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2021 Consumer Trends Report: heading toward the 'new' normal

November 5, 2020

Not too long ago, consumer trends were leaning toward health and wellness and plant-based alternatives. But with the arrival of the coronavirus (COVID-19), consumers shifted their focus to safety, individually wrapped packages, value-added family bundles and comfort foods. Now, it’s hard to imagine eating any other way.

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2020 Consumer Trends Report: Checking off the claims

Consumers want products that meet their demand for health, convenience and a host of other claims; meal kits and delivery options are helping them reach those products and order more meat and poultry.

Megan Pellegrini

October 29, 2019

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Consumers continue to embrace increased convenience, recipes and marketing with protein. The only twist is they now want all of that in new formats such as third-party delivery, meal kits and in-store advice.

Retail Consumer Looks at Package of Beef

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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

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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.

Several processors and food companies have adapted to consumer demand for antibiotic-free meats

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2017 Consumer Trends Report: Knowing what they don't want

The tipping point on meat raised without antibiotics may have been reached, as more processors and restaurant chains listen to consumer demand.

Sam Gazdziak

November 22, 2016

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Of all the changes taking place in the meat and poultry industries now, perhaps the biggest change is something that’s undetectable to the consumer.

2016 consumer trends report, consumers want the facts behind the meat and poultry they eat

2016 Consumer Trends Report: Searching for a story

Meat and poultry still play an important role in the American diet, but more consumers — particularly those in the younger generations — want the facts behind the meat they eat.

Sam Gazdziak

November 13, 2015

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The simple act of buying food at a restaurant or a grocery store has never been more challenging, thanks to an overload of online data, news reports and opinions widely available to every consumer.

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.

2014 Consumer Trends Report

Consumers consider their own financial and health situations, along with flavors and quality of the product, when making their protein-purchasing decisions.

Sam Gazdziak

November 2, 2013

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In a perfect world, everyone’s cholesterol and credit levels would be right where they needed to be, and consumers could enjoy their meals without any outside interference.

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2013 Consumer Trends Report

The specter of rising protein prices keeps 2013 hanging in the balance — is there a light at the end of this economic tunnel, or is it another train ready to beat the industry down?

Sam Gazdziak

November 14, 2012

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With so much uncertainty still baked into the market landscape and consumers even unsure of what comes next, it makes sense for the meat industry to be concerned.