Packaged Facts

More pet owners are demanding products made with ingredients sourced as close to home as possible, according to Packaged Facts.

According to Packaged Facts’ August 2012 Pet Owner Survey, 38% of pet owners believe that natural/organic brand pet products are often better than standard national brands, and 63% are very concerned about the safety of the pet products they buy.

The word that comes up again and again to describe how gluten-free consumers want to be treated is “normal.”

The quality and progressiveness of current-generation store brand products has been a boon to shoppers maintaining a more frugal lifestyle in the current economic doldrums. Specifically, store brand products can help ward off “frugal fatigue.”

Packaged Facts survey data reveals 62% of shoppers believe private label foods and beverages are usually as high quality as name brands, and 53% believe that private label products are often a better value.

Packaged Facts projects that U.S. sales of gluten-free foods and beverages will exceed $6.6 billion by 2017.

Diners realize that sugary, starchy breakfasts won’t get them very far and are seeking innovative, more filling options that really give them something to chew on.

Students, parents, farmers, chefs, food businesses, and technology innovators, as well as both local and global entrepreneurs, are mingling as agents of change to create new and better food choices for all.

One way that frozen food marketers are stepping up to the plate is by emphasizing freshness.

Expanding public awareness of EPA/DHA omega-3 health benefits through media coverage of research findings, as well as developments in the regulatory environment, will spur continued growth in the global market for EPA/DHA omega-3 products.