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While Hispanic food shoppers offer a rich opportunity for food marketers and retailers, they also present a potentially bewildering set of challenges. As highlighted in the report Hispanic Food Shoppers in the U.S. by market research publisher Packaged Facts, the in-store behavior of Hispanic food shoppers is the product of a complex interplay among a wide range of factors.

Rather than the relatively intangible claim of being ‘good for the environment,’ the new priority is transparency. This is creating a new flock of consumers who want to know more about ingredients, products and the companies that make and sell them.

How and where Americans shop for food is changing dramatically, according to a new study, Food Shopping in America 2014. The study unveils the evolving shopping landscape of not only where people shop, but who is doing the shopping. Increasingly, men (who now compose 43 percent of primary shoppers) are shopping frequently and they now make just as many monthly store visits as women.

MarketResearch.com recently published a SlideShare focusing on the 20 biggest things you need to know about healthy Food and Beverage trends for 2015.

As Americans resolve to become more invested in their health and wellness in the New Year, U.S. News & World Report released its Best Diets of 2015, featuring rankings and information on 41 diet plans.

Campbell Soup Company has partnered with TGI Fridays to launch a line of fresh refrigerated sides, soups and sauces. The items, available now in select stores nationwide, will allow people to enjoy the authentic flavors and quality of FridaysTM-inspired menu options in their homes.

“Identifying the next new and novel ingredients to shape new product development in the food and soft drinks industries” helps suppliers and ingredients manufacturers identify the key trends that will determine ingredient demand over the next five years.

Breyers® announced its next step toward meeting the quality preferences of today's moms. The company revealed it's now the largest packaged U.S. ice cream brand to source only milk and cream from farmers who don't treat their cows with artificial growth hormones.

The frozen pizza industry has a problem on its hands: in the face of health and "real food" trends, frozen pizza may be suffering from a processed food stereotype.

Market Research Company Euromonitor International released new research examining the amount of nutrients purchased per-person per day through packaged food and soft drinks products. The data, available in Euromonitor’s Passport: Nutrition database, tracks energy, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, sugar, salt, protein and fibre in 54 countries globally.