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Articles Tagged with ''consumer trends''

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Growing consumer support for local food

A study shows US consumers value local over other factors.
Shane O'Halloran
February 13, 2013

Big box retailers and national supermarkets will have to overcome low trust in their ability to deliver local foods.


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TECH FLASH

Graphical shape, orientation and alignment: What do customers want?

If you’re not paying attention to packaging preferences, you could be leaving profits on the shelf.
Shane O'Halloran
February 13, 2013

Research into consumer preference shows inclinations toward certain graphical elements.


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Distilled spirits gain market share in 2012

Industry groups point to regulatory modernization.
Shane O'Halloran
February 7, 2013
Industry groups point to regulatory modernization.
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Packaging

Can cozies up to bottles

Brick Brewing offers a bonus beer can in 12 packs.
Kevin T. Higgins
February 6, 2013

Cajuns call it lagniappe: a little something extra, added for good measure. Donut makers do it with a baker’s dozen.


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Rice-A-Roni in a cup

The San Francisco treat's first new product in half a century is on shelves.
Kevin T. Higgins
February 6, 2013

It took half a century, but the San Francisco treat’s first truly new product hit national distribution in late 2012 when PepsiCo’s Quaker division rolled out microwavable instant rice in single-serve cups.


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New rules for healthy school snacks proposed

Healthier options will replace the usual vending machine fare.
Shane O'Halloran
February 1, 2013
Healthier options will replace the usual vending machine fare.
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Consumers purchasing fewer retailer prepared foods

Expectations are rising for quality, taste and nutrition.
Shane O'Halloran
January 31, 2013
Expectations are rising for quality, taste and nutrition.
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PepsiCo to remove controversial ingredient from Gatorade

Brominated vegeteable oil was patented as a flame retardant.
January 28, 2013
Brominated vegeteable oil was patented as a flame retardant.
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TECH FLASH

Caffeine stirs up Congressmen

Lawmakers have asked more than a dozen energy drink companies to explain their products. Are energy drinks food or nutraceuticals?
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 28, 2013
Lawmakers have asked more than a dozen energy drink companies to explain their products. Are energy drinks food or nutraceuticals?
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TECH FLASH

Should FDA demand caffeine levels on energy drink labels?

One all-natural, energy drink producer has been putting this information on the label since day one.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
January 28, 2013
Why not give the consumer the information to make an informed choice?
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