Juice Sales Souring
For the past five years through 2012, sales of fruit and vegetable juices and juice drinks have remained flat, while the volume consumed by households has barely kept pace with…
IRI’s Top 10 C-Store Brands
In 2011-2012, nearly 1,900 new consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands hit retail shelves across the U.S. multi-outlet geography, which includes traditional grocery, drug, and mass market retailers, as well as…
Brewers Lose Market Share to Spirits
Leaders from MillerCoors, Anheuser-Busch, and other major beer marketers met last week to figure out how to boost the reputation of beer among Millennial drinkers, Advertising Age reports. Beer shipment…
Breakfast Sandwiches Make Top 10 List
Breakfast sandwiches have made it to the top 10 list of foods Americans eat at breakfast. According to The NPD Group, breakfast sandwiches are on the list for the first…
Will Real Gas Become Extinct?
Government edicts relating to renewable fuel has some retailers concerned that pure gasoline will soon be unavailable, the Tulsa World reports. More drivers are seeking out gasoline without ethanol because of…
Brand Loyalty Declining
Even as the economy improves, 94% of Americans indicate they will remain cautious and keep their spending for food, beverage, and household goods at current levels, according to Deloitte’s 2013…
Are You Social Yet?
Thanks to the more than 1.4 billion active users on sites like Facebook and Twitter, social media has become one of the hottest ways to connect with consumers. While compiling…
NACS Consumer Fuels Survey
A decline in gas prices over the past month has led to a decline in overall consumer pessimism about the economy, according to results from the monthly NACS Consumer Fuels…
Philip Morris Testing ‘MLP II’ in Two States
Philip Morris USA is testing a new version of its Marlboro Leadership Price (MLP) program in two states—Michigan and South Carolina—according to a Wells Fargo Securities research report. “The terms…
Natural and Organic Gain Market Share
Sales of natural and organic food in mainstream supermarkets have doubled in recent years, the Indianapolis Star reports. Supermarkets are stocking their shelves with pure food offerings and even launching…