Focusing R&D on marrying convenience and nutrition will be key for F&B manufacturers and processors to keep the consumer engaged, win the shelf space and maintain pricing power.
The first-of-its kind report from the food giant was completed in partnership with sales data from NielsenIQ, in-home consumption behaviors from Circana's National Eating Trends, and in-depth social media trend predictors from Black Swan Data.
The research found that flexitarians, the key consumer group driving the growth of plant-based, are more critical of products versus vegan and vegetarian consumers.
Two-thirds of Americans say their eating habits have changed over the last five years.
December 11, 2019
Consumers aren’t eating as well as they’d like to, and that’s an opportunity for growth in consumer packaged goods (CPG), according to a report from Nielsen, New York.
Study participants who reported having fewer materialistic values were more likely to engage in reduced consumption.
November 7, 2019
Humans' overconsumption of resources – from food to transportation– is a leading contributor to global climate change, says Sabrina Helm, researcher for University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
Verified by GS1 makes it possible for CPG brand owners to consistently share a core set of attributes, including the product’s GTIN, brand name, product description, product image URL, global product category, net content and unit of measure and country of sale.
November 6, 2019
GS1 US developed Verified by GS1, designed to provide consumer packaged goods (CPG) retailers and marketplaces with brand-verified product data, creating a global, cloud-based GS1 Registry Platform of unique product identifiers and attributes.
The report finds that today’s consumers are confronted by real and immediate sustainability challenges, such as climate change and the permanence of plastic waste.
October 22, 2019
Sustainability as a cultural value is a defining concern for consumers, according to a new report, “Sustainability 2019: Beyond Business as Usual,” released by the Hartman Group, Bellevue, Wash.