Competing across categories calls for big shifts in pricing, messaging, packaging and more — starting with a major change in mindset.

Many burgeoning areas in the candy industry show the effect of the clean snacking philosophy.  This includes bite-size snacking chocolate in thins and barks, fruit & chocolate snacks, high cacao dark chocolate, and the many new clean label products. 

A potential threat to the coffee house market, ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee is the fastest growing segment (20% market share) of the $13.6 billion retail coffee market.

More than half of grocery sales are digitally-influenced, according to a new survey report from Deloitte.

The study covered a one-year period ending August 2017. Women created 62%t of the content; men 38%t. More than 80%t of the content and posts appeared on social media platforms.

Twenty-five percent of the Millennials in America are parents. In the next 10 to 15 years, 80% of Millennials will be moms and dads. What this means for the organic market could be transformative.

The affinity US consumers continue to show for ethnic flavors and dishes is supported by the fact that 755 of US adults, especially young adults, are open to trying new foods, reports The NPD Group, a leading global information company.

Packaged Facts’ national consumer survey data published in the new report Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and Natural Channel Grocery Shopping reveal that, even among adults overall, at least half somewhat or strongly agree that organic fruits and vegetables—the mothership grocery department of the organic movement—are more nutritious, healthier, and taste better compared with their standard counterparts.

The US probiotics segment is expected to continue to grow at double-digit rates annually.

As market research firm Packaged Facts forecasts in the brand new study, US. Grocery Market Focus: The Amazon Food Shopper, though Amazon currently garners only a small share of overall grocery sales, that share will trend upward in the coming years.