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Kroger Prep+Pared Meal Kits
Retail State of the Industry | Meals & Entrees

2018 Meal Trends: Familiar, Foreign, Fast, Fresh

Meals need clean label appeal, taste adventure and convenience to vie for consumer spending
Bob Garrison, Chief Editor
Robert Garrison
March 13, 2018
What are consumers choosing to eat? When and where do consumers search for meal solutions? Who’s preparing that meal? How do meal solutions get to the consumer?
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Kellogg's Special K Nourish Cereal
Retail State of the Industry | Cereals & Snack Bars

2018 Cereal Trends: Morning Maneuvers

Cereals and bars angle to provide hearty, wholesome meal and snack solutions
Tom Vierhile
March 12, 2018
The ready-to-eat breakfast cereal category's hopes of innovating a way out of its sales slump largely were dashed in 2017. New product launches were plentiful, but none are likely to register as blockbusters.
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Hostess Butterfinger Brownies
Retail State of the Industry | Bakery Foods

2018 Bakery Trends: Oven Lovin'

New bakery foods range from indulgent treats to healthful tastes and textures
Tom Vierhile
March 8, 2018
Perhaps it's just how the cookie crumbles. But when it comes to food trends, there are few food categories like bakery foods that illustrate the large gap between what consumers say—and what consumers actually do.
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Orange Lollipop

Clean Label Trends

"Clean label" has become the brass ring for food manufacturers
Kantha Shelke PhD, CFS
January 15, 2018
"Clean label"—despite lacking a legal or commonly accepted definition—is a wake-up call to the food industry to re-examine ingredients, formulations, and processing for contemporary consumers who are increasingly mindful of their food and beverage choices.
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It’s 2018. Don’t Panic!

Some game-changing things are about to happen. Sugar labeling is likely imminent, and who knows what other label laws or regulatory changes might land on processors’ heads.
January 5, 2018
Welcome to 2018. I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to this shiny new year. We closed 2017 with a whole-issue peek into our crystal ball, hopefully helping processors get a jump on the food, beverage, and ingredient trends for the next 365 days and beyond.
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Wegman's "Next Door" Grocerant Venue
2018 Predictions: Retail Foods & Drinks

Prepared Food Trends at Grocery Stores

Prepared foods help retailers capture sales
Jim Hertel
December 29, 2017
Consumers are embracing prepared foods and retailers couldn't be happier. Supermarkets embracing prepared foods are experiencing significant growth.
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Plate of Hainanese Chicken Rice Next to Dipping Sauces
2018 Predictions: Restaurant & Menu Trends

2018 Restaurant Menu Trends

Observers pick seven key restaurant industry changes—including food
December 28, 2017
While many shifts in the restaurant industry are slow to take hold, the use and availability of data is one trend that's quickly emerging.
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