Articles Tagged with ''millennial generation''

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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.
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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.


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2017 Grocery Shopping Trends

A more diverse produce department, increased availability of meal kits, and better access to product information lead key trends
December 20, 2016
More digital connections and a speedier checkout process rank among the top trends for grocery shopping in 2017, says John Karolefski, veteran supermarket analyst and purveyor of GroceryStories.com.
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Cereals Make Millennial Appeal

Cap’n Crunch recently released limited edition offerings designed to appeal more to an older, male-centric demographic
December 5, 2016
Recent market research has shown that morning is no longer the primary time when cereal is consumed, and young adults now consume it just as much as kids.
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Millennials Impact Food Packaging Trends

Foodservice Packaging Institute’s latest trends report finds common threads throughout industry
November 22, 2016
This year’s 2016 Trends Report from the Foodservice Packaging Institute revealed key industry shifts that focused on industry changes being driven by the generational influence of millennials.
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Trends in Vegetable Consumption

Younger consumers drive growth of fresh and frozen vegetable consumption
November 21, 2016
Boomers, ages 60 and up, on the other hand, decreased their consumption of fresh vegetables by 30% and frozen vegetables by 4% over the same period.
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Specialty Food Trends

Engaged consumers, alternative channels fuel surging specialty food segment
November 1, 2016
Americans, especially millennials and men, continue to discover specialty foods and beverages as they become a larger, more integral part of the American diet, according to "Today's Specialty Food Consumer," an annual report from the Specialty Food Association
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Attributes Driving Consumer Marketplace Behavior

Consumer research study measures attributes associated with brand love to help understand US consumers’ evolving relationships with preferred food brands
October 12, 2016
A new study measuring consumer connection to their favorite food brands continues to offer insight on the extent to which consumers truly love food brands, the feelings and emotions that drive brand love, and the ways in which brand love drives consumers’ marketplace behaviors.
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Homemade Craft Coffee

At-home craft coffee brewing embraced by young urban consumers
September 28, 2016
Craft coffee brewing, like using pour over cones, French presses, and vacuum brewers, is how 11% of US young adults, ages 18 and over, brew their coffee at home
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