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Bacon: A pandemic powerhouse

Megan Pellegrini

August 31, 2021

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Bacon remains popular as a versatile but familiar comfort food.

Cover Story | Bacon Report

2020 Bacon Report: Bacon-buying bonanza

Boasting double-digit growth rates, bacon benefits from its convenience and variety as COVID-19 produces more at-home cooking opportunities.

Elizabeth Fuhrman

September 1, 2020

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Driven by the huge increase in at-home meal occasions during the COVID-19 pandemic, bacon, like numerous other proteins, has seen an upsurge in overall buyers vs. a year ago for the latest 52 weeks, ending June 14, 2020, in multi-retail outlets, excluding convenience, according to IRI, Chicago.

Grinding and stuffing equipment: Stepping up to meet demand

Elizabeth Fuhrman

May 1, 2020

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With the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. consumer purchase behavior has shifted to more retail and less foodservice, and ground products have been go-to-products for people sheltering in place. In turn, increased demands to meet production needs are challenging processors to keep grinding and stuffing equipment highly operational at top speeds.

Retail Consumer Looks at Package of Beef

Consumer Trends Report

2019 Consumer Trends Report: Making connections

Consumers continue to seek high-protein options and are willing to pay for them, but they don't always associate meat and poultry as high in protein.

Megan Pellegrini

November 7, 2018

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The good news? Consumers say protein content is important. The bad news? They aren't always aware that meat, chicken and seafood are good sources of protein.

An Antibiotic-free Chicken Protein Bowl Encapsulates All of the Hot Trends in Food Right Now

Consumer Trends Report

2018 Consumer Trends Report: Going long

Millennials continue to drive long-standing demand for better-for-you foods, transparency, convenience and exotic flavors.

Megan Pellegrini

November 16, 2017

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Consumers still want protein, but are more willing to experiment with healthy, preservative-free choices.

Formulation Strategies

Dinner gets casual, creative

Consumers are looking for more creative dining formats and entrees at upscale casual restaurants, and at home.

Megan Pellegrini

November 17, 2015

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Is the time right for foodservice operators, particularly upscale casual restaurants, to adjust their menus to a post-recession reality?

The Deli Report

2015 Deli Report: Protein prospectors

Having reached a saturation point in the lunch meat market, processors and their customers are testing innovative product ideas elsewhere in the deli.

Richard Mitchell

July 10, 2015

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Meat and poultry, which traditionally have been powerful supermarket deli magnets, are becoming less forceful.

2015 Burger Report: Made to order

Megan Pellegrini

April 9, 2015

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Burgers are alive and well, as restaurants focus on customization, non-traditional proteins, premium beef and sides, and creative flavor combinations.

2014 Consumer Trends Report: For the love of protein

Rising meat prices have changed consumer shopping patterns, but meat and poultry remain on the menu.

Sam Gazdziak

November 4, 2014

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Newspapers and news Web sites have spent considerable ink (or kilobytes) this year talking about the rising prices of meat and poultry products, and some pundits questioned if there would come a price point where consumers had to stop buying meat altogether.