- by Daniel Granderson
- December 17 2018
- Amazon
- food and beverage
- local foods
- online grocery shopping
- online retail
Food Trend to Watch: Retailers Create Online Marketplaces, Collaborate with Local Producers

The best way for major retailers such as Amazon and Walmart to engage with local producers and independent grocers is to allow them to use their online grocery marketplaces for a fee in the same way they have opened up their regular online marketplaces to other sellers.
- by Daniel Granderson
- December 7 2018
- food and beverage
- groceries
- grocery delivery
- grocery shopping
- meal kits
- supermarkets
Survival of the Kittest: Why Acquisitions are Key to Meal Kit Longevity

A growing number of meal kit companies see acquisition by a grocery store as an opportunity not only for survival, but also for expansion
- by Daniel Granderson
- October 17 2018
- dairy alternative
- dairy-free
- food and beverage
- food trends
- Greek Yogurt
- Yogurt
Yogurt Market Disruptor: Dairy-Free Alternatives as the New Greek

With Greek yogurt having already refashioned the yogurt category, the question becomes what’s the next disruptor? The longer-term answer is dairy-free, plant-based yogurt.
- by Daniel Granderson
- September 17 2018
- breakfast
- breakfast trends
- food and beverage
- food trends
Breakfast is important…be a believer!

The old adage that breakfast is the most important meal of the day still rings true for most people, according to Packaged Facts.
- by Daniel Granderson
- August 8 2018
- consumer trends
- financial services
- food and beverage
- money and finance
- pet products
[INFOGRAPHIC] The Walmart Shopper: 3 Key Stats
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Packaged Facts examines Walmart consumers across three key retail segments: Food & Beverage, Pet Products & Services, and Financial Services.
- by Daniel Granderson
- July 9 2018
- beverage trends
- coffee
- food and beverage
- office coffee
Cold Brew Coffee: Consumer Demand Heating Up

Iced coffee beverages broaden the coffee playing field, satisfying refreshment-based consumer needs by carrying the beverage well beyond its morning daypart stronghold.
- by Daniel Granderson
- July 2 2018
- food and beverage
- food gifting
- food trends
- gourmet food
- snack food
Food Gifting Occasion Innovation

Given the outsized importance major holidays and tradition play in their market, food gifting marketers must continue inventing and reinventing food gifts and to keep a watchful eye for ways to broaden holiday-related purchase rationales.
- by Daniel Granderson
- June 22 2018
- breakfast
- eggs
- food and beverage
- protein
Wall Street Journal, Packaged Facts weigh in on the great egg debate

Is this the age of the rehabilitated egg? Find out...
- by Daniel Granderson
- March 19 2018
- food and beverage
- food trends
- holiday shopping
Packaged Facts in the News: Easter a Popular Holiday for Food Gifting

The Easter egg remains iconic, but the holiday is also becoming a popular time to give food gifts, finds a recent Packaged Facts study.
- by Daniel Granderson
- February 5 2018
- food and beverage
- food retail
- kids
- kids food
Kids’ Food and Beverage is a Tricky Business

The kids’ food and beverage market is a tricky business and requires a special approach to both innovation and marketing