Articles Tagged with ''consumer trends''

With shoppers seeking newer barbecue flavor and cuts, retailers should provide the necessary products, recipes, in-store expertise, price points, and information to maximize activity. 

It’s hard to imagine a product that has weathered COVID-19 restrictions better than hamburgers. America’s classic patty was already portable, comforting, and innovative. Now, new and bolder exotic flavors are bringing excitement to the burger category.

Three consumer trends are influencing the meat department at retail -- supply chain shortages, increasing consumer comfort with purchasing meat online and retailers’ embrace of multiple channels to connect with shoppers.

Consumers are still shopping for protein, but economic factors are impacting types of purchases, brand loyalty.

The growth rate for sales of organic meat, poultry and fish in the United States is leading the category, helping push organic foods to a record $56 billion in sales.

Small processors need to pay attention to trends too.

Seafood sales stay strong, two years after the Covid-induced lockdown renewed consumer interest in the category.

There’s no doubt the pandemic has changed pretty much everything, including the way people shop for food. 

The ongoing pandemic continues to influence consumer behavior.