Articles Tagged with ''food trends''

Research Chefs Association Refreshes Brand

At the end of 2016, RCA embarked on an extension research venture to better establish its brand

March 16, 2017

The organization revealed RCA’s new mission, enhanced vision, refreshed tagline and redesigned logo at the 2017 RCA Annual Conference & Culinology® Expo in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Seasonal Ingredients Year-round

The majority of Americans are willing to pay more for out-of-season foods

March 7, 2017

While Americans want the option of seasonal food and drink throughout the year, over three-quarters (78%) consider seasonal dishes to be a treat and more than two in five (42%) say they are willing to pay more for a seasonal dish when dining out.

Snacks Replace Lunch

Millennials, Gen Z will drive trend of replacing meals with snacks for the next decade

March 6, 2017

Although most snack foods are eaten between meals, snack foods eaten at main meals now represent 24% of all snack food eatings, which is up from 21% five years ago, according to NPD’s continual tracking of US consumers snacking attitudes and behaviors.

US Foods Unveils Spring Scoop

New spring lineup features 26 new products and services to help restaurants innovate offerings for millennials

March 1, 2017

Spring Scoop features new menu design capabilities and a wide array of products that address several trends and product attributes important to millennials, including: global cuisine, sustainability and portability.

Frozen Food Sales Reach $22 Billion

Frozen food demand endures despite current trends focused on fresh ingredients

February 27, 2017

The popular food segments of yesteryear—namely frozen and canned products—have gotten the cold shoulder as consumers often unfairly adopted the largely inaccurate presumption that fresh foods were significantly more nutritious than frozen or canned varieties.

Study: Digitally Engaged Food Shoppers

Within 10 years, online food shopping will reach digital maturity in the US

February 15, 2017

This first perspective offers recommendations on how food marketers and manufacturers should be preparing their strategies and managing the organizational change that will be required to engage those shoppers.

Are American Diets Healthy?

Less than half of Americans consider their diet to be healthy

February 1, 2017

Consumers are interested in protein, fiber and whole grains when purchasing foods they consider to be healthy.

Five Key Consumer Trends for 2017

Technomic offers a glimpse at what consumer trends could shape 2017

January 23, 2017

Technomic has identified five themes that will define consumer foodservice behavior this year, and presented them at Technomic's annual Consumer Insights Planning Program meeting, January 11-12, 2017 in Newport Beach, California. A comprehensive analysis of evolving consumer lifestyles paired with exclusive industry, menu, operator, and consumer data signals that 2017 will see an accelerated fragmentation of consumer attitudes and purchase drivers.

Nielsen's Tops Of 2016: US Grocery

Consumers are turning to quick-and-easy meal solutions and ready-to-drink beverages

January 19, 2017

Many of the year’s grocery trends have been fueled by consumers’ desire to do things quicker.

Desserts in Technicolor

Cakes filled with the tiny, bright confections are flooding the market

January 18, 2017

Websites like Epicurious and the Kitchn waxed poetic about the sprinkle-dusted “fairy” toast.

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