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Articles Tagged with ''consumer trends''

Bottled water to overtake soft drinks

Bottled water to overtake soft drinks

It could be the largest beverage category by 2017 and possibly earlier.
Jeremy Gerrard
May 30, 2016

In 2015, bottled water sales were up 8.9 percent over the previous year.


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TECH FLASH

Organic sales hit record $43 billion in 2015

The industry segment was up 11 percent in 2015.
Jeremy Gerrard
May 30, 2016

Approximately $39.7 billion of the $43.3 billion total of all food sold in the US last year was from organic food sales.


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Blommer Chocolate acquires manufacturing facility in China

Hottest candy and snack trends for 2016

May 24, 2016

The National Confectioners Association has unwrapped the latest trends taking shape at the annual Sweets & Snacks Expo held this week in Chicago.


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Ferrara expands Black Forest organic candy line

Ferrara expands Black Forest organic candy line

Jeremy Gerrard
May 18, 2016

Ferrara Candy Company has released four new organic candy products and invested more than $25 million into its organic infrastructure.


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Kashi initiative incentivizes transition to organic farmland

Kashi initiative incentivizes transition to organic farmland

Jeremy Gerrard
May 17, 2016

The program features products containing ingredients sourced from farms currently in the process of transforming their land from conventional to organic.


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Consumer convenience sprouts growth of meal kit industry

Jeremy Gerrard
May 17, 2016

Making quick work of the question “what’s for dinner,” home meal kit delivery services are on the rise in the US in part because of their convenience.


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Big deals lead concerns of craft beer industry
TECH FLASH

Big deals lead concerns of craft beer industry

Big brewers were on everyone’s mind at the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America.
Jeremy Gerrard
May 16, 2016

Smaller breweries are trying to sort out what one merger might mean for them.


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Feds reach agreement with cheese manufacturer tied to Listeria outbreak

Retail cheese sales reach $17 billion

Jeremy Gerrard
May 12, 2016

Since 2011, this industry segment has enjoyed a CAGR of 4 percent, primarily due to increased availability of products at affordable prices.


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Specialty foods hit record sales in 2015
TECH FLASH

Specialty foods hit record sales in 2015

Fifty-eight out of 61 specialty food categories enjoyed double-digit sales growth in 2015.
Jeremy Gerrard
April 26, 2016

Racking up record sales of $120.5 billion, specialty foods like cheese and refrigerated meat grew in 2015.


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Report: Top 5 food trends fueled by Millennials

Jeremy Gerrard
April 20, 2016

While some may subscribe to the idea that consumers don’t know what they want, a recent study from market researcher Packaged Facts says this isn’t the case.


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