On April 15, we published an article speculating about whether the plant-based food trend would survive COVID-19. At that time, meat sales had been spiking and a few analysts had predicted that shopping during the pandemic would focus on...
How has COVID-19 changed consumer response to social media posts by food brands? To find out, ListenFirst, a social media analytics platform, measured the volume of reactions, comments, shares, retweets, and likes for new posts on Instagram, Facebook, and...
As consumers stock up on grocery items and prepare more food at home, one category is experiencing sales far above the rest. Long shelf-life and easy preparation have driven up sales of frozen foods like pizzas, meats, and vegetables...
Before COVID-19, plant-based and sustainability were arguably the two hottest food trends. The pandemic has had a major impact on grocery shopping behavior. At first, pandemic purchasing resulted in empty shelves in the shelf-stable products and frozen food aisles....
Shelf-stable and frozen foods have dominated shopping carts for the past several weeks as consumers have sought to both stock up on essentials and reduce the number of trips they take to the grocery store. While most of the...
COVID-19 has changed consumer buying patterns. Tracking verified point-of-sale and e-commerce data, market research company IRI has published a series of reports over recent weeks showing the effects of COVID-19 on consumers and the CPG and retail industries.
To bring...
When asked about the factors influencing their dry pet food purchases, 91% of consumers rated the brand’s trustworthiness as important. Trust was only second in importance to their brand selection process. (The number one influential factor was knowing their...
In looking at the predicted food trends for 2020, plant-based and sustainability stood out as the top two. COVID-19 may change the way these trends play out, according to a report from Culinary Tides. The food think tank predicts...
In 2019 U.S. retail sales of plant-based foods grew by 11.4%, to a total market value of $5 billion. In comparison, total sales in the U.S. retail food market increased 2.2%. The data comes from a report commissioned by...
A recent report, Grocery CPG Trends To Watch In 2020, from CB Insights looks at 15 trends across food, beverage, and household essentials.
The trends fall into four categories, based on a combination of industry adoption and market strength:
Necessary...
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