- by Daniel Granderson
- January 2 2020
- eco-friendly
- food marketing
- food research
- food retail
- food shoppers
- food trends
- local foods
- natural foods
- organic food
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.
- by Daniel Granderson
- December 17 2018
- Amazon
- food and beverage
- local foods
- online grocery shopping
- online retail
Food Trend to Watch: Retailers Create Online Marketplaces, Collaborate with Local Producers

The best way for major retailers such as Amazon and Walmart to engage with local producers and independent grocers is to allow them to use their online grocery marketplaces for a fee in the same way they have opened up their regular online marketplaces to other sellers.
- 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 [email protected]
- March 3 2015
- food and beverage
- local foods
- food research
- natural foods
- organic
- food trends
Local foods: A sales boom on par with “organic”?

Will local foods overtake organic foods in popularity? Some members of the industry think so based in part on consumer demand now at an all-time high. Data from a November 2014 proprietary Packaged Facts National Consumer Survey published in Shopping for Local Foods in the U.S. found that 53% of the 2,271 adult respondents specially seek out locally grown or locally produced foods. Among the primary reasons for purchasing locally grown or locally produced foods, 60% of consumers who purchase loc...