Articles Tagged with ''consumer shopping trends''

Global retail analytics leader Retail Solutions Inc. (RSi), Mountain View, Calif., introduced the new shopper marketing optimization (SMO), a solution that helps consumer packaged goods (CPG) shopper marketing teams plan, execute and measure events in an end-to-end workflow solution.

Last year’s growth and sales has led the foodservice packaging industry to forecast continued confidence for 2016 despite familiar challenges, according to Foodservice Packaging Institute’s (FPI) 17th annual State of the Industry Survey.

Health and eco-minded consumers are looking beyond natural labels to organic, non-GMO and grass-fed label claims, according to the 2016 Market LOHAS MamboTrack consumer research survey, produced by Market Dynamics-Market LOHAS, Acton, Mass.

A successful meat department can help a store differentiate itself from the competition and be a significant driver of sales and foot traffic.

Taste, price and convenience are no longer the sole deciding factors when consumers buy food and beverages, according to a new study from Deloitte Consulting LLP, New York; Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va.; and Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), Washington, D.C.

When it comes to meal prep, Americans are using fewer dishes and ingredients at a time when food and beverage occasions remain flat, according to the NPD Group.

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va., and Chicago-based Technomic released “The Sophistication of Supermarket Fresh Prepared Foods,” a survey detailing the sophistication of supermarket fresh prepared foods.

Taste, price and convenience are no longer the sole deciding factors when shoppers buy food and beverages, according to a new study from Deloitte, New York; Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va.; and Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), Washington, D.C.

IRI’s latest Times & Trends report, “Taking Stock of CPG Past and Future: Gear Up Now for a Year of Growth,” analyzes the lessons learned in 2015 and provides insight into several key trends that will drive growth in 2016.

With a 15% slice of Americans hailing it as their No. 1 choice, pizza received more than twice as many votes as any other food choice.