--- title: "Weekly Wrap-Up: October 2, 2020" description: MarketResearch.com's publishing divisions continue to release insightful market intelligence on a wide array of industries, and this week is no exception. image: https://blog.marketresearch.com/hubfs/Images/Email_Images/Thought%20Leadership%20Email%20Images/WeeklyWrapUp_1000.jpg --- [![MarketResearch.com](https://blog.marketresearch.com/hs-fs/hub/209482/file-22777923.gif?width=295&height=66&name=file-22777923.gif "MarketResearch.com")](https://www.marketresearch.com/) [Market Research Blog](https://blog.marketresearch.com/) # Weekly Wrap-Up: October 2, 2020 by [Sarah Schmidt](https://blog.marketresearch.com/author/sarah-schmidt), on October 2, 2020 ![market research articles](https://blog.marketresearch.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Email_Images/Thought%20Leadership%20Email%20Images/WeeklyWrapUp_1000.jpg?width=300&name=WeeklyWrapUp_1000.jpg)MarketResearch.com's publishing divisions continue to release insightful market intelligence on a wide array of industries, and this week is no exception. See all our latest headlines here. ## Media Coverage - [**Reuters**: Touchless Lattes and Self-Service Kiosks: Office Break Rooms Go Virus-Proof](https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-breakroom-focus-idUKKBN26K1Y1) - [**Consumer Affairs**: Colder Temperatures This Fall and Winter May Take a Toll on Restaurants](https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/colder-temperatures-this-fall-and-winter-may-take-a-toll-on-restaurants-092820.html) - [**Pet Product News**: Pet Industry Is Ripe for Mergers, Acquisitions](https://www.petproductnews.com/blog/pet-industry-is-ripe-for-mergers-acquisitions/article_a27a8254-0268-11eb-aa7d-0bc5533db9a9.html) - [**The Motley Fool**: A Top Growth Stock You Should Be Buying in September](https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/09/23/top-growth-stock-you-should-be-buying-september/) - [**Pet Product News**: Online Pet Sales to Hit Staggering Amount in 2020](https://www.petproductnews.com/news/online-pet-care-sales-to-hit-staggering-amount-in-2020/article_a4f1f1d8-fdaa-11ea-bef6-0fb61a9449bd.html) - [**WholeFoods Magazine**: Organic Purchasers Pinpointed in New Study](https://wholefoodsmagazine.com/grocery/news-grocery/organic-purchasers-pinpointed-in-new-study/) - [**Petfood Industry:** How Pet Food Can Grow from Change and Disruption](https://www.petfoodindustry.com/blogs/7-adventures-in-pet-food/post/9607-how-pet-food-can-grow-from-change-and-disruption) - [**CSP Magazine**: The State of Snacking in 2020](https://www.cspdailynews.com/state-snacking-2020-2020/indulgent-examples) - [**Pet Product News**: These Pet Food Trends Are Being Energized by the Pandemic](https://www.petproductnews.com/blog/these-pet-food-trends-are-being-energized-by-the-pandemic/article_3fc61032-f765-11ea-a757-23ac2d44d9f9.html) - [**American Animal Hospital Association**: US Pet Market Outlook, COVID Edition, Is Better Than Expected](https://www.aaha.org/publications/newstat/articles/2020-09/new-us-pet-market-outlook-covid-edition-is-better-than-expected/) - **Retail Environments**: Center-Store Products Spike Due to Pandemic - [**Saur Energy International**: Utility-Scale Solar Capacity Net Additions in the US to Rise 10% Yearly to 2024: Report](https://www.saurenergy.com/solar-energy-news/utility-scale-solar-capacity-net-additions-in-us-to-rise-10-yearly-to-2024-report) ## Press Releases - [Scholarly Professional E-Books Knocked Down by COVID-19 Lockdown](https://www.simbainformation.com/about/release.asp?id=4630) - [Global Pet Product Sales Reach $125 Billion Lead by United States](https://www.packagedfacts.com/about/release.asp?id=4632) - [US Frozen Food Sales to See Longer Term Growth After Slight Dip in 2020](https://www.freedoniafocusreports.com/Content/News/2020/09/23/US-Frozen-Food-Sales-to-See-Longer-Term-Growth-After-Slight-Dip-in-2020) - [Global Label Demand to Rise on Increases in Manufacturing & Processing Industries](https://www.freedoniafocusreports.com/Content/News/2020/09/23/Global-Label-Demand-to-Rise-on-Increases-in-Manufacturing--Processing-Industries) - [US Alkalies & Chlorine Demand to Drop in 2020, See Longer Term Gains](https://www.freedoniafocusreports.com/Content/News/2020/09/23/US-Alkalies--Chlorine-Demand-to-Drop-in-2020-See-Longer-Term-Gains) - [Utility-Scale PV Generating Capacity Net Additions Set to Rise 10% Yearly to 2024](https://www.freedoniafocusreports.com/Content/News/2020/09/23/UtilityScale-PV-Generating-Capacity-Net-Additions-Set-to-Rise-10-Yearly-to-2024) - [Pandemic Effect on Consumer Finances Expected to Crimp Audio & Video Equipment Demand](https://www.freedoniafocusreports.com/Content/News/2020/09/23/Pandemic-Effect-on-Consumer-Finances-Expected-to-Crimp-Audio--Video-Equipment-Demand) ## Blog Posts - [US Restaurant Industry Faces Next Big Challenge of COVID-19 Pandemic: Winter](https://www.freedoniagroup.com/Content/Blog/2020/09/25/US-Restaurant-Industry-Faces-Next-Big-Challenge-of-COVID-19-Pandemic-Winter) - [$10.5 Billion Global E-Bike Market to Benefit from Surging Popularity](https://blog.marketresearch.com/10.5-billion-global-e-bike-market-to-benefit-from-surging-popularity) - [How Custom Market Research Can Help You Make Strategic Decisions](https://blog.marketresearch.com/how-custom-market-research-can-help-you-make-strategic-business-decisions) Topics: [Industry Insights](https://blog.marketresearch.com/topic/industry-insights) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Will Self-Driving Vehicles Be a Reality by 2025? 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