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Feeding America: Food As Medicine Programs Cut Hospitalizations

Feeding America, in partnership with Elevance Health Foundation, has released the nation’s largest Food as Medicine evaluation of food banks, which found that consistent access to nutritious food reduces self-reported hospitalizations by 14 percent and emergency department visits by 11 percent while strengthening food security among people facing hunger. The three-year program, evaluated by the Center […]

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Report: Store Brands Hit 23.8% Unit Market Share As National Brands Lag

Store brands continued to strengthen their position in the marketplace during the first half of 2026, outperforming national brands in unit sales, according to the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA). Over the six months ending June 14, store brand unit sales increased 0.2 percent while national brand unit sales declined 0.5 percent – a spread […]

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Fancy Food Show Takeaways: Specialty Brands Navigate AI-Curious Market

by Diana Leza Sheehan, founder of PDG Insights At the Specialty Food Association’s Summer Fancy Food Show, held June 28-30 at the Javits Center in New York City, a few themes were clear throughout the educational sessions and across the exhibit hall. Specialty food and beverage brands are operating in a market defined by contradiction: […]

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Ibotta Report: Don’t Wait Until August For Back-To-School Launch

If a retailer’s back-to-school offers launch in August, it may be too late. By then, shoppers have already set their budgets, built lists and decided which brands they are willing to consider. The season may look most active in late summer, but the window to influence what makes it into the basket opens earlier. New […]

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Survey: 70% Of Low-Income Parents Worry About Affording Groceries

New national research commissioned by No Kid Hungry finds that 70 percent of parents living on low incomes worry they will have to choose between paying bills and buying healthy food for their kids, as inflation and grocery prices reach new highs. The polling underscores the impact of last summer’s cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition […]

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Relex Survey: 61% Of Consumers Changing Grocery Spend As Costs Climb

A new survey from Relex Solutions finds that 61 percent of consumers have changed how much food they purchase due to higher grocery prices, with shoppers making deliberate tradeoffs across categories. The Relex State of Supply Chain Consumer Pulse survey of 1,000 consumers across the U.S. and U.K. reveals that nearly half (46 percent) have […]

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Survey: 85% Say Whole-Food Protein Is Healthier Than Processed Alternatives

A new national survey of 2,000 U.S. adults commissioned by Pre Brands finds that consumers strongly prefer real, whole‑food protein sources over processed alternatives. Eighty‑five percent of respondents say whole‑food protein is healthier than protein from processed products, 79 percent find it more satisfying and 74 percent say it is more filling. Nearly two‑thirds (65 […]

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Gen X Wants Global Flavors, Stores Aren’t Stocking Them

Grocery retailers may be underestimating one of their most valuable customer groups, according to new research from Cashew, a Calgary, Alberta-based consumer insights firm. The study found Generation X shoppers are more interested in international and specialty foods than conventional grocery assumptions suggest, yet many feel mainstream stores have not caught up. In a survey […]

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Survey: ‘Reward Stacking’ Becomes Essential Tool As Inflation Squeezes Households

More than 165,000 U.S. consumers surveyed by KashKick show that “reward stacking” – using cashback and micro‑earning apps alongside grocery and gas purchases – has become a popular strategy for coping with persistent inflation. The data arrives as March recorded its largest monthly consumer price increase in four years. Cashback and rewards app usage now […]

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Circana, FMI Webinar: Digital Demand Reshapes Fresh Food Shopping

Fresh food sales are navigating a complex consumer landscape shaped by gas price pressures, affordability concerns and accelerating e-commerce adoption, according to insights shared during a recent webinar hosted by Circana and FMI. The online session, “Fresh Perspectives: Demystifying Demand in the Digital Age,” brought together Jonna Parker, VP of fresh foods at Circana; Kelly […]