Key Trends Shaping the Restaurant Industry in 2025

As the restaurant industry adapts to shifting consumer preferences, economic challenges, and the rise of digital dining, Food On Demand explores key trends shaping the landscape in 2025.

Little Leaf Farms Named One of Instacart’s Fastest-Growing Brands of 2024

January 13, 2025 Little Leaf Farms

As one of Instacart’s fastest-growing brands, and the fastest growing packaged salad brand in the country (according to Nielsen), Little Leaf Farms continued its expansion in 2024 with the opening of a third greenhouse on its McAdoo, PA site and breaking ground on a fourth set to open this fall. 

Mission Produce Releases its AvoIntel for January 2025

January 8, 2025 Mission Produce

Avocados and mangos are charging into 2025 with strong momentum! From record dollar sales to increasing household penetration3 and shifting shopper behaviors, these categories are full of opportunity. In this month’s edition of AvoIntel, we break down the 5 key trends driving category growth and what to know as you plan for business growth in 2025.

Americans are Drinking Less Milk, but Devouring Butter and Cheese Like Never Before

Even as Americans drink less milk year after year, demand for dairy is growing — mostly in churned and fermented form.

The Dill of a Lifetime? In a Nation that’s Enduring its Own Sour Patch, the Pickle Dominated 2024

As 2025 begins, two possible conclusions present themselves. First: The previously nobrow pickle has embedded its sour self at the nucleus of the American gastro-zeitgeist for the foreseeable future. Second: This maybe has played itself out, and the pickle has (to mix a metaphor) jumped the shark.