Consumers are concerned about high prices at the grocery store, but this issue is only one trend shaping the overall market landscape in 2023.

Investors and food industry players should take note of several other important food trends that have grown recently and are expected to gain further traction in the coming years, according to Food Market Outlook: Inflation, Sustainability, Convenience, & Other Food Trends by Packaged Facts, a leading market research firm and division of MarketResearch.com. The report highlights the following food trends.

The U.S. beverage industry has faced a variety of issues in recent years including increasing prices, supply concerns, and the mature nature of many beverage categories, according to the report U.S. Beverage Market Outlook 2023: Inflation, Home Delivery, Health Halos & Other Trends by Packaged Facts, a leading market research firm and division of MarketResearch.com.

To predict where the U.S. pet industry is headed next, it’s crucial to understand current pet population and ownership trends and put them in context.

“Plant-based” is the latest buzzword gracing the covers of magazines, cookbooks, and food packaging.

The U.S. pet market has shown extraordinary resilience and sales growth in the wake of COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted many U.S. consumers to sharpen their focus on their overall health, wellbeing, and weight management goals. Amid widespread concerns about illness, consumers became increasingly interested in foods they perceived to be healthier.

Sustainability is huge trend in the food and beverage industry right now. In a recent video interview, The Freedonia Group's Research Analyst Peter Kusnic sat down with Industry Studies Manager Jennifer Mapes Christ to discuss how the food industry is working to reduce its environmental impact.

Before the pandemic, Becca Knoblock used to leave her house before 7 a.m. and white-knuckle her way through downtown Denver’s heavy I-25 traffic on her daily commute. Now that she works from home, she starts each day with a cup of coffee outside, where she takes a few minutes to tend her garden.

Many consumers are looking to reduce their consumption of meat and animal products as part of a “plant-based” diet. These consumers are not only driven by the desire to improve their own health, they are often leery of the industrial food system, concerned about animal welfare, and worried about the threat of climate change.

Sales of major beverage categories are expected to grow from $150 billion to more than $160 billion by the end of 2020, according to a new report titled U.S. Beverage Market Outlook 2020: Grocery Shopping & Personal Consumption in the Coronavirus Era by Packaged Facts, a leading market research firm and division of MarketResearch.com.