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FMI Launches 2024 U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends Series: How Consumers Are Finding Value at the Grocery Store

May 16, 2024 The Food Industry Association, FMI

Shoppers enjoy food shopping as much as ever, according to the latest annual survey by FMI – The Food Industry Association, conducted by The Hartman Group. The analysis kicking off this 2024 series, U.S. Grocery Shopper Trends: Finding Value, provides a crucial snapshot of consumer behavior and sentiment in the most frequently purchased consumer category amid ongoing concerns about the impact of inflation on the cost of groceries. …

Whole Foods Market Releases First-Ever Plant-Based Trend Predictions

May 26, 2021 Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods Market revealed its first-ever plant-based trend predictions, with nut-based cheese alternatives, banana blossoms and creamy cashew dips topping the list. Looking ahead to summer and beyond, the grocer’s Trends Council pooled members’ industry knowledge, product-sourcing expertise and hands-on work with emerging and existing plant-forward brands to inform the predictions. …

FMI Signature Consumer Research Evaluates Impact of COVID-19 on Grocery Shopper Habits

June 12, 2020 FMI

Prepared by The Hartman Group, the 2020 report provides a clear picture of grocery shopping habits before the pandemic, attitude shifts that took place during COVID-19 and offers a glimpse of what might come next for the food industry. …

These Fruits and Vegetables Are Predicted to be the Next Big Trend

August 6, 2019 Lee Breslouer, Huffington Post

Two analysts who study food trends in America help figure out the next fruits and veggies you’ll be obsessed with. …