Researchers from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and Duke University, Durham, N.C., examined reasons why parents purchase pre-packaged, processed foods.

Internet grocer Peapod, a Skokie, Ill.-based Ahold USA company, and ORC International, Princeton, N.J., conducted a national survey to see what food resolutions will be topping many lists.

Ketchum, New York, launched its inaugural survey of nutrition experts to understand what topics, ingredients and dishes would shape the year ahead in food.

A new survey of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers showed that, compared to three years ago, Americans are consuming more fresh products, including fruits, vegetables, meats and cheeses.

The global foodservice market is projected to expand at a steady pace in the coming years, according to a study conducted by Transparency Market Research, Albany, N.Y.

Researchers from Kansas State University (KSU), Manhattan, Kan., are deploying small air bubbles invisible to the human eye in a quest to improve several popular dairy products and co-products.

Stonyfield, Londonderry, N.H., hired Aki Technologies, San Francisco, to power its moment-targeted mobile campaign for Stonyfield organic yogurt.

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.

Consumers seek all-natural choices that reflect their desire to keep human intervention they perceive as negative out of the process, according to a study produced by Packaged Facts.