This availability has led to new perceived shopping behaviors among consumers, according to a report published by The Hartman Group, Bellevue, Wash.

Albertsons Cos., Boise, Idaho, and venture capital firm Greycroft, New York, created a $50 million fund that will invest in and help grow emerging companies and technologies in the grocery sector.

Almost half of vegans and a quarter of vegetarians are dissatisfied with the choice of food products available to them, according to research revealed by Ingredient Communications, UK.

Young people are not the only ones driving fruits and vegetables to the forefront. Baby Boomers are just as likely to be full meat eaters, but are more likely to consider themselves flexitarians and less likely to consider themselves either vegetarian or vegan, according to a study produced by Datassential, Chicago.

Marketers who take advantage of these unique in-flight optimization opportunities may be able to improve their return on advertising spend by 80%, according to “Pinpointing Campaign Attribution Through Multiple Touchpoints: A View into MTA for CPG Brands,” a report presented by IRI, Chicago.

Most food and beverage companies anticipate a significant increase in sales this year, for the third consecutive year, according to the “Mazars 2018 Food & Beverage Industry Study Results Report,” released by Mazars USA LLP, New York.