Articles Tagged with ''grocery shopping''

2022 PREDICTIONS | E-COMMERCE

eCommerce Accounts for a Significant Share of Grocery Sales

Online Doing Just Fine: A recent survey found that 52% of shoppers purchased groceries online in 2020 which grew to 64% in 2021

Betsy McGinn

December 17, 2021

What some thought was temporary adaptation to an unexpected retail store challenge, has proven to be a transformational period for our industry with eCommerce in the forefront.

The Fresh Market Reveals Top 5 Best Tasting Food Trends to Try for 2022

Global food trends take the eating experience to the next level in the new year

December 15, 2021

With open access to information, home cooking has never been more adventurous with kitchen cooks delving deeper into smaller regions across the globe to understand and adapt any nuance of spices or sauces that create something special to try.

Kroger to Offer Recycling Program Supported by TerraCycle

Program now enables customers to recycle nearly 2,500 products from Kroger private-label brand portfolio

April 22, 2021

Newly expanded Kroger Our Brands Recycling Program is the first program of its kind and advances the retailer’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste social and environmental impact plan.

Kroger Shares Top 10 Trending Foods of 2020

Zero-calorie soft drinks, shredded cheese, flavored potato chips and sauvignon blanc wine top Americans' grocery lists in 2020

December 17, 2020

In addition to the look back at the trending grocery purchases of 2020, Kroger unveiled its top seven food trend predictions for 2021, thoughtfully curated by its culinary experiences team and Our Brands product developers, chefs and innovators.

How the Pandemic Impacts Food Prices

The Consumer Price Index for food at-home recently posted its largest monthly increase since February 1974

October 23, 2020

The Food Industry Association released a research that explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected grocery prices more than nearly any other category of consumer spending. In April, the Consumer Price Index for food at-home posted its largest monthly increase since February 1974 and grocery prices are up 5.6% for the period June 2019 to June 2020.

Study Shows Shoppers Seek Products to Lift Mood, Satisfy Cravings

InsightsNow research indicates changing consumer behavior, and predicts impact on consumer product companies during COVID-19

July 22, 2020

The current tracker data shows consumer purchase motivators are shifting to satisfy psychological mood lifters and sensorial cravings as the coronavirus pandemic continues. While functional health and safety were found to be important during early stages of the pandemic, those motivators have decreased in importance as consumers report seeking out experiences to change their mood.

Tracking How COVID-19 Pandemic Transforms the Way We Shop, Eat and Think About Food

2020 Food & Health Survey also tracks trends over past decade; recent diet trends, plant protein consumption and sustainability interest

June 29, 2020

If the COVID-19 pandemic has had big impacts on how you’re eating, shopping for food and thinking about food you’re far from alone. According to the International Food Information Council’s (IFIC) 2020 Food & Health Survey, 85% of Americans have made at least some change in the food they eat or how they prepare it because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Approximately 70% of Grocery Shoppers Find Desired Foods, 30% Still Experiencing Out of Stocks

Meat, poultry, and beverage staples are top categories consumers reported out of stock

June 17, 2020

Although consumers have moved on from the panic grocery shopping they did in the early stage of COVID-19, they still maintain the same level of foods and beverages inventory. Across all categories, there has been only a 3% drop in the estimated number of food and beverage packages on hand in homes compared to early April, reports NPD.

VIDEO: The Impact of COVID-19 on Grocery Shopper Habits

June 15, 2020

A new report provides a clear picture of grocery shopping habits before the pandemic, attitude shifts that took place during COVID-19 and offers a glimpse of what might come next for the food industry.

Evolving Industry Responses to COVID-19 Crisis

Retail food and beverage sales soar as companies scramble to hire workers, maintain safe working conditions

Nick Roskelly, Executive Editor New Media/Business

Nicholas Roskelly

April 3, 2020

During this peculiar time when so many aspects of life are uncertain, assessing the present moment is difficult.

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