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In a survey realized through the probabilistic online Our Society Panel, the Centre for Public Opinion Research of the Institute of Sociology of the CAS included questions from the AV21 Strategy Sustainable Food Production and Consumption in March 2025. The survey focused on the overall views and attitudes of the Czech public towards food shopping, packaging materials and preferences regarding shopping.
The part of the survey presented in this press release investigated preferences regarding personal diet, whether people limit certain dietary components and for what reasons, as well as to what extent Czech citizens are familiar with so-called novel foods and whether they regularly include these types of foods in their diet.

Czech citizens most often eat three (44%) or four (29%) meals a day.
Men are more likely to eat three meals a day (50% of men, 39% of women), while women are slightly more likely to eat four meals a day (24% of men, 32% of women). In terms of age, we then see that the proportion of people who regularly consume 3 meals a day also increases with age.
By far the most common meals people (themselves or someone in their household) prepare at home are breakfast and dinner, with around two thirds of people (66% breakfast, 69% dinner) preparing them 6 to 7 times a week. As for lunches, more than half of people (52%) prepare these at home 6 to 7 times a week.
The vast majority of people (97%) usually have dinner at home in a typical week, 70% have breakfast and the least often people have lunch at home (50%).

In the research Potraviny 2025, CVVM SOÚ AV ČR surveyed the opinions and attitudes of the Czech public towards food shopping, packaging materials and preferences regarding shopping. In this part of the research, we focused on shopping behaviour with respect to the environment, shopping with or without packaging or how relevant it is for Czech citizens to consider the environmental impact of food production

In the Potraviny (Food) 2025 survey, the CVVM SOÚ AV ČR surveyed the opinions and attitudes of the Czech public towards food shopping. Respondents reported what activities and shopping habits their households have, how much they spend on food per month, and according to what criteria and where they shop. In the next part of the research we focused on shopping behaviour that may contribute to or prevent food waste.

More than half of the Czech public (56%) consider food waste to be a major problem, more than two-fifths (41%) think food waste is not right but there are more urgent issues that need to be solved, and only 2% of Czech citizens do not consider food waste to be a society-wide problem.
Almost two thirds (65%) of citizens declare that the total amount of food wasted by their households does not exceed 10%. A fifth (20%) of respondents lean towards the option that their household throws away more than 10% but less than a quarter of the food. Only 3% of respondents admitted to throwing away more than a quarter but less than half of their food. Conversely, 12% of the public say that their household does not throw away any food.

This report presents the findings of a longitudinal quantitative study on the Ukrainian refugee population in the Czech Republic, specifically Ukrainians who arrived in the country as a result of the Russian invasion that began on February 24, 2022. The research examines their situation in key areas of integration and everyday life, focusing on working conditions and labor market integration, income and material living conditions, housing, Czech language proficiency among adults, children's education and leisure activities, access to healthcare services, plans to return to Ukraine, and issues of identity and religion. The findings provide an overview of the challenges this population faces and the factors shaping their adaptation, helping to better understand their needs and the dynamics of their integration.

The special survey Food 2024 conducted by the CVVM SOÚ AV ČR included a block of questions focusing on the Czech public's familiarity with the terms "Best before" and "Use by". The vast majority (82%) of the Czech public correctly use the term "Use by..." whereas the meaning of minimum shelf life is less clear and only about half (51%) of citizens know it, with more than two-fifths (44%) giving it the same meaning as "Use by".

The vast majority (85%) of the Czech public has never heard of CRISPR/Cas9.
Almost three-quarters (74%) of the Czech public agree that the CRISPR/Cas9 method can be used for therapeutic purposes, while the Czech public is least likely to accept the possibility of using the method to enhance athlete performance (77% disagree).

In a special survey called Food 2024 the Public Opinion Research Centre at the Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences, surveyed the Czech public for its opinions on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and crops (GM crops) used to produce the food we consume.

The significant majority of respondents (82%) surveyed said that were familiar with the term ‘genetically modified crops’. Just one-tenth of them (10%) said they knew what it means, almost half (48%) said they had a rough idea, and almost one-quarter (24%) said they had heard the term but did not know what it means.

Almost half of the Czech public (49%) consider food waste to be a major problem, more than two-fifths (45%) think that food waste is not right, but there are more urgent problems that need to be solved, and only 6% of Czech citizens do not consider food waste to be a society-wide problem.
Almost two thirds (64%) of citizens declare that the total amount of food wasted by their households does not exceed 10%. Less than a fifth (18%) of respondents are inclined to the option that their household throws away more than 10% but less than a quarter of their food. Only 2% of respondents admitted to throwing away more than a quarter but less than half of their food. In contrast, 15% of the public say that their household does not throw away any food.