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Top Beverages Trends in 2015

New beverages pour it on, push product development in all directions—from indulgence to health and wellness.

March 11, 2015

When consumers shopped the aisles of different retail channels during the past couple of months as they prepared for the holidays, product assortments and even store environments probably started to seem the same after a while.

Top Frozen Entrée Trends in 2015

Prepared meals and entrees must step up to the plate with more natural ingredients and better-for-you appeal

March 11, 2015

There's no way around it. Frozen prepared meals and entrées need to get healthy and generate more sales.

Top Seafood Trends in 2015

New products can catch more consumers with nutrition, flavor, convenience.

March 11, 2015

Here’s a fish story backed up by real facts. It appears more consumers are hooked on seafood as an alternative to other meats.

Top Sauce Trends in 2015

Sauces, dressings and marinades speak volumes about changing tastes.

Tom Vierhile

March 10, 2015

Sauces, dressings and marinades may not be the most exciting product categories in the food industry, but they collectively speak volumes about changing tastes; the continued evolution of the American diet; and consumers’ efforts to save time and money.

Top Dairy Trends in 2015

Dairy processors still need flavor, health and convenience to drive sales in the dairy case and the freezercase.

March 10, 2015

Dairy processors are either enjoying delightful sales or they’re facing some category dilemmas within the supermarket. In part, it depends on where they compete—the dairycase or the freezercase—and how they respond to consumer taste trends, eating habits and health concerns.

Top Nutrition and Energy Bar Trends in 2015

Bars expand across the store, embrace protein and new taste profiles

Jen Roth

March 9, 2015

Consumers rely on bars these days for more than just a quick and easy snack. They expect bars to be healthful, clean and full of nourishing ingredients.

Top Baked Good Trends in 2015

New bakery products target all the trends—from health to full-flavor indulgence

Tom Vierhile

March 9, 2015

The bakery foods market couldn’t make up its mind about what direction it wanted to go in 2014.

Study: Consumers Crave “Real”

The report finds consumers cutting back consumption of food with 12 “better-for-you” label claims

March 9, 2015

Americans want their food to be natural and not altered to the latest dieting patterns, according to survey research by The NPD Group, Chicago.

Top Soup Trends in 2015

Manufacturers must address health, convenience and flavor trends to grow category sales.

March 9, 2015

What’s the recipe for success for soup and side dish manufacturers? Some of the ingredients already are there: more consumers are eating at home and they don’t want to cook from scratch.