Articles by Jessica Jacobsen

More American consumers are embracing a flexitarian lifestyle where they don’t fully commit to vegan and vegetarian consumption habits, but incorporate them to live a balanced lifestyle.

In today’s competitive beverage market, the packaging has become just as vital as the product inside the package.

As a staple in product development, vanilla has shown that no matter what the latest fad is, you can’t beat the classics.

Just as spectators will ask how low can you go when participants are facing off in a limbo challenge, consumers are asking the same of food and beverage manufacturers. However, these requests have spread beyond traditional low-calorie refreshment to also include sports nutrition formulations.

When it comes to grocery retailing, analysts are seeing how consumers’ desire for better-for-you food and beverages have contributed to the growth of the natural and organic retail channel.

When it comes to consumer penetration, carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) still are a behemoth within the U.S. beverage market.

For mature beverage categories, producing year-over-year growth can be a challenge. For the U.S. wine and spirits markets, sales growth has allowed these categories to increase not only its own yearly comparisons, but also gain market share from other beverage alcohol categories.