Articles Tagged with ''consumer shopping trends''

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Research reveals indulgence reaches America’s healthiest eaters

In a food culture where most Americans are trying to eat healthier, the findings show that America’s love affair with indulgent foods has reached even the most disciplined group of eaters.
February 14, 2018
New research revealed that even America’s healthiest eaters cave into indulgences based on their emotional states.
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Research reveals uptick in processed foods consumption in Canada

. The highest consumers are kids ages 9-13 who get 57% of their calories from energy-dense, nutritionally-lacking products.
February 9, 2018
New research commissioned by Heart & Stroke, a Canadian charity dedicated to advocacy, education and the funding of research surrounding heart disease and stroke, shows that ultra-processed food consumption in Canada continues to increase and is alarmingly high, accounting for almost half of the daily calorie intake.
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Study reveals consumers not loyal to one store

This test details consumer-buying habits by categories at more than one chain store selling groceries.
February 2, 2018
Grocery categories such as dessert toppings and refrigerated ethnic foods were some of the leading products that lure customers to separate stores, according to a report released by a team of business school researchers led by Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
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‘Unconventional’ M&As change future of cold food industry

Editor-in-chief Marina Mayer recaps 2017’s jaw-dropping M&As positioned to change the cold food and beverage industry.
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Marina Mayer
January 18, 2018

These “unconventional” acquisitions created a shock-and-awe effect through the industry by placing processors in other parts of the retail space, expanding their logistics network and indefinitely changing the future of the cold food and beverage industry.


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Deloitte: The drive toward consumer products company differentiation in 2018

Companies in the consumer products industry are developing newer and bolder strategies to execute traditional levers against a backdrop of a more stable U.S. and worldwide economy.
January 16, 2018
The ability of companies in the consumer products industry to quickly adapt, innovate and differentiate themselves in the marketplace is often essential to success and driving brand growth.
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IRI report examines latest consumer confidence, online CPG shopping behaviors

This survey revealed that more than one-quarter of shoppers regularly buy grocery items online.
January 16, 2018
Consumer confidence is holding steady, with 53% of U.S. households feeling they are in good financial health in Q4 2017 compared with the same figure in Q4 2016, according to IRI Consumer Connect survey results released by Chicago-based IRI.
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Study: Millennials devote larger shares of grocery spending to prepared foods than other generations

The study found that Millennials, on average, devote less of their food budgets to grocery store (food at home) purchases and make fewer trips to the grocery store than the other generations examined.
January 3, 2018
A new study from Economic Research Service (ERS), Washington, D.C., analyzed a recent year of grocery store data to see how Millennials’ purchases differ from those of older shoppers.
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Study: Shopper behavior steers retail trends

Key issues that could affect U.S. retail operations in 2017 include a macro landscape, healthcare, immigration and the “Have Not Shopper."
December 19, 2017
Around the globe, 2017’s more volatile economy has taken effect on retail trends. Inflation curbs, increasing wages and Brexit’s globalization movement are some of the major influencers this year, according to the latest edition of “What’s in Store 2018,” produced by International Dairy Deli Bakery Association (IDDBA), Madison, Wis.
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