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Organic Sales Surge to $71.6B, Doubling Market Growth Rate

Organic sales accelerate as cleaner ingredients, narrowing price gaps, and younger health-focused shoppers drive growth despite inflationary headwinds
Prepared Foods Editorial Staff
October 16, 2025

US sales of certified organic products accelerated in 2024 with an annual growth rate of 5.2%, more than double that of the overall marketplace which grew at 2.5% in the same period. Dollar sales for organic also reached a new high of $71.6 billon in 2024, according to the 2025 Organic Market Report.


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Report: Fast-Acting Edibles Drive Premium Pricing

Research by BDSA, Azuca show fast-acting products generate 4-5x more sales per SKU.
May 27, 2025

Based on verified retail sales data from BDSA, the report finds that fast-acting gummies are reshaping the $2.57 billion U.S. gummy market.


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Food and Beverage Industry Trends

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.
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2014: A Banner Year for Burgers

NPD finds that high beef prices push consumers to choose burgers over beef entrees
January 27, 2015
Against tough competition from other sandwiches and flat to declining restaurant traffic, burgers ordered at U.S. restaurants and foodservice outlets had a banner year in 2014, finds foodservice market research from The NPD Group, a leading global information company. There were 9 billion servings of burgers ordered at U.S. restaurants and foodservice outlets last year, an increase of 3 percent compared to prior year, according to NPD’s ongoing foodservice market research.
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At What Cost?

Diners perceive expensive food to be tastier than the same meal offered at a lower price.
May 6, 2014
Taste perception and feelings of overeating and guilt can be manipulated by price alone.
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Consumer Perception of Value

Technomic research finds consumers' prevailing mindset is to stretch every dollar.
August 22, 2013
However, when consumers consider a restaurant's value equation, they are thinking about much more than just price.
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Culinary Creations

Meaty Material

Americans continue to embrace meat consumption, with the protein featured in four out of five meals eaten at home and away.
May 15, 2013
Despite the “Meatless Monday” movement and foodservice operators’ heightened focus on offering vegetarian options, American consumers say that about four out of five meals eaten at home or away contain meat.
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Food Prices Set to Increase

January 25, 2013
Food prices in the U.S. this year are expected to increase between 3-4%, according to estimates from both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the nation’s largest farm group.
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Dairy 'Cliff' Averted

January 3, 2013
A deal approved by the U.S. Congress to avoid the automatic tax hikes and spending cuts known as the "fiscal cliff" also includes measures to avert the "dairy cliff" -- a steep increase in milk prices.
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