More households today are buying valued-added fresh foods. According to Power of Produce 2020, 94% of U.S. households have bought at least some value-added produce, meaning produce that is cut, halved or pre-washed. Value-added produce represents 23.1% of total produce sales when including value-added lettuce. But produce isn’t the only fresh category seeing an increase in value-added sales. The Power of Meat 2020 finds 23% of households frequently purchase value-added meat, meaning pre-marinated, cut or seasoned. This portion has more than doubled since 2016.
Value-Added Shopper Demographics
For both meat and produce, value-added shoppers tend to be younger, live in urban areas and have a higher number of weekly trips and spend on groceries. Produce value-added shoppers also tend to purchase organic produce. Interestingly, shoppers who frequently prepare plant-based meat alternatives also frequently purchase value-added meat.
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