Sales of prepared meals turned slightly positive in 2015 after three consecutive years of decline, notching an increase of a little less than 1% on gains for both refrigerated and frozen side dishes, according to an executive summary on prepared meals, produced by Chicago-based Mintel.

The State of the Mobile Experience study, conducted by PointSource reveals key insights on digital offerings across retail and supply chain industries, among others.

Worldwide consumption of individually-quick frozen (IQF) fruits is expected to reach 2.3 million ton, according to a study released by Persistence Market Research, New York.

Smartphones and tablets now account for 72% of online searches that result in a visit to a food and beverage website, the greatest of any of the sectors analyzed in a new study of mobile search activity by Hitwise, a New York-based division of Connexity.

Nearly 70% of respondents agree that throwing away food after the package date has passed reduces the odds of foodborne illness, according to a study produced by SQL Server Reporting Services, a server-based report generating software system from Microsoft Corp., Redmond, Wash.

More than half of American adults (56%) actively seek out nutritional information and guidelines on food labels, according to a report published by Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md.

There is a clear demand for multicultural influence in the lives of American adults, according to a recent study conducted by The Harris Poll.

There is a lot of buzz around meal kit delivery services, but the buzz may be greater than those who currently use the kits, finds The NPD Group.

An ideological rift exists on certain food issues too, according to “2016 Food and Health Survey: Consumer Attitudes Toward Food Safety, Nutrition & Health.”

MSLGROUP, Chicago, unveiled six communication drivers for winning share of mouth in the conversation age in its latest study, “The Future of Food Communications: Winning Share of Mouth in the Conversation Age.”