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The estimated percentage of U.S. households that were food insecure in 2016 was 12.3%, down slightly from 12.7% in 2015, according to USDA's ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE's Household Food Security in [...]

ANCHIN, BLOCK & ANCHIN LLPs Tenth Annual Food & Beverage Survey was unveiled this month, examining industry trends and predictions for the coming year. Respondents included manufacturers of baked goods, [...]

Country of origin is becoming a driving force for product sales, with an average of nearly 75% of global respondents citing origin as important or more important than nine other [...]

The concern over GMOs is sparking changes for packaged food companies, with the issue quickly rising in terms of an expected FDA ban on partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs) is also [...]

With age 50+ Baby Boomers on track to become the fastest-growing age demographic over the next 20 years, they are becoming a dominating influence in the consumer packaged goods market. [...]

The GROCERY MANUFACTURES ASSOCIATION'S 2014 Health & Wellness Survey found that more than 30,000 healthier products were made available to consumers between 2002 and 2013. Most of those products (65%) [...]

Food and beverage companies are looking to recruit new customers for most of their sales in 2013, according to the first annual U.S. Food & Beverage Industry Study released today [...]

There was very little change in the percentage of children eating dinner with a designated parent five or more timer per week-82% in 1998 vs. 84% in 2006, according to [...]

A new seal-of-approval program was launched in the U.S. following over 20 years of experience in a number of international markets in Europe and Asia. The introduction of PRODUCT OF [...]

A traditional Thanksgiving dinner with all of the trimmings for 10 will cost approximately $42.26, an increase of $4.16 from last year's average, according to a survey by the AMERICAN [...]

The majority of respondents (82%) can recognize a kosher certification symbol, while 66% usually choose to buy a product with a kosher certification symbol, according to the Kosher Certification Symbol [...]

Nearly three quarters (73%) of the nation's consumers report purchasing specialty foods--up from 64% a year ago, according to a recent MINTEL survey. Coinciding with the growth of consumer sophistication, [...]

Snacking continues to remain an important component of consumers daily eating and drinking behaviors; however, the majority (61%) of U. S. and European consumers have sought to improve the healthiness [...]

* An increasing number of U.S. adults (69%) are checking food labels carefully, especially for country of origin, compared to 53% a year ago, according to a new survey of [...]

Food, finance and packaged goods are the three consumer markets most affected by Islamic law, according to a new study by advertising agency JWT, but choices for Muslims continue to [...]

Some 92% of Americans feel imported foods should be labeled by its country of origin, according to a national food-labeling poll of 1004 consumers over 18 conducted by Consumer Reports' [...]

More than a quarter of Americans (28%) are looking for kosher products, according to a recent MINTEL survey, while nearly the same amount (27%) are consuming organic and natural foods, [...]

Consumers continue to be affected by a growing number of publicly announced food-related issues of safety and health. Currently, eight in 10 adults (79%) are aware of the occurrence of [...]

The number of cafeterias in Colorado nearly doubled between Mar. 2000 and Mar. 2005, from 57 establishments to 109, according to a U.S. CENSUS BUREAU survey of businesses. Experts are [...]

The global growth of Food and Beverage categories measured from mid 2005-mid '06 was 4%. Among the food and beverage categories with top sales growth are a number of healthy [...]

Sixty-four percent of all U.S. shoppers, or about 180 million people, had bought specialty food during the prior six months, according to a presentation at the 32nd Winter Fancy Food [...]

WholeFoods Magazine's Annual Retailer Survey detailed several trends for stores which sell food in the 12 months ended Aug. 31, 2006. Positive highlights from the year include: * $1.3 million [...]

CONSUMERS' INTERPRETATION OF TRANS FAT INFORMATION: FDA is requesting Office of Management and Budget's approval of an experimental study, which would examine potential footnotes and cueing schemes intended to help [...]

While private label products' image has shifted and items are no longer perceived as just for low- to middle-income, some U.S. retailers are still using out-of-date practices to market them, [...]

* The majority (58%) of the American general population surveyed considers itself 'Not Green Interested,' according to a study by LANDOR ASSOCIATES. 'Non-green' individuals are not concerned with environmentally friendly [...]

The concept of functional foods is becoming more widespread as consumers increasingly believe that certain food components and ingredients promote health. In the functional foods industry, dairy foods are viewed [...]

FDA announced that a proposed information collection-i.e., a proposed voluntary experimental study of consumer inferences about report card schemes and qualified health claims for omega-3 fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids [...]

The Economic Research Service (ERS) is the main source of economic information and research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ERS offers accurate, timely, and comprehensive economic analysis on issues [...]

Within kid-driven food and beverage categories, better-for-you products have grown a total of 31% since 2002 versus 7% for mainstream products. In these categories, better-for-you innovation is driving volume growth [...]

A new study that disputed the health benefits of oily fish, long believed to help heart health was recently published, based on a review of 89 separate studies of omega-3 [...]

The number of adults who are online at home or in the office continues to grow at a slow pace in the U.S. With a 4% increase in the past [...]

Hispanic food, particularly Mexican, is becoming so popular that it is threatening to displace longtime ethnic favorites Italian and Chinese, reported The Detroit News (Mar. 5). Americans are eating four [...]

Manufacturers ranked food safety as their No.1 concern for 2006, according to FOOD PROCESSING'S fifth annual Manufacturing Trends Survey. The online survey included 465 respondents from various food categories, with [...]

Lay's are the most popular potato chip, except in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C./Baltimore area, where local brands beat them out, according to 2005 supermarket sales data from nine regions compiled [...]

Favorable impressions of the store and the product diminish with damaged frozen food packaging, the results of a study conducted by PERCEPTION RESEARCH SERVICES and prompted by MEADWESTVACO COATED BOARD [...]

Food and beverage companies foresee an increase in global expansion, with 82% expecting a rise in their company's global expansion plans for U.S. operations, according to the 2005 Survey of [...]

Antioxidants and dietary fiber were cited by more than half of the manufacturers surveyed (57.30% and 55.80%, respectively) as the ingredients expected to become more important in functional foods formulation [...]

* Fifty percent of Americans surveyed by Pillsbury reported putting some type of if 'unusual' food on top of or mixed in with their ice cream. Among the items added: [...]

* Consumers may once again turn to low-carbohydrate diets to shed unwanted pounds this month, but the trend is unlikely to be as significant for food and beverage manufacturers as [...]

Food and beverage industry executives say they will continue to target health conscious consumers as buyer interest in this area steadily grows, according to the first annual Grant Thornton Survey [...]

In 2003, 33,678 new consumer packaged goods SKUs were introduced, up 6% from 2002, according to Information Resources Inc. (IRI), Chicago, IL, which identified only 223 products that achieved more [...]

Sales at the nation's eating and drinking places totaled $33.3 billion during May- 6.0% more than the same month last year and 3.6% more than revised April sales. Sales at [...]

Some 95% of Europe's and U.S. food and drink manufacturers say they cannot afford to ignore the impact of low-carb dieting on the industry. Over a quarter view the development [...]

'Lack of scientific validation' is the number-one product development challenge in entering, or expanding, into the functional foods market, according to the 2004 Prepared Foods Functional Foods Trends Survey. 'Lack [...]

Store brand food sales increased from about 25% to about 26% of the total market between 1998 and 2003, according to Mintel research. Consumer desires to economize and try innovative [...]

Many research and development (R&D) departments are increasing the number of new products under development, according to Food Processing's 32nd Annual R&D Survey, which was circulated among the R&D staffs [...]

The safety of the nation's food supply is an important issue for most food processing industry professionals, according to Food Processing's 2003 Manufacturing Survey. Fifty percent of respondents rated food [...]

The results are now available from Food Logistics' second annual Transportation Census Report, an exclusive survey of transportation managers that examines industry trends. Among the report's key findings: average annual [...]

.... Just over a third of the public believes that genetically modified foods are safe to eat, according to a recent ABC News poll. However, 52% believe such foods are [...]

A number of forces will drive future growth in the food industry and The Hale Group, Danvers, MA, has summarized what it views as the top 10. --Consumer Is King [...]