PMG Fresh Trends
In The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2024 consumer survey, over half of respondents said they made a “conscious effort” to buy locally or regionally grown produce.
Making sense of the mandarin’s place in the citrus world.
Sixty percent of consumers polled by The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2024 survey reported fresh onion purchases in the past year.
Four in 10 consumers polled by The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2020 consumer research study said they purchased bell peppers in the past 12 months.
If your Brussels sprouts aren’t smashing sales, the cruciferous vegetable that looks like a miniature cabbage may still be evoking whiffs of dirty wet socks. Use TikTok trends to change that: smash it.
Consumer attitudes toward and preferences for produce packaging during the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the major points of discussion since the coronavirus crisis began in March 2020.
Healthy eating continues to gain momentum, and the Fresh Trends 2022 Study shows people equate organic produce with healthy — even more so than produce in general.
There’s a reason why dangling a carrot in front of a horse is a classic motivation tool.
Shoppers need to know how to compare pepper spiciness. Use (even print out?!) this graph to help.
Make the most of the universal appeal of this piquant pleasure.
These are the most common uses of fresh potatoes, as reported by consumers in The Packer’s 2024 Fresh Trends survey.
Los Angeles-based Pom Wonderful, part of The Wondeful Co., launched a social media contest to support local bars impacted by COVID-19 pandemic closures.
Marketers moved more than 3 million pounds of organic garlic, and sales topped more than $24 million in 2019, according to IRI.
The Leamington, Ontario-based company has launched Solara melons, what it says are the fresh produce industry’s first commercial greenhouse-grown melons.
Interest in organic avocados has increased significantly from Organic Fresh Trends 2021.
Bell peppers are a hit with consumers, data from The Packer’s 2022 Fresh Trends consumer survey reveals.
Potatoes ranked only behind bananas among fresh produce items most frequently purchased, according to The Packer’s 2022 Fresh Trends survey.
Kale brings a steady following when it comes to organic purchases. The leafy greens were the No. 1 item that shoppers purchased as organic—both periodically and exclusively again this year.
The Packer’s 2022 Fresh Trends report finds that 46% of shoppers say they seek out companies that are “environmentally aware.”
The Packer’s 2022 Fresh Trends survey reveals that 55% of more than 1,000 consumers surveyed last fall said they purchased fresh apples in the previous 12 months.
FMI has released its 2022 Power of Produce report, revealing 25% of shoppers ranked price as the most important factor when making fresh produce purchasing decisions.
Grocers gathered during the Power of Produce education session during SEPC’s Southern Exposure to discuss trends and opportunities.
Organic tomatoes brought in more than $290.5 million in 2020, and marketers moved more than $75.4 million pounds of the vegetable, according to IRI. And organic tomato purchases are clearly driven by age.
The versatile potato is one fresh produce commodity that consumers turn to when they are faced with grocery price inflation, The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2024 survey reveals.
Apples are an organic powerhouse in the fresh produce department. Learn why in this story from The Packer’s Organic Fresh Trends 2024.
The Packer’s Organic Fresh Trends 2024 data shows younger shoppers, higher-income households, those with more kids at home were among those reporting the highest organic artichoke purchase rates.
Data from Circana shows retail organic avocado sales topped $162.4 million in 2022, up 2.8% from 2021.