Articles Tagged with ''CPG companies''

Hitting the Shelves: Prepared Entrees & Side Dishes

A look at new prepared entrees and side dishes making a debut in May 2018

April 25, 2018

Sidebar: IRI announced last year’s most successful consumer packaged goods launches in its 2017 New Product Pacesetters report, the CPG industry-recognized benchmark analysis of exceptional first-year new product sales success.

Most Successful CPG Brands of 2017

IRI research shows that small companies now account for one-quarter of New Product Pacesetter dollar sales; Millennials heavily influence innovation trends

April 16, 2018

Thousands of new brands hit retail shelves during 2017, with 49% of the top-ranking brands hailing from small manufacturers — defined as those earning less than $1 billion annually — and accounting for 26% of Pacesetter dollars. Overall, the top-selling 200 new brands captured cumulative year-one sales of more than $4.6 billion across IRI’s multi-outlet geography.

Consumer Confidence, Online CPG Shopping Behaviors

IRI Consumer Connect Survey reveals seniors feel good about finances, while Millennials and Generation X are least confident

January 31, 2018

Thirty-one percent of consumers in Q4 2017 said they are struggling to buy needed groceries compared with 30% in Q4 2016.

Innovating Across Market Segments

IRI report shows how consumer packaged goods players can win by rethinking old market-sizing assumptions

October 6, 2017

Competing across categories calls for big shifts in pricing, messaging, packaging and more — starting with a major change in mindset.

How CPG Companies Empower Consumers

Survey results showed 180,000 products have been reformulated, with 75% of responding members confirming they have reformulated products

July 25, 2017

Developed in conjunction with Deloitte, Chicago, the CGF asked all members to participate and complete those questions that are relevant to their businesses, while other consumer goods companies were encouraged to get involved.

Teton Waters Ranch Names New CEO

Industry veteran brings CPG experience to mission-driven, 100% grass-fed beef brand

April 19, 2017

Jeff Russell, who founded the company in Teton Valley, Idaho in 2009, will continue in his role as founder.

Consumers Hoard Favorite Brands

Research study finds beloved food brands are significantly more likely to lead consumers to buy more, pay more and talk more about the brand

April 6, 2017

The study conducted by research experts at Foodmix Marketing Communications sought to uncover the new and enlarged role of brand love in the food world.

Uncovering Hidden Food Industry Growth Pockets

IRI’s approach to developing a robust demand portfolio strategy provides a sustainable competitive advantage

February 8, 2017

The IRI Point of View, “Winning the CPG Zero-Sum Game by Uncovering Hidden Growth Pockets,” details three potential key strategies — “Buy, Borrow and Build” — for participation in category sub-segments of rapid growth.

Private Label Brands in Multi-cultural Households

Private brands have lower share among the top multicultural segments that are driving non-white population growth in the US

August 11, 2016

While private label growth was comparable but slightly greater than that of brands since 2012, growth patterns reversed in 2015 and into 2016.

Pulse Industry Introduces New Seal

New seal to help consumers identify foods made with pulse ingredients

July 27, 2016

Consumer interest in pulses is growing in part because the United Nations has designated 2016 as the International Year of Pulses.

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