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Food & Beverage

Your trusted source for all things food and beverage, including annual benchmarking reports on each sector and analysis of key segments, from chocolate to office coffee service.
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Have Your Data and Eat It, Too

Food and beverages are vital to existence, and they are also indulgences. Likewise, our food and beverage market research reports provide a well-rounded data diet, with both staples like our annual food and bevearge benchmarking reports and sweet treats in the form of special reports focused on emerging interest in areas such as:

  • better-for-you foods and beverages for proactive wellness and functional health
  • evolutions in eating occasions, especially snacking
  • innovations in food delivery like e-commerce

Packaging and its ability to improve the shelf-life of food, draw consumer interest, and change the way people interact with their snacks is also vital to this market, and we have you covered there, too.

How big is the food & beverage industry?

In 2021, retail sales of food and beverage products reached $484 billion. 

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What are the key food & beverage industry trends?

  • Snacking has replaced the concept of “three square meals a day”, whether on-the-go or at home.
  • E-commerce is gaining ground as consumer do more food transactions digitally, whether ordering groceries for delivery or curb-side pickup, subscribing to meal kits, or using apps to order carryout or delivery restaurant meals.
  • Functional ingredients promising preventative treatment and DIY steps to better health have numerous opportunities, as this area that is full of innovation.
  • Plant-based eating is becoming more common among people who don’t consider themselves vegetarians or vegans but are intentionally incorporating plant-based meat and dairy alternatives into their diets.
  • Sustainability is about packaging (waste, recyclability, recycled content) as well as food or beverage waste reduction and upcycled food products (e.g., milk made with spent barley from brewing, granola from broken snack bars, juice or crackers made from produce scraps).
  • Convenience is king, as many people still cook more at home than they did before the pandemic and are looking for solutions to provide healthy meals without stress.

 

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  • Cheese: United States

    Focus Reports

    This report forecasts to 2023 and 2027 US natural cheese consumption in pounds.

    NEW! March 2023 24 pages
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  • Distilled Spirits: United States

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    This report forecasts to 2027 US bottled distilled spirits demand in US gallons.

    NEW! March 2023 30 pages
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  • Eggs: United States

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    This report forecasts to calendar years 2023 and 2027 US table egg production in dozens and nominal US dollars in terms of farm price received. US shell egg retail sales in dozens are also projected to 2023 and 2027.

    NEW! March 2023 30 pages
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    Comfort and nostalgia are key to home baking trends.

    NEW! February 2023 249 pages
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  • US Foodservice Single-Use Products

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    This study examines the US market for foodservice single-use (disposable) products. For the purposes of this study, “single-use” products refers to items used in the service of food and beverages that are intended to be disposed of after use.

    NEW! February 2023 415 pages
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  • Children's Food and Beverage Market: Trends and Opportunities, 2nd Edition

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    The coronavirus pandemic has had a significant effect on families and their food purchases.

    NEW! January 2023 181 pages
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  • US Beverage Packaging Consumer Insights

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    Consumer beverage shopping habits are evolving, most notably via online shopping.

    NEW! January 2023 61 pages
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  • Dough, Dry Pasta, & Tortillas: United States

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    This report forecasts to 2022 and 2026 US demand and shipments for dough, dry pasta, and tortillas in nominal US dollars at the manufacturer level.

    NEW! January 2023 36 pages
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  • Consumer Insights on Food & Beverage Sweeteners

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    Opportunities exist in sweeteners and products made with those sweeteners that are indulgent and taste good, but also incorporate a health halo.

    NEW! December 2022 72 pages
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