Dairy Co-Op Looks for New Market After Loss of Longtime Cheesemaker

A 110-year-old cooperative of farmers is looking for a new market for its milk, and an award-winning cheese company is shutting down its plant after stalled contract negotiations with the co-op and volatility in the dairy industry created by COVID-19.

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America’s Elevated Sweet Tooth: New Consumer Packaged Goods Insights Shows 9% Increase in Household Spending on All Things Sweet

October 27, 2020 NCSolutions

Since the start of the pandemic, American consumers have indulged their sweet tooth. Household spending on confections, baked goods and baking supplies was 9% higher from February 24, the first notable day of increased purchasing of consumer packaged goods, through September 30 when compared to the same period in 2019.

Chicory Survey Reveals There are 18% More Online Grocery Users Now Compared to Pre-COVID-19, Exceeding Levels During the Height of the Pandemic

October 27, 2020 Chicory

Chicory, the leading digital shopper marketing platform for CPG and grocery companies, released the results of a new national grocery consumer research study, Online Grocery Usership Changes from Pre-Pandemic to Present.

IPM ESSEN 2021 Canceled

October 26, 2020 IPM ESSEN

The IPM ESSEN, which was planned for January 26 to 29, 2021, is cancelled. Against the background of the increasingly dynamic situation and worldwide travel restrictions, there is currently not the planning security required for the serious preparation of the international trade fair participants.

dunnhumby Consumer COVID-19 Study: U.S. Grocery Consumers Increasingly Worried About Personal Finances, Rising Food Prices

October 26, 2020 dunnhumby

dunnhumby, the global leader in customer data science, today released findings from the fifth phase of the company’s worldwide study of the impact of COVID-19 on customer attitudes and behavior. The dunnhumby Consumer Pulse Survey found that 49% of U.S. consumers surveyed reported that their personal finances were poor, an increase of nearly 20% since July.