- by Cara Brosius
- November 8 2021
- beverage
- food ingredients
- food labels
Key Trends in Functional Beverages
Functional beverages may be in ready-to-drink (RTD) or ready-to-mix/brew form (e.g., beverage powders, liquid drink enhancers, dry coffee and tea).
- by Noah Miller
- October 19 2017
- food ingredients
- functional foods
- natural and organic
- natural foods
Ancient Ayurveda Cutting Edge in Functional Health
Behind these popular health-food ingredients is a menu of more traditional Ayurvedic staples. Herbal and medicinal teas, as well as a slew of novel ready-to-drink functional beverages, tout their potent botanical benefits that connect with consumers interested in holistic well-being
- by Noah Miller
- July 13 2017
- food ingredients
- food research
- food trends
- meal kits
17% of Adults Receive Meal Kit Delivery
In terms of convenience, the food industry already offers prepared meals. Meal kit delivery offers consumers involvement in their food experience, and to many this is critical.
- by Noah Miller
- June 15 2017
- food ingredients
- food trends
- market research
- meal kits
Meal Kits Successfully Get Fresh with Consumers
Blue Apron’s public filing is in line with the market outlook analysis in the first edition of Packaged Facts’ Meal Kit Delivery Services in the U.S. (April 2016), which predicted that robust growth for meal kit delivery services would see the biggest players going public.
- by Daniel Granderson
- May 9 2017
- food and beverage
- food ingredients
- food marketing
- frozen food
- grocery shopping
Frozen Foods Follow the Green Giant
Green Giant proves innovation is key to heating up frozen food sales.
- 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
- March 2 2017
- food and beverage
- food formulation
- food ingredients
- food labels
- food retail
- food trends
- healthy eating
- healthy snacks
- salty snacks
- snacks
Alternative Ingredient Snacks are for City Folk
Americans living in urban areas are the biggest fans of alternative ingredient snacks, even more so than people who live in suburban areas and far more than those living in rural settings. The differences are most pronounced for pulse- and seaweed-based snacks, but the pattern holds true for every type of alternative ingredient salty snack and cracker; rural snackers are just less interested.
- by Daniel Granderson
- February 27 2017
- celiac disease
- food allergies
- food and beverage
- food formulation
- food ingredients
- food labels
- food retail
- food trends
- gluten free
- gluten free label
Gluten-Free: More Than A Matter of Trust
For the millions of people who have celiac disease the various gluten-free certifications are of great value, not only helping them to manage a serious health condition, but providing psychological and emotional relief as well.
- by Daniel Granderson
- February 16 2017
- food and beverage
- food formulation
- food ingredients
- food labels
- food marketing
- food packaging
- food retail
- food trends
- kids
- kids food
- moms
Marketing kids’ foods: threading the health needle
The kids’ food and beverage market is particularly challenging because industry players must market to children and parents at the same time. This means delivering on healthfulness: Nearly half (46%) of parents list nutritional value as most important when choosing foods at the supermarket for their children, the highest response rate among 16 choices.
- by Daniel Granderson
- December 15 2016
- alternative protein
- beef
- fish
- food and beverage
- food ingredients
- food packaging
- food research
- food retail
- food safety
- meat
- pork
- poultry
- protein
- protein sources
Consumers and meat & poultry: Transparency and knowledge
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Perhaps more than ever before, consumers want to know about what’s in their meat and poultry, how it was raised and where it came from. This need to know taps a breadth of concerns related to food healthfulness and sustainable practices, as discussed in the Packaged Facts report, "Meat, Poultry and Seafood: Restaurant Trends and Opportunities".
