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Top Beverages Trends in 2015

New beverages pour it on, push product development in all directions—from indulgence to health and wellness.
Jennifer Storelli
March 11, 2015

When consumers shopped the aisles of different retail channels during the past couple of months as they prepared for the holidays, product assortments and even store environments probably started to seem the same after a while. 


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Top Frozen Entrée Trends in 2015

Prepared meals and entrees must step up to the plate with more natural ingredients and better-for-you appeal
March 11, 2015

There's no way around it. Frozen prepared meals and entrées need to get healthy and generate more sales.


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Top Seafood Trends in 2015

New products can catch more consumers with nutrition, flavor, convenience.
March 11, 2015
Here’s a fish story backed up by real facts. It appears more consumers are hooked on seafood as an alternative to other meats.
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Top Sauce Trends in 2015

Sauces, dressings and marinades speak volumes about changing tastes.
Tom Vierhile
March 10, 2015
Sauces, dressings and marinades may not be the most exciting product categories in the food industry, but they collectively speak volumes about changing tastes; the continued evolution of the American diet; and consumers’ efforts to save time and money.
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Top Dairy Trends in 2015

Dairy processors still need flavor, health and convenience to drive sales in the dairy case and the freezercase.
March 10, 2015
Dairy processors are either enjoying delightful sales or they’re facing some category dilemmas within the supermarket. In part, it depends on where they compete—the dairycase or the freezercase—and how they respond to consumer taste trends, eating habits and health concerns.
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Study: Consumers Crave “Real”

The report finds consumers cutting back consumption of food with 12 “better-for-you” label claims
March 9, 2015
Americans want their food to be natural and not altered to the latest dieting patterns, according to survey research by The NPD Group, Chicago.
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Top Soup Trends in 2015

Manufacturers must address health, convenience and flavor trends to grow category sales.
March 9, 2015
What’s the recipe for success for soup and side dish manufacturers? Some of the ingredients already are there: more consumers are eating at home and they don’t want to cook from scratch.
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Top Pizza Trends in 2015

Pizza processors must experiment, innovate to heat up flat sales.
March 9, 2015
Make no mistake: US consumers love pizza. However, more of them are taking their meal money to restaurant, take-out and/or delivery options.
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