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Future of Supplements: Thoughts on a Changing Landscape
Since the advent of the first commercially available vitamin tablets in the 1930s, the supplements and nutraceuticals space has undergone some of CPG’s…
Key insights from “Beyond Organic 2024”
"Beyond Organic 2024: Expanding Distinctions in Food & Beverage" examines consumer desires for new quality standards beyond the USDA Organic certification:…
Beyond Organic 2024: Expanding Distinctions in Food & Beverage
“Beyond Organic: Expanding Distinctions in Food & Beverage” equips readers with actionable insights to navigate where organic adds value, where…
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How Disruptive Has the COVID-19 Outbreak Been to Consumers’ Lives?
American consumers express a high degree of concern about the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. To assess the impact of COVID-19 on U.S. grocery shopper…
Learn moreHow America Eats … Breakfast!
Eating occasions emerge from the way consumers live and are what give meaning and context to the way they shop. Here’s a snapshot of who is present at…
Learn moreThe Meaning of Sustainability: A Brief Timeline of Consumers’ Evolving Understanding of the Term
Almost 80 percent of consumers are familiar with the term “sustainability.” But how do consumers understand sustainability as a cultural value versus…
Learn moreHealthy Living Today: Exercise as a Mental Health Remedy
Consumers view exercise as critical to managing mental health and mood — a major change from the past, when it was mainly about physical health. In previous…
Learn moreInfluences of Cultural Background on Purchasing Behaviors
Consumers of color believe that their cultural background has a larger influence on their shopping patterns than White consumers do. For White Americans, who…
Learn moreSustainability Today: Moral Imperative, Cultural Value and Defining Concern for Today’s Consumer
Engaging with sustainability as a complete moral system — rather than a series of certifications or checkboxes — has important implications for consumer…
Learn moreWhat’s Beyond Organic? Core Consumers Show the Way
Major media outlets have been covering the rise in cultural interest in regenerative agriculture, documenting increasing activity among Big Food corporations…
Learn moreThe Halo Around the Plant-Based Term Is Rooted in Four Key Motivations That Guide Consumer Eating Choices
What do consumers see in the plant-based trend today and what are some of the ways we see this halo manifesting throughout the food and wellness industries?…
Learn moreHow America Eats: Maintaining Connections to One’s Cultural Background
Food brings people together and builds connections backward and forward across space and time. The flavors, smells, and sounds of food and its preparation…
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