- by Daniel Granderson
- January 4 2021
- almond milk
- cashew milk
- dairy
- dairy alternative
- dairy-free
- eggs
- food and beverage
- food avoidance
- milk
- milk alternatives
- soy milk
Lactose Intolerance, Food Allergies, & Sensitivities Create New Opportunities for Plant-Based Dairy
Because allergies to milk and eggs are relatively common, many consumers with allergies to these ingredients may turn to plant-based dairy or egg alternatives to be able to enjoy the functions or flavor of products they normally cannot eat.
- by Daniel Granderson
- January 22 2018
- dairy
- dairy-free
- food and beverage
- Greek Yogurt
- Non-GMO
- Yogurt
Yogurt’s Free-From Culture
In the U.S. yogurt market, the free-from trend has brought to store shelves dairy-free, plant-based yogurt featuring ingredients such as soy, coconut, almonds, and cashews, as well as pea-based yogurt. Look for innovation to expand in 2018 and beyond.
- by Noah Miller
- August 14 2017
- dairy
- dairy alternative
- dairy-free
- food and beverage
- natural and organic
Why Traditional & Plant-Based Dairy are Warring for Shelf Space
Once tucked away in the shelf-stable center store, non-dairy and plant-based dairy alternatives have jumped into the refrigerated dairy case alongside milk-based counterparts.
- by Daniel Granderson
- June 28 2017
- culinary trends
- dairy
- food and beverage
Doubling Down on Dairy: 5 Ways to Inspire Consumers With Milk, Cheese, and Butter
Dairy foods are a core and cherished part of the American diet. Even as non-dairy alternatives expand into new territories, so do the animal milk-based originals, according to the Packaged Facts report "2017 Forecast: Culinary Trend Tracking Series".
- 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.
- by Daniel Granderson
- March 22 2017
- beverage trends
- beverages
- clean labels
- coffee
- dairy
- dairy-free
- food and beverage
- Non-GMO food and beverage
- office coffee
- single-cup coffee
- tea
Clean Label Gives Coffee Creamers a Boost
Whereas not long ago product development in the coffee creamers realm centered on new flavor varieties, leading marketers are now aggressively responding to consumers’ desire for clean label products. Part of the goal is to attract new customers by alleviating concerns about ingredients.
- by dgranderson@marketresearch.com
- February 10 2016
- Greek Yogurt
- Yogurt
- dairy
- food and beverage
Consumers souring on Greek yogurt? PepsiCo’s bid for Chobani may indicate otherwise
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Feb. 10 - The reports of Greek yogurt’s death may have been greatly exaggerated. Last December the article “ Goodbye, good old Greek yogurt ” by The Washington Post detailed the apparent wane in consumer interest in Greek yogurt. Sales have noticeably begun to mature after Greek yogurt spent much of the past decade hailed as ...
- by dgranderson@marketresearch.com
- June 23 2015
- almond milk
- cashew milk
- dairy
- dairy alternative
- Hispanic consumers
- Latino consumers
- milk
- milk alternatives
- soy milk
Hispanic influence growing in the dairy and dairy alternative beverages market
This blog is based on the Packaged Facts reports Dairy and Dairy Alternative Beverage Trends in the U.S., 3rd Edition and Hispanic Food Shoppers in the U.S. Purchase your copies for more insights.
Over the last couple of years the big story in the dairy milk vs. plant milk competition is the extraordinary growth of almond milk. Dollar, volume, and unit sales of almond milk have all increased at double-digit rates the expense of dairy milk as well as by taking sales away from soy milk, which no...
- by Anonymous
- August 13 2014
- protein sources
- protein
- Greek Yogurt
- probiotics
- macho yogurt
- brogurt
- dairy
The Neandrathal didn’t eat yogurt, but in the age of brogurt, today’s man does
How Greek yogurt has helped pave the way for a manly yogurt
News that Dannon Yogurt, the U.S., New York-based subsidiary of Danone, signed a new marketing contract with the National Football League (NFL) as its official yogurt sponsor may have come as a surprise to many. Food Navigator U.S.A., a food industry trade publication (July 30, 2014 ), reported a deal for the 2015 season, following Super Bowl ads placed in 2012 and 2014. For yogurt-makers, ongoing ad placement in front of a male-centr...
