Nielsen, Chicago, predicts brands, marketers and consumers to have a big appetite for data and information about cannabis in 2020.

Many retailers and manufacturers are still playing catch-up to that demand, putting in play billions of dollars in sales, according “2019 CBD Market Survey,” a study produced by A.T. Kearney, Chicago.

Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI), Louisville, Ky., revealed data gathered from its international membership of over 2,400, which forecasts the most innovative trends in the culinary and cultural landscape for the next year.

Greene Concepts, Inc., Marion, N.C., acquired Mammoth Ventures Inc., a Venice, Calif.-based holding company.

Coresight Research, New York, released “Coresight on Cannabis: The CBD Consumer,” which surveyed 2,271 U.S. consumers (aged 18 and over) of CBD and/or hemp-based products to collect, analyze and publish data and insights on CBD’s current position and future market potential.

From “plants as plants” to unexpected proteins and everything in between, the Specialty Food Association (SFA) Trendspotter Panel, New York, predicts what’s coming up for specialty food in 2020.

Experts from Acosta, Jacksonville, Fla., compiled its Top 20 consumer packaged goods (CPG) predictions for 2020.

Consumer attitudes toward CBD indicate that there is a large demand for products containing the ingredient across the food sector, according to a study produced by FMCG Gurus, UK.

Coresight Research, New York, reveals the Top 10 trends anticipated to re-shape the CPG industry.