Articles Tagged with ''millennial generation''

Millennials Strengthen Restaurant Brands

Harris Poll studies strongest brands across industries based on consumer interaction

May 18, 2017

The study, which reveals the strongest brands across the media, travel, financial, automotive, entertainment, retail, restaurant, technology, household and nonprofit industries based on consumer response, also indicates that Fast Casual Mexican and Pizza chains have notably lower brand equity among baby boomers.

Who is Most Likely to Grocery Shop Online

52% of Amazon prime members shop for groceries online

May 3, 2017

The internet is quickly becoming the virtual grocery store for many US consumers with 52 million currently grocery shopping online.

Beneo: Smarter Snacking

Beneo using IFT to showcase healthier snack ingredients

April 26, 2017

BENEO, a leading global supplier in functional ingredients, will focus on healthier snacks at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Food Expo in Las Vegas from June 25-28. Visitors to IFT booth #4023 will learn how small bites to eat throughout the day can be made healthier—in tune with today’s consumer requirements.

Snacks Replace Lunch

Millennials, Gen Z will drive trend of replacing meals with snacks for the next decade

March 6, 2017

Although most snack foods are eaten between meals, snack foods eaten at main meals now represent 24% of all snack food eatings, which is up from 21% five years ago, according to NPD’s continual tracking of US consumers snacking attitudes and behaviors.

US Foods Unveils Spring Scoop

New spring lineup features 26 new products and services to help restaurants innovate offerings for millennials

March 1, 2017

Spring Scoop features new menu design capabilities and a wide array of products that address several trends and product attributes important to millennials, including: global cuisine, sustainability and portability.

SVEDKA Vodka Blue Raspberry

New flavored vodka delivers a sweet berry and tart lemon profile

February 21, 2017

SVEDKA Blue Raspberry attempts to answer the Millennial call for all things bold and audacious.

Examining Organic Food Shoppers

Acosta’s Back to Our Roots: The Rise of the Organic Shopper report takes an in-depth look at shopper profiles

February 9, 2017

In recent years, the natural and organics category has seen significant growth, but the profiles and motives of today’s natural/organics shoppers are drastically different than they were less than a decade ago.

Making a Millennial Appeal

Millennials will pay more for personal, environmental health attributes

February 1, 2017

International Dairy Deli Bakery Association

Health Ingredients Strengthen Snack Sales

Healthy snacks made from kale, chickpeas, and sweet potatoes are revitalizing the US snack market and are favored by Millennials, Gen-Xers, and parents

February 1, 2017

Sales of salty favorites—including potato chips, pretzels and popcorn—and portable meat products—such as jerky—have mostly displayed growth potential or at least remained steady over the past five years. The snack industry has likewise benefitted from the influx of healthier formulations that better fit the nutrition-centered lifestyles of many of today’s consumers.

2017 Beverage Industry Trends

Seventh annual EcoFocus worldwide study reveals key beverage industry growth sectors

January 16, 2017

Changing demographics and purchasing behaviors make it crucial for beverage industry leaders to understand and capitalize on key consumer insights that identify growing trends. Evergreen Packaging®, specializing in fiber-based packaging solutions, has worked with EcoFocus Worldwide to identify four key trends from the annual EcoFocus Trend Study that reveals growing themes expected to impact the industry in the coming year.

Switching from plastic to paper-based packaging often comes with new challenges. This webinar will explore how an ovenable, fiber-based packaging solution can deliver the benefits of plastic with 90% less plastic usage.

The Winter Fancy Food Show is where specialty food makers go to exhibit their newest and best products and where buyers go to find their next bestsellers.