The number of consumers using private-label food and beverage products continues to rise, but U.S. consumers are losing their enthusiasm for these value-oriented options.
The different allergy labels in common use may be confusing consumers instead of helping them decide whether to buy a food product, a new Canadian study shows.
This two-article series focuses on the different nutritional stages of a consumer’s life. Part I, this article, provides an overview of nutrition needs during the stages of pregnancy, infancy and childhood. For Part 2, focusing on teenagers, Baby Boomers and seniors, please see link in article.
The average American’s diet meets most of the nutritional guidelines recommended in the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s MyPlate only seven days out of a full year, according to a new analysis from The NPD Group.
A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report says sales of "local foods," whether sold direct to consumers at farmers markets or through intermediaries such as grocers or restaurants, amounted to $4.8 billion in 2008.
