Consumer-Influenced Labels Are New Trend

Consumer-Influenced Labels Are New Trend

Contests in which consumers help design or contribute to special product labeling — closely tied in with digital/social media and larger...

Older Americans Flocking To Social Networks

Older Americans Flocking To Social Networks

In breaking down the numbers, the increased use of social networks was the trend even among the oldest Americans. For people ages 65 and older, the...

Shoppers Still Stick To Payday Purchases

Shoppers Still Stick To Payday Purchases

The so-called “paycheck cycle”—where shoppers make purchases in tandem with salary checks or government payouts and then pull back on...

Server Suggestions Encourage Diners to Try New Beverages

Server Suggestions Encourage Diners to Try New Beverages

Nearly one quarter of consumers (23 percent) say they would consider trying a beverage they had not tried before, if their waiter recommended it....

More Marketers Start Blogging

More Marketers Start Blogging

43% of U.S. companies will be blogging by 2012 More companies are using blogs as marketing tools, according to a new report from eMarketer. The firm...

Fast-casual grows as economy slows

Fast-casual grows as economy slows

As Americans continue to be cautious with their eating-out dollars, full-service restaurants have been suffering, while many fast-food chains have...

From Bartender to Liquor Brand Promoter

From Bartender to Liquor Brand Promoter

Not long ago, bartending was, for some, one of the classic dead-end jobs, the choice of wannabe actors and the terminally unambitious. The only way...

Is the Health Trend Dying?

Is the Health Trend Dying?

In recent years, more quick serves have begun offering salads, wraps, and other items tailored to the health-conscious consumer. Last April, KFC...

PLMA: Shoppers Forgo National Brands for Private Labels

PLMA: Shoppers Forgo National Brands for Private Labels

Two-thirds of the 63% of shoppers who’ve changed their food buying habits as a result of economic conditions are purchasing private labels in...

Spice consumption in the United States has grown almost three times as fast as the population

Spice consumption in the United States has grown almost three times as fast as the population

“We’ve had a very big influx of immigrant populations — from Mexico, from the Far East, the Southeast Asia areas, from India,”...

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