Study pinpoints 4 trends shaping food, beverage industries in 2018
The study examines how consumer attitudes, actions, preferences and values are re-shaping grocery purchasing decisions.
Evergreen Packaging, Memphis, Tenn., released a report based on data from the annual EcoFocus Trend Study, produced by EcoFocus Worldwide, St. Petersburg, Fla., which forecasts key trends that will shape the U.S. food and beverage industries in the year ahead. Now in its eighth year, the EcoFocus Trend Study examines how consumer attitudes, actions, preferences and values are re-shaping grocery purchasing decisions.
“Our partnership with EcoFocus Worldwide is driven by our deep commitment to provide our customers with insights that enable them to identify opportunities in the market that help them build their businesses,” says DeWitt Clark, vice president of sales and marketing North American packaging for Evergreen Packaging. “We are excited to share some results from this year’s study, which identified four emerging trends we believe will have a significant impact on the U.S. food and beverage industries in 2018, creating new product, brand and communication opportunities.”