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.

Consumers are concerned about high prices and supply chain issues at the grocery store, but these troubling issues are only one aspect of the overall market landscape.

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.

Beverage sales rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it will be difficult for beverage companies to replicate the record-setting gains of 2020.

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.