- 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".
- by Daniel Granderson
- November 10 2016
- breakfast
- breakfast trends
- food and beverage
- food beverage
- food packaging
- food presentation
- food research
- food retail
- food trends
- healthy snacks
- snack foods
- snacking
Blurring the breakfast food lines: breakfast or snack?
Consumers continue to embrace snacking—not only as viable daypart option but also as a paradigm through which to view eating in general (smaller, more frequent meals). This has caused and will continue to cause changes in consumers’ relationships with traditional breakfast foods.
- by Daniel Granderson
- November 2 2016
- alternative protein
- food beverage
- food research
- food retail
- health and wellness
- health food
- healthy eating
- plant protein
- protein
Is health of the planet more compelling than personal health?
The recent attention being paid to plant proteins, both by ordinary consumers and the food industry, begs the question, are consumers more willing to eat less meat to help save the planet than they are to reduce their own chances of developing heart disease?
- by Daniel Granderson
- October 31 2016
- food research
- food retail
- food retailing
- health food
- healthy eating
- meal kits
- Whole Foods
Whole Foods, Purple Carrot delivering meal kits to retail stores but which consumers will bite?
Based on the number of meal kit delivery services around the country, the current numbers of meal shipments, and the almost certain entry of such services from retailers and food marketers (ahem Whole Foods), Packaged Facts conjectures that the U.S. meal kit delivery services market will generate $1.5 billion in sales by the end of 2016 and will grow to a multi-billion market over the next five years.
- by dgranderson@marketresearch.com
- July 21 2015
- potato chips
- snacks
- snack food
- salty snacks
- food research
- food trends
- food retail
- popcorn
On National Junk Food Day and beyond, the popularity of salty snacks licks the competition 24/7/365
There are 50 million consumers who often snack between meals and agree that “salted snacks are my favorite snack.” Packaged Facts reveals who they are and how to market to them in our report Salty Snacks in the U.S.
It’s National Junk Food Day, and with Americans nationwide indulging in junk foods ranging from the traditional to the weird and wacky, it’s a perfect time to pay homage to the granddaddy of all junk foods-the salty snack.
Whether it be the crunchy potato chip, the versatile corn...
- by dgranderson@marketresearch.com
- June 12 2015
- food ingredients
- nutritional labels
- clean labels
- food and beverage
- food retail
“Clean label” movement picks up steam
“Clean label” has become a hot topic in the food and beverage industry as consumers begin to look more closely at what goes into their food and beverages. Many consumers are now using the “kitchen test”-“can the ingredients on the label be found in my own kitchen?”-as their rule of thumb to determine whether or not to buy a product. They are scrutinizing ingredients decks on packages for a short list of ingredients with names they can recognize, and avoiding those with unpronounceable, chemical-...
- by dgranderson@marketresearch.com
- March 13 2015
- food and beverage
- food retail
- frozen food
- pizza
Retail pizza innovation moving in the right direction
The frozen pizza industry has a problem on its hands: in the face of health and “real food” trends, frozen pizza may be suffering from a processed food stereotype. The bottom line is that during 2010-2014, the percentage of households eating frozen pizza in the past 30 days has dropped slightly, while the percentage eating 10+ pizzas per month has dropped 15%. The trend is particularly troubling because it involves demographics that have been core users, such as consumers living in households wi...
- by dgranderson@marketresearch.com
- February 9 2015
- celiac disease
- food allergies
- food and beverage
- food retail
- food trends
- health and wellness
- ingredients
- Pizza Hut
From takeout to haute cuisine, gluten-free is on the menu
That sound you (virtually) heard on January 26, when Pizza Hut debuted its Udi’s-crusted gluten-free pizza to 2,400 locations nationwide, was a collective cheer from the GF blogosphere. “The beautiful partnership of Pizza Hut and Udi’s,” said one blogger, is a celiac’s dream come true. “Excited” was the word du jour. Gluten free-ers are excited that the world’s largest pizza company is catering to their dietary needs. Excited that the move will spur other restaurants into GF action, and excited ...
- by dgranderson@marketresearch.com
- February 2 2015
- frozen foods
- health
- natural
- organic
- food retail
- food trends
- food and beverage
A case of “natural” survival in the frozen food aisle
The last few years have not been kind to frozen foods. Overall sales have for the most part been flat or shrinking. Any increases have been minimal and short-lived. The recent damage to this once essential grocery segment can largely be traced to a growing consumer taste for fresh, natural, and organic foods.
Like most food trends, the strength of this trend may be overstated but it is real and it is growing as can be seen from the double-digit sales increases for organic foods reported by the...
- by dgranderson@marketresearch.com
- August 11 2014
- consumer demographics
- food retail
- food shoppers
- foodbeverage
- Hispanics
- Latinos
- retail
Deconstructing “Hispanic” food shoppers
Spending by Hispanic consumers for food at grocery and other food stores has grown more than 80% over the past decade, more than twice the growth rate registered by consumers on average. With the continuing dispersal of Latinos into areas not traditionally known for having substantial Hispanic populations, Hispanic food shoppers now represent a rapidly growing segment of the customer base of grocers throughout the country.
While Hispanic food shoppers offer a rich opportunity for food marketer...
