More than two-thirds (71 percent) of American households have a pet, reports the American Pet Products Association (APPA) in its 2025 Industry Report, as cited by the World Animal Foundation. The market research firm estimates that households with pets total 94 million in 2025, a significant rise from 67 million in 2019. The two most […]
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Pandemic To Cause Projected 17% Drop In Pet Industry Sales
The pet industry is famously recession resistant, coming through September 11, 2001 attacks and the Great Recession of 2008-09 relatively unscathed. However, not even the new “pet parent” sensibility can make the pet industry recession proof in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic. In its just-published U.S. Pet Market Outlook 2020-2021, market research firm Packaged […]
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Packaged Facts: Global Meat Consumption On The Rise
Meat-eaters are increasingly selecting plant-based protein options rather than meat for health, environmental and flavor reasons. Nevertheless, meat consumption worldwide is expected to increase 1.4 percent per year through 2023, according to data published in the new Packaged Facts report “Global Meat & Poultry Trends.” Meat and poultry consumption in the U.S. is expected to increase […]
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Report: Meal Kits, Online Grocery Shopping Revitalize Interest In Home Cooking
More than half of U.S. adults claim they really enjoy cooking (53 percent) and more than a third consider the kitchen to be the most important room in the home (35 percent), according to data in the new report “Eating Trends: Cooking & Food Shopping” from market research firm Packaged Facts. These percentages are up […]
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Packaged Facts: Pet Owners Embrace CBD Products In Supplements
From notable market growth to the expanding presence of CBD (cannabidiol) products, these are exciting and innovative times for the pet supplements industry, according to market research firm Packaged Facts in the new report “Pet Supplements in the U.S., 7th Edition.” Packaged Facts research reveals that pet supplements have rebounded from the sluggish annual increases […]
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New Report Says Multi-Beverage Blends Trending
U.S. Beverage Market Outlook 2019 says new innovations and mashup formulations have been growing in popularity. Efforts by marketers and manufacturers have given the otherwise mature beverage industry the buoyancy necessary to stay afloat and thrive, according to the new report by market research firm Packaged Facts. Among the most important recent innovations identified by […]
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U.S. Salty Snacks Market To Reach $29 Billion By 2022
How Americans eat has evolved to match the frequently hurried, harried and hectic lifestyles of today’s consumers, says market research firm Packaged Facts. That shift has been a boon to convenient food options, including salty snacks such as potato chips, popcorn and pretzels. In its new report, “Salty Snacks: U.S. Market Trends and Opportunities,” Packaged Facts […]
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More Than Half Of Hispanics Mainly Buy Natural & Organic, Report Finds
The rising influence of organic and clean label products have permeated virtually every segment of the food and beverage industry, from kid foods to adult beverages. But beyond store shelves, the impact of the organic and clean label movement increasingly is taking root within ever more diverse segments of the American consumer population. This is […]
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U.S. Kids Food Market Is About The Parents Too, Finds Packaged Facts
Perhaps more than any other consumer packaged goods segment, the kids food market requires marketers to take a dual approach to satisfy the needs and interests of both parents (as the purchasers) and kids (as the consumers). The influence of kids on the household grocery habits is well documented, but parents are becoming more determined […]
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Animal Meat And Protein Resurging As A Culinary Food Trend In 2018
Throughout most of 2017, it was clear that increased consumer focus on vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian diets was influencing trends industrywide. But if 2017 was the year of plant-based proteins, market research firm Packaged Facts predicts that 2018 will be the year animal-based protein makes a push to reclaim space on America’s center plate. Packaged […]
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Yogurt Sales Approach $9B At Retail, Growth Expected Through 2022
In its new report, “The Yogurt Market and Yogurt Innovation, 3rd Edition,” market research firm Packaged Facts estimates retail dollar sales in the U.S. yogurt industry were just shy of $9 billion in 2017. Sales increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2 percent between 2012 and 2017. In recent years, U.S. consumers have embraced […]
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Probiotic Foods, Beverages Trending With Millennials, Natural Grocery Shoppers
Roughly a quarter of U.S. adults specially seek out foods and beverages with high amounts of probiotics or prebiotics. That finding comes from a 2017 National Consumer Survey conducted by market research firm Packaged Facts, published in the company’s new report “Probiotics and Prebiotics: Food and Beverage New Product Trends.” With the increased focus on their […]
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Clean Labels, Clean Snacking: The $41B Future Of Candy
From consumers’ growing knowledge about product ingredients, the “clean snacking” mindset has emerged. Clean snacking is a balanced approach to nutrition that explores realistic options rather than a more dogmatic philosophy that forbids snacks or sweets altogether, according to market research firm Packaged Facts in last year’s “Chocolate Candy in the U.S., 11th Edition” report. […]
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Study: Organic Food Trends Broadening Competition For Natural Grocers
Americans’ perennial enthusiasm for all things health and wellness is expressed in the food they consume, and natural and organic retailers are often at the forefront of meeting this demand, says Packaged Facts. The market intelligence company has published national consumer survey data in its new report “Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and Natural Channel Grocery […]
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Dairy Alternative Segment Does Milk Market Good
Got almond milk? More and more refrigerators nationwide are being stocked with almond milk and other assorted dairy alternatives. As a result, there has been a clear shift in the U.S. beverage market, with momentum clearly favoring milk alternatives, according to Dairy and Dairy-Alternative Beverage Trends in the U.S., a new report by market research publisher […]