Articles Tagged with ''COVID-19''

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US Foods Introduces COVID-19 Resources to Help Restaurant Operators

New platform offers updated operating safely guide and enhanced outdoor dining products line-up
December 28, 2020
US Foods Holding Corp. announced the introduction of its "Make It This Winter" platform. The platform offers a collection of valuable resources, including one-on-one consultations with US Foods experts, informational webinars, new outdoor dining products, and updated online materials and tools for restaurant operators to tackle the ongoing challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2021 Predictions: CONSUMER INSIGHTS

Today’s Consumers are Shifting to New Eating Behaviors

Look for consumers to settle into the new normal as it helps them remain distanced while saving trips to the store
Darren Seifer
December 18, 2020

You don’t have to be an expert in, well anything, to know 2020 was a year like no other.

Words like “unprecedented” were heard on a daily basis.


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Changed Forever: What 2020 Did to Consumer Behavior

New report reveals how COVID-19 accelerated major shifts in spending and attention
December 17, 2020
Coefficient Capital and The New Consumer worked with Toluna, Inc. to survey 3,500+ US consumers on shifting behaviors resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, conducted in November 2020, asked consumers about their spending habits, consumption patterns and other behaviors related to food & beverage, fitness, alcohol and beauty.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic Causes Eating Patterns in America to Take a Sharp Turn

Working from home, schooling at home, and preparing more meals means a departure from the norm
November 24, 2020
Annually, The NPD Group collects a year’s worth of data from its daily tracking of how US consumers eat away from and in home and compiles the topline trend into a report that’s been called "Eating Patterns in America" for the last 35 years. This year’s recently released Eating Patterns in America captures how in mid-March, the daily rhythms of consumers’ lives, including their eating patterns, were suddenly disrupted by the COVID-19 outbreak.
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IRI Holiday Research Predicts Disrupted Consumer Behaviors, CPG Opportunities

As COVID-19 spikes again, americans rethink holiday plans, creating new opportunities for manufacturers and retailers that act quickly
November 4, 2020
IRI projects turkey sales for Thanksgiving to be strong, with an emphasis on smaller whole birds or cuts. Turkey and roasting meats have enjoyed a sales boom during the pandemic, with the most robust growth among younger and lower-income shoppers.
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How the Pandemic Impacts Food Prices

The Consumer Price Index for food at-home recently posted its largest monthly increase since February 1974
October 23, 2020
The Food Industry Association released a research that explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected grocery prices more than nearly any other category of consumer spending. In April, the Consumer Price Index for food at-home posted its largest monthly increase since February 1974 and grocery prices are up 5.6% for the period June 2019 to June 2020.
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Top 10 Food & Beverage Trends to Accelerate Innovation in 2021

Transparency emerges as a clear winner in Innova Market Insights' Top Ten Trends for 2021
October 21, 2020
Innova Market Insights' Top Ten Trends for 2021 provides an in-depth delve into how the food and beverage industry has progressively evolved. As COVID-19 transforms our shopping and eating habits, staying ahead of the curve and keeping on top of the changing and sophisticated food and beverage landscape is of paramount importance.
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