The report finds that a decline in restaurant usage and an increase in meals from home is one of the single biggest changes in eating patterns in Americans in the last five years.

More than 30,000 healthier product choices have been made available to consumers between 2002 and 2013 according to the 2014 Health & Wellness Survey released today by the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). The new choices represent an additional 10,000 in just the last four years.

Online grocery shopping is currently one of the smallest segments for food and beverage sales, but this rapidly changing business is poised for tremendous growth over the next several years.

“From Clean to Clear Label” and “Convenience for Foodies” lead the Innova Market Insights food & beverage Top 10 Trends list for 2015. Innova Market Insights will present these trends in a webinar on November 6 (4pm CET, 10am EST).

A new animal study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease indicates that a diet including walnuts may have a beneficial effect in reducing the risk, delaying the onset, slowing the progression of, or preventing Alzheimer's disease.

The baby nutrition insights 2014 market research report says in Germany, sales of infant formula performed strongly in 2013, rising by 19.3% to €324.8 million, based on sales through grocery outlets and drug markets.

Harvest reports from the major olive growing areas around the world indicate a significantly smaller crop in 2014, and combined with the steady growth in demand for Extra Virgin Olive Oil, the news has experts expressing concern about a shortage of top quality olive oil.

Ready-to-drink (RTD) or iced coffee has been seeing a period of strong product and market activity in recent years.

Total yogurt sales increased 3.2% L4W, but remain up only 1.4% during L12W (Greek +5.4%, core cup - 2.5%). On a company level, GIS has sustained positive share trends for the last 4 months (+113 bps L12W), aided by below-average pricing, while Chobani and Danone continue to cede share.

Many consumers feel eating healthier is too expensive. Organic and natural products are obviously a part of the healthy eating trend, and roughly a quarter of Americans eat organic foods on a regular basis—though the level has remained the same for years due to high prices.