Packaged Facts: Blog

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
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
February 17 2020
Canada
food retail
packaging
retail

Cannabis and CBD Research: 4 Must-Have Reports

MarketResearch.com's the Freedonia Group and Packaged Facts offer a quartet of new reports covering the emerging cannabis and CBD industry.

Many Brands Succeeding with Affluent Food Shoppers Share Common Threads

Affluent consumers favor small food brands that market their products based on the themes of simplicity, honesty, freshness, local ties, Fair Trade, eco-friendliness, and philanthropy.

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.

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.

by Daniel Granderson
February 26 2019
food and beverage
food retail
food trends
sugar
sweet baked goods
sweets

Sweet Success: Cookie Sales Continue Growth

The U.S. packaged cookie market savored total retail dollar sales of $11 billion in 2018.

by Daniel Granderson
June 18 2018
food
food retail
snack food
snacks

Snacking Is the New “Big Cheese”

Marketers are aggressively trying to spur and meet demand for what many consumers look for in cheese: dairy goodness, indulgence, and new flavor experiences.