Food industry committed to meeting consumer demand for “free-from” foods
June 9, 2016
“Gluten-free,” “dairy-free,” “non-GMO,” “meatless”, and “cage free” are just a few of the most common and trendy buzzwords featured on a growing number of food and beverage products.
Two in five US consumers are replacing their breakfast with nutritional and performance drinks
June 8, 2016
What’s more, three in five (58%) consumers currently use nutritional and performance drinks as a meal replacement and 48% consume them as part of a meal, up from just 20% who used nutritional drinks as a meal supplement in 2012.
Craft spirits account for one in seven global spirit launches, according to Mintel research
June 6, 2016
While craft beer has taken the world by storm, today there is a new drink taking a shot at global popularity - craft spirits. Indeed, new research from Mintel reveals that spirits positioned as “craft” have so far accounted for one in seven (15%) new global spirit launches to date in 2016, up from just one in 20 (5%) in 2011.
New study shows that the loyal customer is ranking “freshness” as a top priority for store selection
June 3, 2016
In a departure from previous findings, Q1’s latest comprehensive study shows that convenience store “regulars,” who include younger males and Hispanic males, are increasingly selecting c-stores based on better-for-you options.
Study also finds that more than one-third of millennials call their grocery shopping style ‘thrifty’
May 25, 2016
Retale, a location-based mobile advertising platform for retailers and brands, announced the results of its first annual “Retale Millennial Grocery Report” – a commissioned study examining grocery shopping preferences among millennial (18-34 years old) consumers. 1,000 millennials across the U.S. were polled for the study between May 2-6, 2016.
Foods labeled “Non-GMO,” “Organic,” and “Fair Trade,” once found only in natural food stores, are proliferating in mainstream supermarkets. Consumers want foods made with fewer, more simple, and natural ingredients—and without genetically modified organisms, pesticides, and difficult-to-pronounce ingredients.