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- by Daniel Granderson
- March 19 2018
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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 dgranderson@marketresearch.com
- November 17 2015
- food research
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Packaged Facts’ holiday guide to the food gifting demographic
This blog is based on Food Gifting in the U.S., 4th Edition. For more insights from the report click here.
Behold the food gift, that wonderfully trendy present that combines two things people love: yummy morsels that tantalize the taste buds and the thrill of being the recipient of someone else’s thoughtfulness. On the strength of gift-giving centric occasions such as birthdays, Valentine’s Day and winter holidays (Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa), U.S. food gifting sales reached an estimated $2...
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