A new study by The NPD Group, Chicago, addresses the rapid growth of plant-based foods at retail and on restaurant menus, and discusses the interest in plant-based food as a passing fad vs. a long-term trend.

Today’s consumers are becoming increasingly aware of how their food and beverage choices can help them manage, and in some cases, reverse certain medical conditions, according to health and wellness research by The NPD Group, Chicago.

The percentage of U.S. consumers, ages 18 and above, who shopped online for groceries within a 30-day period, whether for delivery or pick-up in store, increased from 17% in the quarter ending November 2018 to 20%, or about 51 million consumers, in the quarter ending February, according to National Eating Trends Omnichannel Scorecard., produced by the NPD Group, Chicago.

U.S. consumers are returning to the convenience of frozen foods, according to the “Future of Dinner Study,” released by The NPD Group, Chicago.

Millennial parents are increasingly looking to restaurants to take on the task of cooking for their families, according to a study presented by The NPD Group, Chicago.

While meal kit marketers and users are experimenting to find the right fit, there are 93 million consumers who have never tried a meal kit, but are interested in giving them a try, according to the “What’s Next for Meal Kits” report, published by The NPD Group, Chicago.

Now that Millennials are older and vary in their life stages — single, married, parents — when it comes to dinner planning, some of their behaviors are similar to when the generations that preceded them were in that life stage, according to research released by The NPD Group, Chicago.

U.S. consumers are increasingly eating and preparing their meals at home, reports The NPD Group, Chicago.

Adoption of online grocery shopping is moving at a slower pace than other consumer categories, but only 10% of U.S. consumers are now regularly buying groceries, according to a new study released by The NPD Group, Chicago.