Articles Tagged with ''consumer trends''

Often dismissed as a boring packaged food category with minimal growth, popcorn is primed for a comeback and has burst back to life, transforming the US food industry, according to a new report from Rabobank called “The Popcorn Blockbuster.”

With consumers preferring more natural and organic products and a growing emphasis on buzzwords like “fresh” and “healthy,” do frozen foods still appeal to the American appetite?

As many Americans made New Year’s resolutions pledging healthier lifestyles in 2015, the US News & World Report has released its Best Diets of 2015 report ranking 41 different diet plans.

Britain’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published its Food and You survey findings for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland which provide data on behaviors, attitudes and knowledge relating to food issues in 2014.

From 2003 and 2013, the consumption of fresh foods (including fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish and eggs) grew by 20 percent to over 100 billion products.

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) is ready to launch a new strategy to promote organic products and educational programs in Japan and around the world.

BMC says in the past five years the bottled water market has grown from 14.4 percent of the overall beverage market to 17.8 percent.

The association says more people are turning toward stronger flavors, alternative sweeteners and snacks.

Urbanspoon, a popular restaurant discovery app, has released its list of the most popular dishes and cuisines for 2014 and is looking ahead to 2015 with some bold predictions of food trends in the new year.