Culinary convenience is a quality coveted by many Americans who struggle to fit meal preparation into their busy schedules. It’s no surprise, then, that meal kit delivery services are the latest and most successful attempt to provide people who are on the go with simple solutions to their mealtime problem.
April 6, 2017Retail food packaging serves several purposes, including protecting, identifying, and marketing food products.
August 31, 2023Gluten-free snacks are the main inroads for casual gluten-free dieters.
December 4, 2023Packaged Facts’ November-December 2023 National Online Consumer Survey finds that nearly three-fourths of parents report their children eat healthier than they did as a child.
January 10, 2024Veganuary offers the opportunity to remember that plant-based eating and sustainability are some of the top food trends affecting consumer preferences and food product launches in recent years, causing more general consumers to think about these issues, not just those following veganism or vegetarianism.
January 20, 2021The “snackification” of cheese has also boosted sales, as many consumers are eating cheese as a snack or consuming snack foods like cheese as the main part of a meal.
September 29, 2023Consumers continue to report elevated use of restaurant carryout compared to pre-pandemic habits as of Packaged Facts’ February 2022 National Online Consumer Survey.
May 13, 2022Packaged Fact identifies four key ways that U.S. grocers can better attract and meet the needs of this important and influential consumer segment.
September 4, 2019Despite consumers’ varying levels of understanding the relationships between organic brand foods and animal welfare standards, new standards are being shaped by next-generation consumer expectations.
April 25, 2017The last few years have not been kind to frozen foods. Overall sales have for the most part been flat or shrinking. Any increases have been minimal and short-lived. The recent damage to this once essential grocery segment can largely be traced to a growing consumer taste for fresh, natural, and organic foods. Like most food trends, the strength of this trend may be overstated but it is real and it is growing as can be seen from the double-digit sales increases for organic foods reported by the...
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