Cerealto Siro: How «Watson» helps to detect early trends
Madrid / ES. (csf) A major Spanish player in the global food sector, Cerealto Siro Foods, which introduces more than 250 new cereal products onto the international market each year, has incorporated IBM Watson into its food innovation process to help detect early trends and...
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SFA: Specialty Food Sales Near 150 Billion USD
New York / NY. (sfa) The Specialty Food Association’s (SFA) annual State of the Specialty Food Industry Report reveals that specialty food remains one of the fastest-growing segments of the food business. Fueled by increasing interest from both consumers and retailers, total sales jumped 9.8 percent...
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NPD Group UK: Deliver my breakfast by drone please
Chicago / IL. (npd) According to NPD Group’s market research delivery is changing the shape of British foodservice. Delivery of food orders is the industry’s fastest-growing channel and its extensive use of technology means it is also the most innovative. There were 755 million delivery visits in the year...
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Germany: Online Shopping Near Universal
Munich / DE. (mi) Online shopping is nearly universal in Germany, according to Mintel market research. Over nine in ten (92 percent) German internet users have made an online purchase in the past 12 months. What’s more, almost all demographics have made the shift to buying online, as even...
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Brits spent 12.3 billion GBP on online groceries in 2018
London / UK. (mi) Brits continue to shop with the click of a button, as according to the latest research from Mintel, last year sales of online groceries in the UK hit GBP 12.3 billion, up 9 percent from 2017. One of the fastest growing channels in the UK grocery market, the online grocery sector is still...
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Technomic: Five Ways Legal Marijuana Impacts Restaurants
Chicago / IL. (tni) Recreational marijuana is legal in 10 U.S. states, with as many as 12 more expected to approve in the next 18 months. Pressure from changing social norms, product marketers and the mind-boggling tax revenue potential is likely to prompt the federal government to change...
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Technomic: Restaurants brace for increased competition
Chicago / IL. (tni) While usage of emerging channels is still low overall compared to traditional foodservice segments, strong appeal among younger consumers and continued nationwide expansion by these channels means increased competition for restaurants moving forward. Technomic’s...
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Mintel: Top Global Packaging Trends 2019 And Beyond
Chicago / IL. (mi) Mintel market research, the world’s leading market intelligence agency, has announced four trends impacting the global packaging industry in 2019 and beyond. Connected Packaging: Multiple technologies are enabling brands to connect physical packaging to the...
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U.S. Packaged Cookie Market Sales Reach USD 11 Billion
Rockville / MD. (pf) A month ago, the snack savants at Nabisco released what is arguably the company’s most decadent cookie creation to date: The Most Stuf’ Oreos, which are filled with more than triple the popular vanilla-flavored creme compared to an average Oreo...
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U.S. Food Market Outlook 2019: Four Key Trends
Rockville / MD. (pf) What’s in store for the food industry in 2019? Market research firm Packaged Facts predicts «disruptive innovation» that will shake up years of subtle stagnation in the mature food industry and spur growth over the foreseeable future. In «U.S. Food Market Outlook 2019», the...
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