While consumers around the world are more confident about the year ahead, Americans still seem relatively unconvinced there will be drastic improvement.
American consumers embrace an expanding range of foods and beverages -- driven by ever more complex lifestyles and schedules, nutritional and dietary considerations and culinary cross-currents.
Survey results from the eighth annual Most Memorable New Product Launch Survey show consumers had more memorable experiences with fast food launches than with technology, toys or personal care products.
Millennials are one of the largest demographics in the country and will soon be entering a strong growth period in both income and consumer packaged goods (CPG) spending.
The economic downturn can be blamed for a number of lifestyle changes, but causing Americans to cook more is not one of them, according to The 24th Annual Report on Eating Patterns in America, recently released by The NPD Group, Port Washington, N.Y.