With many people working from home in 2020 (not to mention the kids doing remote schooling), snacking in the US picked up quite a bit in 2020. Freedonia's National Online Consumer Survey looks at whether this is set to continue in 2021.
February 26, 2021A shortage in aluminum cans continues as a variety of factors contribute to the shortage.
February 26, 2021America has been on a drinking binge during the pandemic, enough so that even producers of barrel staves — the specially shaped pieces of wood that are used to produce the barrels that distilled spirits are aged in — are looking to expand.
January 26, 2021Smart refrigerators are being used to help meet consumer desires for the safe delivery of fresh foods.
January 22, 2021Even stores such as Costco that have long resisted offering curbside pickup options are now experimenting with it.
January 22, 2021Walmart & HomeValet work together to improve the shop from experience.
January 21, 2021Manufacturing activity — both in the US and Globally — took a pretty big hit in 2020. However, positive signs have emerged at the beginning of a new year as companies learned how to work in a more socially distanced fashion, and consumers learned how to shop safely in the middle of a pandemic.
January 7, 2021Many eating establishments & grocery stores contracted with third parties to quickly offer food delivery as an option during the pandemic. Now that they've had time to see how these services work for them and their customers many of these businesses are asking, does it make sense to keep paying others to do this, or should we bring it in house?
January 6, 2021Results from the Freedonia National Online Consumer Survey give insight into how consumers feel about food delivery, and whether they'll keep using it post-pandemic.
January 6, 2021With consumers experimenting with new eating habits due to the pandemic, many are expected to try out veganism this coming January.
December 29, 2020