What are financially-challenged adults saying they’re doing more of today?
When consumers were asked to describe what they are doing more of today compared to 12 months ago, with regard to food and beverages, financially-challenged adults indicated they were using up leftovers,making meals at home, and stocking up.
Arnie Schwartz
President
The NPD Group
Food & Beverage
Percent of Adult Respondents Indicating...
Look at how consumers have modified their behaviors during past economic downturns and what manufacturers should consider if these strategies are implemented today. click here to request more information about this report.
Do Canadians prepare and consume more meals at home than Americans do?
Historically, Canadians have prepared and consumed more meals at home than Americans have. The average Canadian prepares and eats 902 meals per year at home, compared to 861 meals for Americans.
Arnie Schwartz
President
The NPD Group
Food & Beverage
Annual Meals per Capita Prepared
and Consumed At Home
A comparison of meal dynamics, nutritional attitudes, and dieting patterns across the U.S. and Canada. This analysis considers topics ranging from dieting habits to organic food trends.click here to request more information about this report.
What snack food is the top gainer over the last two years among kids ages six to12?
Gum is the top gainer, followed by fruit cups and fresh fruit, while fruit snacks are the top decliner.
Arnie Schwartz
President
The NPD Group
Food & Beverage
Change in Annual Eatings per Capita
among six to 12 Year-Olds
The who, what, when, where, and why of snack food consumption, and changes over the last two years. Discover what convenience-oriented products consumers are eating, and when. This comprehensive report examines in-home and away-from-home snacking trends for kids and adults across all major snack food categories.click here to request more information about this report.
What is the top snack food eaten as a meal replacement by Canadians?
Fresh fruit is the top snack food. Other top meal replacement snack foods are either a bit more substantial or have been positioned as light meals, such as bagels, yogurt, and breakfast/snack bars. These items have also been trending up over the past four years.
Arnie Schwartz
President
The NPD Group
Food & Beverage
Top Meal Replacement Snack Foods
by Canadians
Percent of Snack Food Eatings
Provides a high-level view of snacking to ensure your brands and products are aligned with overall trends; it highlights the impact of the key trends on the marketplace today. The information in this 100-page report is critical in making decisions about the development of new snack food products, planning the marketing of an existing product, and highlighting the opportunities available for both new and existing products in the market.
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In Canada, what percent of foods prepared using a slow cooker were prepared and cooked in less than an hour?
Nineteen percent of foods were prepared and cooked in less than an hour. An increasing part of slow cookers’ appeal may be that preparation time is getting lower.
Arnie Schwartz
President
The NPD Group
Food & Beverage
Trend in Slow Cooker Usage -
Preparation and Cook Time
Percent of In-Home/Carried-From-Home Eating Occasions
Explores various slow cooker usage dynamics, including who's using it, what they're making with it, and when they're eating dishes prepared this way. It includes a comprehensive profile of the slow cooker user . click here to request more information about this report.
Skipping which main meal is expected to grow the fastest over the next decade?
Skipping breakfast is expected to grow at a slightly faster pace than the other occasions. However, consumers are most likely to skip lunch and least likely to skip the dinner meal.
Arnie Schwartz
President
The NPD Group
Food & Beverage
Forecasted Percent Change in Skipped Meals
Leverages NPD's proprietary age cohort forecasting technique across a broad spectrum of food and beverage categories, preparation methods, meal situations, and other food-related behaviors in order to paint a picture of eating habits 10 years down the road.click here to request more information about this report.
Do individuals’ behaviors follow their beliefs when it comes to healthy eating?
With respect to healthy eating, behaviors do follow beliefs - individuals in the health-motivated segments have the healthiest eating habits. Short Cut Fuelers are the least health-motivated, and they have the lowest incidence of the healthiest eaters.
Arnie Schwartz
President
The NPD Group
Food & Beverage
Percent of Individuals With the
Healthiest Eating Habits
Public concern about healthy eating habits and options is growing. That's why food and beverage manufacturers must actively evaluate the best methods to address health and wellness through the products they offer . This report explores adults' attitudes on health and eating and compares those attitudes to consumers' actual eating habits. The report has been specially designed to highlight areas of expressed consumer need and diet deficiencies, using the USDA's Healthy Eating Index (HEI). It can help you make sense of what's actually going on in the market.click here to request more information about this report.
What is the most popular place where carried weekday lunches are consumed?
Over half of all carried weekday lunches are consumed at work or the office, and eating at a desk or workstation is twice as popular as eating in an employee break room.
Arnie Schwartz
President
The NPD Group
Food & Beverage
Where Carried Weekday Lunches Are Consumed
Percent of Using Individuals
Learn consumer behaviors at lunchtime and how they are changing in both the foodservice and food and beverage industries. This report also covers the preparation of carried lunches, what consumers are putting in them, who is eating carried lunches, where are they eating them and why consumers are choosing to carry their lunches.click here to request more information about this report.
In what season has grilling increased the most during the last 10 years?
While summer still accounts for the highest consumption levels of grilled food, grilling has increased the most during colder seasons, with fall increasing the most.
Arnie Schwartz
President
The NPD Group
Food & Beverage
10 Year Change in Household Grilling Penetration
Percent of households which consume at least one grilled
item in a two week period
Insight into American consumers’ grilling habits. Based on data from an array of NPD information products it details grilling behavior , examining the foods grilled, how grilled foods are prepared, and what other foods are consumed at meals featuring grilled foods.click here to request more information about this report.
At what age does trick-or-treating decline?
Trick-or-treating begins to decline at age 10, with sharp declines in participation occuring during the teen years.
Arnie Schwartz
President
The NPD Group
Food & Beverage
Percent of Childrens’ Participation in Trick-or-Treating by Age
Percent of Using Individuals
These reports help companies understand and leverage the consumer attitudes and behaviors that drive sales and consumption of snack foods during major U.S. holidays (Valentine’ s Day, Easter, Halloween, and Christmas). The profiles address holiday activities and attitudes, the role of food as gifts, and the snack food categories most popular during the holidays.click here to request more information about this report.
Which meal occasion is the most impulsive: morning, lunch or dinner?
Seventy percent of lunch selections are decided within 30 minutes of the meal, but the morning meal occasion is the most spontaneous.
Arnie Schwartz
President
The NPD Group
Food & Beverage
Percent of Occasions by When Eater Decided What to Eat/Drink
Occasion-based consumption landscapes that thoroughly profile the situations in which consumers find themselves, identify the needs they are addressing through their food and beverage choices, and assess their satisfaction with those selections. MealScapes also provide an occasion-based segmentation to improve targeting and positioning, assist with identification of new product and menu development opportunities, and aid in selecting cross-promotion partners. click here to request more information about this report.
Who eats less often throughout the day: kids/teens, adult males or adult females?
Adult males eat less often throughout the day than do kids/teens or adult females.
Arnie Schwartz
President
The NPD Group
Food & Beverage
Percent of Individuals by Number of Eating/Drinking Occasion per Day
Have you wondered how many consumers have adopted the concept of eating small or mini-meals throughout the day rather than the traditional three main meals? How often do consumers dine alone at breakfast or lunch, and how do their food and beverage choices differ when they're alone compared to when they dine with others? NPD's latest Meal Dynamics analysis provides the answers to these questions and many more. It sheds light on consumers' consumption habits and practices, presenting information on meal complexity and eating dynamics. Eating alone behavior at breakfast and lunch, which has significant implications for product packaging and positioning strategies, is also examined.click here to request more information about this report.
What is the number one main dish consumed by adults 18-34 at home for lunch?
Soup has been the most popular main dish consumed by adults 18-34 for lunch at home, however pizza and poultry sandwiches have increased over the last 20 years.
Arnie Schwartz
President
The NPD Group
Food & Beverage
Top 5 Main Dish Foods Consumed at In-Home Lunch Among Adults 18-34
Percent of Individual Meals Including…
A look at cooking and eating behavior among the 18-34 set today versus their counterparts 20 years ago.click here to request more information about this report.
What are the top five in-home lunch foods consumed by Chinese-Canadians?
Pasta, soup, fruit, rice, and vegetables are the top five in-home lunch foods.
Arnie Schwartz
President
The NPD Group
Food & Beverage
Percent of Mid-day/Lunch Occasions Including ...
Today, more than one million people of Chinese ancestry live in Canada, primarily in the West. The consumption habits and practices of Chinese Canadians are unique, as they reflect ties to both Chinese traditions and conventions of the general Canadian culture. This report examines the eating habits occurring within this group, along with attitudes influencing their food and beverage choices. click here to request more information about this report.
Which food items become more popular as Hispanics become more acculturated?
Spaghetti and steak make their only appearance on the most acculturated top foods list. Additionally, chicken, pizza and tacos/burritos/tostadas/fajitas increase in consumption as Hispanics become more acculturated.
Arnie Schwartz
President
The NPD Group
Food & Beverage
Top In-Home Dinner Main Dish Foods by Level of Hispanic Acculturation
Percent of Individual Meals Including ...
Answers questions and examines which foods and beverages Hispanics in the United States adopt as they become more acculturated. It includes the top foods and beverages Hispanics consume at each main meal occasion, Hispanics’ food preparation habits, and profiles of traditional Hispanic foods and beverages. Information was collected from a Hispanic consumer panel who are less acculturated or are Spanish-language dominant. The report not only compares Hispanic sub-groups by level of acculturation and by country of origin (Mexican vs. Caribbean vs. Other), it also compares Hispanics to the general market.click here to request more information about this report.