- by Daniel Granderson
- September 1 2020
- coffee
- food and beverage
- office coffee
Beyond the Pod: A New Era of Single-Serve Coffee Options
Although pod coffee and K-cups have been rising in popularity for years, other single-serve coffee options are being introduced that have the opportunity to attain a much larger share of the coffee market.
- by Daniel Granderson
- July 22 2020
- beverage trends
- beverages
- ecommerce
- food and beverage
- food retail
- online grocery shopping
Food and Beverage E-Commerce Sales Growing Rapidly but Still Small
Online sales of foods and beverages are forecast to increase 32% per year through 2023.
- by Daniel Granderson
- June 11 2020
- cereal
- food and beverage
- General Mills
- grocery shopping
- Millennials
- sugar
Ain’t That Sweet: Kids, Millennials, and Gen Z Consumers Favor Cereal With More Sugar
Food indulgence and decadence are desired by many Americans, and despite health concerns, some don’t care if they come from sugar.
- by Daniel Granderson
- April 6 2020
- food and beverage
- food retail
- retail
Easter Food Gifting Could See Uptick Due to Coronavirus and Social Distancing
Food gifts can be a preferable option for gift giving during the coronavirus pandemic because they are practical, easy to ship, comforting, and a good way to send treats to someone who cannot be visited because of social distancing.
- by Daniel Granderson
- March 2 2020
- food and beverage
- marketing
- retail
Branding Cannabis and CBD at Retail
There are important innovations and developments that bode well for a CBD market still in the throes of nascent-stage growth.
- by Daniel Granderson
- December 2 2019
- fast-casual restaurants
- food and beverage
- foodservice
- restaurant
Restaurant Gift Card Use Trends Up
Growth in use of restaurant gift cards, much like growth in the use of restaurant coupons, is outperforming overall market trends, reports Packaged Facts in the recent market research study "Eating Trends: Restaurant Use."
- by Daniel Granderson
- November 11 2019
- Amazon
- ecommerce
- food and beverage
- groceries
- grocery delivery
- grocery shopping
- online grocery shopping
- online purchases
- online retail
- Whole Foods
What’s Next for Amazon: Expanding AmazonFresh Beyond Online Grocery and into Brick-and-Mortar Stores
Integrating AmazonFresh as a free benefit for Prime members is a masterstroke that increases the odds that the AmazonFresh brand will soon be displayed across physical storefronts, where Packaged Facts envisions that click-and-collect and home delivery will be offered for free to Prime members.
- by Daniel Granderson
- September 4 2019
- food and beverage
- food retail
- food retailing
- food trends
- groceries
- grocery shopping
- natural and organic
- natural foods
- organic food
- supermarkets
4 Ways Grocers Can Improve Outreach to Affluent Food Shoppers
Packaged Fact identifies four key ways that U.S. grocers can better attract and meet the needs of this important and influential consumer segment.
- by Daniel Granderson
- July 22 2019
- ecommerce
- food
- food and beverage
- food trends
- internet
- mobile apps
- mobile payments
- mobile technology
- online grocery shopping
- online retail
- smartphones
Mobile Payment Trends Create Growth in Global Food E-Commerce
China, India, and South Korea are among nations where mobile payments using smartphones to access the internet are more common than using laptops or tablets—hinting at momentum for food e-commerce growth in Asia.
- by Daniel Granderson
- July 1 2019
- finance
- food and beverage
- food retail
- food retailing
- healthy eating
- money
- money and finance
- natural and organic
- natural foods
- organic
- organic food
- Trader Joe’s
- Whole Foods
Affluent Food Shoppers: Money Isn’t Everything
The sheer volume of spending on food at home by affluent households—which is in excess of $100 billion—makes them an essential consumer segment for food manufacturers, marketers, distributors, and grocers...But, as Packaged Facts reports, it’s not money alone that sets affluent food shoppers apart.
