U.S.: Why public health has failed to reverse obesity
Washington / DC. (hi) Hudson Institute released a new study, «Why They Buy: Fighting Obesity Through Consumer Marketing Research,» authored by Hank Cardello of the Food Policy Center. This study represents the first time consumer segmentation analysis was applied to understand the...
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Shoppers Want to Know More Details about Products
Washington / DC. (fmi) More than 7 in 10 shoppers want to find out more about the grocery products they buy than they are currently able to get with traditional on-package labels, according to a new national U.S. survey. These shoppers want to go beyond the ingredients listed on the label to get...
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Foodie Adventures: Going Local is the Ingredient
Amsterdam / NL. (bcbv) Booking.com B.V. data from over 50,000 global travellers, reveals six in ten travellers (61 percent) pick a destination for great food or drink. There’s no denying the significance of culinary travel, with more than a third (34 percent) of travellers, rising to 40 percent of...
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Europe: 18 percent meals are eaten out of home
Bracknell / UK. (iri) More flexible menus and an increase of meal occasions from breakfast and all day brunch through to dinner has led to a EUR 4.1 billion increase in food service sales in 2017 to EUR 335.9 billion according to a new report launched by IRI GIRA Foodservice. One in five meals...
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Fedima: Position Paper on Labelling of Allergens
Brussels / BE. (fedima) The Federation of European Union Manufacturers and suppliers of ingredients to the bakery, confectionary and patisserie industries (Fedima) recently developed a position paper on labelling of allergens. The position paper expresses Fedima’s commitment to provide clear...
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Generation Z: shopping attitudes and behaviours
Chicago / IL. (iri) IRI market research announced findings from two recent studies into the shopping attitudes and behaviours – and the emotional drivers – of Generation Z (aged 21 and under), providing manufacturers and retailers valuable insight into how to effectively communicate with this...
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UK: Taxing unhealthy food is probably helpful
Chicago / IL. (mi) With the so-called ‘sugar tax’ that started on April 06th, new Mintel market research finds just under half (47 percent) of Brits say that a tax making unhealthy food/drink more expensive would encourage them to cut down on these items. Those aged 16-34 (53 percent) are...
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«Generation Z» has an eye for organic and real foods
Chicago / IL. (npd) Generation Z, those born 1997 to present, has the potential to take demand for «real» unadulterated food to new heights, finds a new report from NPD Group market research. Raised by Gen X parents, Gen Zs have higher consumption rates of organic foods and...
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Australia: Provenance is Most Important Characteristic
Sydney / AU. (npd) One-in-three Australian consumers are conscious of food and beverage product characteristics when eating out, according to NPD Group market research. Provenance – or products that are Australian grown and owned, prepared from local ingredients, or fair trade – was...
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British foodservice consumers are creatures of habit
London / UK. (npd) New findings from NPD Group market research suggest consumers eating out on Britain’s high streets are becoming creatures of habit. NPD Group foodservice data for the year ending (YE) November 2017 shows that the reason for choosing a particular foodservice operator in...
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