- by Daniel Granderson
- April 11 2017
- children
- kids
- Millennials
- moms
- pet industry
- pet market
- pet market research
- pet research
- pet trends
Horsing Around: Why Equestrianism Will Gain Ground as Potential Cure for Summertime Blues
With the school year entering its final stretch, young consumers (whether kids or their Millennial moms) are already starting to think about something interesting to do this summer. Enter the equine industry.
- 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
- April 4 2017
- dogs
- pet
- pet food
- pet food forum
- pet industry
- pet market
- pet market research
- pet owners
- pet parents
- pet products
- pet research
- pet retail
- pet trends
Pet Family Feud: Fun, Games, & Packaged Facts
While unlikely to ever appear on the Game Show Network, Pet Family Feud debuted on April 3, thrilling and informing the audience at the 25th Annual Petfood Forum in Olathe, Kansas. The gameshow/workshop activity was hosted by Packaged Facts’ research director David Sprinkle.
- by Daniel Granderson
- April 3 2017
- clean labels
- dairy
- dessert
- food retail
- food retailing
- frozen desserts
- frozen food
- ice cream
- natural and organic
- natural foods
- retail
Store brand ice cream heating up competition
Sales of private label frozen desserts have grown steadily over the last couple of decades. In recent years, about two-thirds of consumers have come to accept that private label frozen desserts are equal in quality to name brand frozen desserts. This perception is based in reality, as private label frozen desserts have been on a steady rise in terms of quality over the past three decades.
- by Noah Miller
- March 27 2017
- data
- market research
Introducing the New Packaged Facts Knowledge Center
Packaged Facts has introduced an updated version of our popular Knowledge Center, a one-stop platform that unifies Packaged Facts' authoritative content and revolutionizes the way clients access and use market research.
- by Daniel Granderson
- March 22 2017
- beverage trends
- beverages
- clean labels
- coffee
- dairy
- dairy-free
- food and beverage
- Non-GMO food and beverage
- office coffee
- single-cup coffee
- tea
Clean Label Gives Coffee Creamers a Boost
Whereas not long ago product development in the coffee creamers realm centered on new flavor varieties, leading marketers are now aggressively responding to consumers’ desire for clean label products. Part of the goal is to attract new customers by alleviating concerns about ingredients.
- by Daniel Granderson
- March 21 2017
- functional foods
- health
- health and wellness
- nutritional supplements
- sports supplements
- weight management
Alternative and functional pain management gathers steam
The times, they are a changin’: the percentage of consumers who prefer “alternative medicine” to standard medical practice has risen from 17% over the past 10 years, a 37% jump. The trend extends deeply into the realm of pain management, which continues down an inclusive path that suggests success for alternative therapy professionals.
- by Daniel Granderson
- March 14 2017
- cats
- dogs
- ecommerce
- internet
- online retail
- pet
- pet industry
- pet market
- pet market research
- pet products
- pet retail
46% of Pet Owners Buy Pet Products Online, Reveals Packaged Facts Ahead of Upcoming Pet Expo Presentation
While online sales still pale in comparison to sales at physical stores, sales in the digital realm continue to grow at a rapid pace. On March 22, Packaged Facts will discuss trends in online purchasing of dog and cat products at Global Pet Expo.
- by Aaron Hackle
- March 8 2017
- consumer goods
- consumer spending
- consumer trends
- consumers
- health
- health and wellness
- retail
Treating sleep disturbances: let me count the ways
If you have pain, take a pain reliever; if you can’t sleep, take sleep medication. Right? Wrong. Packaged Facts’ survey analysis suggests that sleep disturbance sufferers are much less likely than pain sufferers to take either OTC or prescription drugs to treat their condition. And yet OTC and prescription sleep remedies do the job: disturbance sufferers who take medication to treat their condition report high rates of relief.
- 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.
