Market Research

2010 Menu Trends
11/20/2009 - Mintel Menu Insights released five predictions for 2010 menu trends. ...

Beer, Candy Comfort Consumers
11/20/2009 - Comfort foods are near and dear to Americans’ hearts, especially during trying economic times. According to the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index, which measures customer satisfaction across 10 economic sectors, consumers were particularly satisfied with beer and candy. ...

CRA: HFCS-Free Ads Are Misleading
11/19/2009 - New research by the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) shows that marketing tactics used by many food companies to promote their HFCS-free products may confuse and mislead consumers. ...

Flavor, Scent Trends for 2010
11/18/2009 - New flavors and old favorites are expected to take over consumer packaged goods next year, according to a new report from Mintel that identified six key flavors and two scent trends for 2010. ...

Thanksgiving Dinner Staples Price Drop
11/17/2009 - Menu items for a classic Thanksgiving dinner for 10 including turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the basic trimmings dropped 4 percent in price this year, according to a new survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). According to the survey, the average cost of this year’s feast is $42.91, a $1.70 price decrease from last year’s average of $44.61. ...

Mintel’s 2010 Packaged Goods Predictions
11/17/2009 - Next year's new products will recreate the familiar, but add something new to satisfy shoppers’ needs says Mintel’s 2010 global consumer packaged goods (CPG) predictions ...

Americans Turn Up Microwave Use
11/17/2009 - While economic woes have forced more Americans to eat at home more over the past few years, whipping up a from-scratch meal over a hot stove is not on the list of top priorities. According to the NPD Group’s “The 24th Annual Report on Eating Patterns in America,” more people turned to their microwaves to out dinner on the table. ...

SupplySide West 2009 Breaks Previous Exhibit Hall, Attendance Records
11/17/2009 - Supplyside west 2009 trade show in Las Vegas broke both exhibit hall and attendance records, bucking the current declining trend for most trade shows. Nearly 8,300 industry executives and 1,128 booths from global dietary supplement, food and beverage, and cosmeceutical companies participated in this year's show.  ...

2010 Organic, Green Buying Forecasts
11/16/2009 - Health care costs and heightened public health concerns have consumers focused on staying well in 2010 ...