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IRI, Label Insight partner to offer CPG companies product performance data

Partnership pairs IRI’s point-of-sale data with Label Insight’s product label and ingredient attributes.

June 12, 2019

Chicago-based research firm IRI and Label Insight are joining forces to provide CPG manufacturers and retailers more insight into product performance based on nutrition and ingredient label data.

U.S. consumers expected to spend $18.11B for Easter 2019

Shoppers projected to drop $2.49B on candy.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

April 10, 2019

A late-April Easter has led the National Retail Federation to issue strong spending projections for the holiday.

How will Generation Z impact the food industry?

FONA International report highlights Gen Z consumers’ characteristics, market influence.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

March 13, 2019

They’re intelligent, they’re curious, and they’re savvy — they’re Generation Z, and they’ve got money to spend. That’s according to FONA International, which recently released a report outlining the group’s characteristics and spending power.

Report: Global confectionery market to surpass $284B by 2025

Increasing innovation, global demand contributing factors for growth.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

January 10, 2019

The global confectionery market is expected to reach $284.4 billion by 2025, according to new data from Hexa Research.

NRF: 2018 holiday spending expected to surpass $717B

Shoppers expected to spend $1,007 on average this season.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

November 27, 2018

Shoppers may dream of a white Christmas, but this holiday season will have retailers seeing green — and lots of it, according to new data from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insight & Analytics.

Sweet Valentine’s Day spending: American consumers expected to drop $19.6 billion

Shoppers to spend $1.8 billion on candy.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

February 14, 2018

Valentine’s Day spending is expected to look extra rosy, according to a survey sponsored by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

NRF: Holiday spending parallels last year; Gen Z expected to spend more

174 million consumers shopped Thanksgiving weekend.

Alyse Thompson-Richards

November 29, 2017

This holiday shopping season is already shaping up to be merry and bright, according to data from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics.

Chocolate most popular specialty food

Study: More consumers indulge in specialty food, especially chocolate.

Kelsey Ott

September 26, 2014

Shoppers choose to purchase chocolate more than any other specialty food item, according to new research from the Specialty Food Association.

Opopop aims to heat up microwave popcorn category

Hershey showcases its new strategies at Sweets & Snacks Expo

Hershey showcases new strategies, candy

Hard candy evolves beyond traditional sweetness

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