- by Noah Miller
- April 25 2017
- eggs
- food and beverage
- meat
- natural and organic
- poultry
58% of Consumers Are Increasingly Concerned About Food Animal Welfare

Despite consumers’ varying levels of understanding the relationships between organic brand foods and animal welfare standards, new standards are being shaped by next-generation consumer expectations.
- by Daniel Granderson
- April 24 2017
- closets
- home improvement
- home organization
- retail
- storage
A Place For Everything And Everything In Its Place

To solve their growing storage conundrums, most Americans don’t need intervention, they need innovation.
- by Daniel Granderson
- April 18 2017
- beef
- food and beverage
- food trends
- meat
- poultry
Heads Up on Humane in Meat and Poultry Industries

Consumer concern over animal welfare issues has reached critical mass in the meat and poultry industries, creating a new generation of challenges and opportunities.
- by Daniel Granderson
- April 11 2017
- children
- kids
- Millennials
- moms
- pet industry
- pet market
- pet market research
- pet research
- pet trends
Horsing Around: Why Equestrianism Will Gain Ground as Potential Cure for Summertime Blues

With the school year entering its final stretch, young consumers (whether kids or their Millennial moms) are already starting to think about something interesting to do this summer. Enter the equine industry.
- by Noah Miller
- April 6 2017
- food and beverage
- food ingredients
- food marketing
- food packaging
- food research
- food shoppers
- foodies
- foodservice
- gourmet food
- health food
- local foods
- meal kits
- prepared foods
- ready-to-eat foods
25% of Americans Purchased Meal Kits in 2016

Culinary convenience is a quality coveted by many Americans who struggle to fit meal preparation into their busy schedules. It’s no surprise, then, that meal kit delivery services are the latest and most successful attempt to provide people who are on the go with simple solutions to their mealtime problem.
- by Daniel Granderson
- April 4 2017
- dogs
- pet
- pet food
- pet food forum
- pet industry
- pet market
- pet market research
- pet owners
- pet parents
- pet products
- pet research
- pet retail
- pet trends
Pet Family Feud: Fun, Games, & Packaged Facts

While unlikely to ever appear on the Game Show Network, Pet Family Feud debuted on April 3, thrilling and informing the audience at the 25th Annual Petfood Forum in Olathe, Kansas. The gameshow/workshop activity was hosted by Packaged Facts’ research director David Sprinkle.
- by Daniel Granderson
- April 3 2017
- clean labels
- dairy
- dessert
- food retail
- food retailing
- frozen desserts
- frozen food
- ice cream
- natural and organic
- natural foods
- retail
Store brand ice cream heating up competition

Sales of private label frozen desserts have grown steadily over the last couple of decades. In recent years, about two-thirds of consumers have come to accept that private label frozen desserts are equal in quality to name brand frozen desserts. This perception is based in reality, as private label frozen desserts have been on a steady rise in terms of quality over the past three decades.