The share of meals prepared at home remained elevated in October, at a consumer estimated 78.4% of all occasions, according to the IRI survey of primary grocery shoppers.

As the end of the year approaches, consumers need to know what to expect for their holiday shopping. IRI recently released two reports about grocery trends and consumer shopping trends. One report discusses Thanksgiving-related grocery trends, while the other report discusses food inflation and consumer trends in October.

High inflationary levels keep consumer food spending largely at retail. 

New report shows consumers are scaling back purchases in the face of persistent inflation.

Information Resources, Inc.'s (IRI) insights leverage the latest point-of-sale data for July 2022 and include data covering all U.S. food channels, including e-commerce.

Retailers that expand merchandising to promote fresh ideas along with holiday mainstays and affordable essentials will win with shoppers.

Kraft Heinz will be an early adopter of the new integrated solution; first-in-market offering integrates IRI’s best-in-class, item-level e-commerce point-of-sale data with Profitero’s digital-shelf metrics to supercharge growth and profitability for clients.

IRI has announced that Misty Muscatel Davis will join IRI as global chief marketing officer, effective Feb. 1, 2022.