Items Tagged with 'consumer behavior'

The Skinny Veg line includes four frozen blended vegetable and grain sides, each with five simple ingredients.

It's essential to remember that the primary goal of food manufacturers is to provide products for consumers. Understanding consumer demand, trends, and behaviors is key, as these factors greatly impact product and process design.

In an environment defined by rapid changes in consumer behavior, long-term success depends not on guessing the future correctly, but on ensuring the facility can adapt when the future shifts.

Uncrustables can soon be stored either in the refrigerator at home for up to five days — reducing thaw time — or kept in the freezer for longer-term storage.

IFT’s Science and Policy Initiatives team shares scientific insight from and on behalf of the IFT community with various governing bodies and has weighed in on critical food topics, including ultra-processed foods, artificial food dyes, food traceability and safety.

Rob Dongoski, global lead, agriculture and food, for management consulting firm Kearney, discusses major drivers for change in the U.S. food system, including generational purchasing patterns, growing interest in health and sustainability, and implementing technology to harness consumer insights and improve efficiency.

A recent study by Purdue University’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability looks at whether consumers understand the terms “processed” and “ultra-processed: and if they have their own opinions on them.

Alternative protein products are often more expensive than traditional counterparts, but advancements in technology and ingredients can help manufacturers in approaching price parity.

Inflation and changing consumer habits forced companies to get creative in terms of maintaining margins, and pet food is going strong.

Culinary Tides’ Suzy Badaracco explores how using foresights to navigate technology drivers can produce the products that consumers want in this three-part video series.