Cookpad Inc. has been conducting a global survey on home cooking in 
collaboration with Gallup, Inc. On December 2, 2021, Cookpad and Gallup 
released "A Global Analysis of Cooking Around the World Year 3," a report on 
the results and analysis on the 2020 survey. In conjunction with the release of 
the report, Cookpad has launched a research idea contest (World Cooking Index 
Research Idea Contest) that calls for ideas for research that further utilizes 
the Cookpad / Gallup survey. Winners of this contest will be offered an 
opportunity to access 3 years' worth of Gallup World Poll database -- the 
world's largest public opinion survey -- as well as financial support (total 
maximum value of support provided is US$20,000).

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Contents of "A Global Analysis of Cooking Around the World Year 3" Report
- Trends in global home cooking and eating frequencies over the past three years
- Analysis of the impact COVID-19 has had on home cooking behavior
- Analysis of differences in home cooking behavior by area of residence, 
gender, education level, income and age

About the World Cooking Index Research Idea Contest
In the World Cooking Index Research Idea Contest, Cookpad is looking for 
academic research ideas that contribute to the rethinking of the meaning and 
value of food based on the three areas of personal wellness, society and 
environment.

Qualification
Cookpad welcomes applications from individuals involved in academic research at 
a post-doctorate level in any field, and supervised doctoral students.
Cookpad is looking forward to receiving applications from a wide range of 
people, including university faculty and in-house researchers.

Ideas of research 
- Region- / country-specific in-depth analysis of the survey data and 
identification of underlying causes of observed trends
- Relationship between frequency of home cooking and environmental 
sustainability
- Impact of socioeconomic factors on home cooking behavior 
etc.

Review process
Applications will be reviewed by senior researchers from various fields, as 
well as Cookpad representative Rimpei Iwata. 

Rewards
- Opportunity to utilize the 2018-2020 Cookpad / Gallup World Poll database in 
their research projects, as well as financial support (total maximum value of 
US$20,000) for its completion and promotion
- Opportunity to promote research on Cookpad and Gallup websites

Application deadline
February 15, 2022

Announcement of final winners
Scheduled for early April 2022

Details
- Application form: https://worldcookingindex.com/#research-contest

- PDF (English) 
Download contest brief: 
https://static.cookpad.com/worldcookingindex/contest_brief.pdf

Download Q&A:
https://static.cookpad.com/worldcookingindex/contestQ&A.pdf

Contact information
If anyone has any request for an interview, please contact Cookpad: 
cb[at]cookpad.com

About Cookpad Inc.
Cookpad Inc. is a cooking and technology company with the mission of "Make 
everyday cooking fun!" Cookpad provides a cooking recipe posting and search 
service that is used by approximately 57 million people per month in Japan and 
is available in 76 countries and regions around the world in 34 languages.

Company name: Cookpad Inc. https://www.cookpadteam.com/
Representative: President/CEO Rimpei Iwata
Date of establishment: October 1, 1997


Source: Cookpad Inc.