IRI examined how shopping behaviors and attitudes are affecting private label sales in its Q3 2019 Consumer Connect report, “Beyond Price, Consumers Find Value in Private Brands.”

With the strong consumer push toward more protein and less refined sugar in our diets, fruits and nuts are experiencing a culinary renaissance.

According to a report from Innova Market Insights, snacking has already become an all-day habit in the States. While 46% of consumers eat salty snacks between-meals in the afternoon and 37% in the evening, more consumers are also replacing traditional meals with quicker bites.

Chorizo scrambled eggs, baklava pancakes, coconut milk waffles, ancient grain pastries, and protein bowls — all displaying exotic and ethnic fillings, flavors, and colors — are examples of how more consumers are greeting the day.

Interest in plant-based nutrition shows no signs of slowing down and this certainly confirms Innova Market Insights' earlier choice of "The Plant Kingdom" as one of its Top Trends for 2019.

The 2019 Spicy Perceptions eBook captures global consumer trends, sensory research and market product analysis as part of Kalsec’s ongoing commitment to provide leading heat management products.

Millennials, born 1981-1996, are the top consumers of plant-based meat alternatives, finds the NPD study. This generational group has adopted plant-based meat alternatives as a way to indulge sensibly, while addressing long-term health goals and animal treatment concerns.

In the fall edition of Talking Points, Rabobank offered advice to the CEOs of big food companies based on reader response to the question, “What single piece of advice would you give to the CEO of a big food company on how to respond better to today’s consumer?” 

Heritage cuisine refers to a return to personal food roots of chefs, and often, a multicultural blending of cuisines. Classically trained chefs bring their culinary skills to their personal food history, often melding haute cuisine with multicultural, humble cuisine.

Survey results reveal 80% of adults eat breakfast foods as a snack or for breakfast-for-dinner, with more than 50% engaging in those behaviors once a month or more. And findings show nearly three-quarters of Americans state they feel happier or more energized on days when they snack on breakfast foods or enjoy them for dinner.