Tyson Foods, Springdale, Ark., tapped its Tyson Trendtellers Council, made up of a dozen of the company’s top food thinkers and innovators, for their insights to create this year’s summer trends report.

Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia, Pa., analyzed nearly 400,000 food reviews posted by Amazon customers to gain real-world insight into the food choices that people make.

Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va., released the 45th edition of “U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends,” prepared by The Hartman Group, Inc., Bellevue, Wash., which studies what consumers want from their retailers when personalizing grocery shopping.

E-commerce food sales have been growing at a rate of about 22% per year, and are expected to make up close to 10% of the overall food and consumables market by 2023, according to data presented by Inmar, Winston-Salem, N.C.

Americans are at risk of serious illnesses, as 72% of consumers surveyed do not understand the recommended levels of salt, fat and sugar consumption, according to new research revealed by Spoon Guru, UK.

Wealthy Americans are among the most influential and active participants in the natural and organic food market, according to “Affluent Food Shoppers,” a new report released by Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md.

When consumers eat has become as important as how and what consumers eat, according to “Eating Trends: Mealtimes and Snacking,” a report released by Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md.

Between 2016-2017, total expenditures on food increased nearly $526 for the 130,001 consumers tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, according to analysis from the Food Institute, Upper Saddle River, N.J.

The advent of e-commerce has elevated consumers’ expectations of the shopping experience, and retailers must now provide service anytime, anywhere and any way customers desire. This makes the customer journey more complicated than ever before.