The growth in snack foods being consumed at meal time are largely driven by people who are eating those meals by themselves, according to NPD’s recently released Snacking in America report.

New research from Mintel reveals a shift in power in the global ice cream market, with China overtaking the United States as the world’s biggest ice cream market in 2014 for the first time.

The food retailing and foodservice industries are experiencing major changes because of technology, mobile, and social media. These all are contributing to the way consumers interact with restaurants and grocery stores.

Consumers trying to maintain or improve their health are increasingly seeking specialty food and non-food alternatives. Whether they are organic, gluten-free, dye-free or lactose-free, these products can be costly, but a new survey of special needs store brands items shows significant savings for consumers.

Dehydrated, salted meat snacks, like jerky, have been around for over 400 years but consumers are now looking anew at these savory snacks as a convenient source of protein and more healthful snack option.

Clean label has moved beyond being a trend and is now regarded as standard in the food industry.

As of late 2014, füdi officially became available to the general public at major grocery stores across the Greater Toronto Area and will be expanding in additional markets within Ontario in Fall 2015.

Few foods are as essential to the American diet as the versatile and ubiquitous sandwich. Research indicates the sandwich is a staple food across the full spectrum of U.S. adults regardless of gender, age, household income, race, or geographic location. Roughly 79% of all adults have eaten a sandwich in the past seven days, according to data published in the all-new Packaged Facts report, Sandwiches: Market Trends and Opportunities.