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Report: U.S. chocolate market to surpass $20 billion by 2025

Market reached $17.6 billion in 2016.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
March 21, 2018

IndexBox noted the market reached $17.6 billion in 2016, up $819 million — or 5 percent — from 2015. This figure reflects total revenue of producers and importers and excludes logistics costs, retail marketing costs and retailers’ margins.


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Organic commodity grain outlook

Organic commodity grain outlook

Ryan Koory
March 20, 2018

Food use remains the minority share of U.S. organic grain and oilseed demand. But as a market driver, its importance cannot be understated. From a product-side perspective, consumers demand organic cereal and oilseed crops as either animal feed in the form of meat, or as packaged food goods like boxes of cereal, crackers, bread, etc.


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Report: Easter is prime opportunity for food gifting

Food gifting market expected to reach $20 billion in 2018.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
March 14, 2018

Easter could prove to be an “egg-cellent” opportunity for food gifting companies, says new research by Packaged Facts.


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More than half of consumers say they trust Fairtrade label

Confidence higher among consumers ages 25-44.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
March 7, 2018

More than half of American consumers say they trust the Fairtrade label, new findings by research firms Globescan and Atlantic 57 reveal.


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Changing retail

The changing retail landscape

Retailers seeking success must balance online capabilities with high-quality, in-store experiences.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
February 13, 2018
A push for speed and convenience continues to shape how retailers operate, but being able to leverage online capabilities against the experiences they can offer customers at brick-and-mortar locations will spell success for retailers.
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Report: Valentine’s Day third best holiday for chocolate candy sales

Holiday/seasonal sales account for 24 percent of U.S. chocolate market.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
February 9, 2018

If there’s one thing American consumers are sweet on, it’s chocolate, Packaged Facts says in a new report.


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Euromonitor: Retail trends to watch in 2018

Research firm says technology, transparency and sustainability will continue to shape consumer behavior.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
January 24, 2018

January is quickly drawing to a close, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to look at a few trends that are expected to shape consumer behavior this year.


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UTZ cocoa

$9.9-billion cocoa market to grow 3.76 percent annually

Market research group projects growth to reach $13.7 billion by 2025.
Bernie Pacyniak
December 13, 2017

A growing demand for fine flavor and high quality cocoa worldwide will drive growth in the global cocoa market, says a Coherent Market Insights analysis. 


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Almond Bars

Report: Nutritional snack bar, shake category to reach $13.1 billion by 2021

Sector pulled in $8.8 billion in 2016.
Alyse Thompson
Alyse Thompson-Richards
November 29, 2017

Less than half of the population consumes nutritional bars and shakes, leaving plenty of room in the category, a new report by Packaged Facts found.


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Innova Market Insights

‘Mindful Choices’ a key driver in 2018 for consumers

Innova Market Insights’ research says 7 in 10 U.S. and U.K. consumers want to know, understand ingredient lists.
Bernie Pacyniak
November 15, 2017
The following survey statistics of U.S. and U.K. consumers support the prediction: 4 in 10 increased their consumption of “healthy foods”; 7 in 10 want to know and understand the ingredient list; 1 in 5 in the United States are most influenced by “real” ingredients; and ethical claims on packaging are top of mind. 

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