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Articles Tagged with ''consumer trends''

Food and Beverage Industry Trends

American Consumer Global Flavor Preferences Drive Snack Business Innovation

Frito-Lay US snack index reveals ongoing evolution of palates and globalization of flavor
September 19, 2019
More than any single seasonal flavor trend, it's really the overarching globalization of flavor that is turning the food industry upside down, ushering in a whole new approach to meeting consumer demand.
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US Consumers Consider the Environment a Top Factor When Making Food and Beverage Decisions

Nearly 20 million consumers, have switched to a different food or beverage brand because it had earth-friendly packaging
September 18, 2019
When making food and beverage purchase decisions based on the environment, packaging is most visible to consumers. One in 10 US adults, or roughly 20 million consumers, said that they have switched to a different food or beverage brand because it had earth-friendly packaging.
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FrieslandCampina Ingredients Identifies Food & Beverage Trends in 2019-2020 Report

Market insights enable food and beverage companies to understand consumers’ needs of today and tomorrow
September 16, 2019
The unique market insights are the accumulation of a big data analysis of consumers’ online behaviour, combined with FrieslandCampina Ingredients’ experts’ market insights and complemented with additional owned and bought market studies.
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Food, Health & Groceries: What Do Millennials Want?

New Whole Foods Market survey finds that millennials are willing to pay a higher price for quality
September 11, 2019
One trend that emerged from the survey is that of "better informed purchasing decisions." A majority of millennials want to know where their food comes from and how it is sourced. Transparency in food sourcing is important to more than 65% of millennials, particularly for fresh meat and seafood.
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How Well Do You Know Mainstream Consumers?

Speaking at New Products Conference: Lynn Dornblaser & David Jago, Mintel
September 5, 2019
In this interactive session, Mintel will test your knowledge of mainstream consumers and discuss products that succeed—and fail—with this key demographic group.
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Increased Use of Superfoods Suggests Consumer Hope to Use Food as Medicine

NPD report finds that about a quarter of US adults manage health with food and beverage choices
August 28, 2019
Nine percent of adults say a top nutrition goal is protecting brain health and when asked about foods that promote brain health, young adults were 45% more likely to express an interest in these products compared to 35-44-year-olds, finds NPD’s Health Aspirations & Behavioral Tracking Service.
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Meal Kits, Online Grocery Shopping Revitalize Home Cooking

Study finds that many consumers lack time, confidence to prepare meals at home
August 14, 2019
The meal kit industry is arguably the best example of a food industry segment that’s making it easier for adults to start cooking more at home again.
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Food and Beverage Industry Trends

Opportunities Abound in Flexitarian Consumer Trends

Flexitarian trends are not a curse on the meat industry
August 5, 2019
Only 21.6% of US households are purchasing meat alternatives, but that’s up 1.6% from last year.
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Retail Foods & Beverages: Moving at the Speed of Life

With its 2019 Retail New Products Annual, Prepared Foods takes a deliberate category-by-category approach to analyze new tastes, trends and technologies.
July 29, 2019

In preparing for its annual outlook on 2019, global new products tracker Innova Market Insights identified its top 10 trends influencing all food and beverage categories. These developments certainly express themselves in Prepared Foods' category overviews.


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Baby Boomers Show Interest in Clean Label Foods

The older demographic is curious about better-for-you foods that deliver specific benefits
June 21, 2019
While almost half of Americans have no tie to the clean label concept, approximately 41% of Americans actively seek products with the clean label designation with some regularity.
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