Holidays

Consumers expect to pay more for holiday meals, continue seeking convenience from grocery retailers

10-Nov-2023 By Deniz Ataman

Thanksgiving retail is expected to see a more judicious consumer who expects to pay more this year and will seek more deals while retailers can expand food service departments with semi and fully-prepared meals to complement the majority of consumers...

What to expect from consumer shopping habits this holiday season? 84.51° shares research

07-Sep-2023 By Ryan Daily

Consumers are readying their wallets for increases in grocery bills due to the holiday season, as inflation concerns decrease slightly, 84.51° shared in a recent whitepaper.

Holiday spending: Grocery budgets hold steady for now, but shoppers seek relief elsewhere

20-Oct-2022 By Elizabeth Crawford

To keep pantries stocked and food on the table – especially during the upcoming holidays – more Americans are cutting back on spending in other areas and modifying how they buy groceries as well as the types and amount of products they place in their...

Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Del Monte Foods shares strategies to navigate, maximize holiday surge

23-Nov-2020 By Elizabeth Crawford

This week Americans will kick off the winter holiday season with a Thanksgiving like no other in recent memory as the ongoing pandemic forces many people to eschew typical large gatherings in favor of smaller solo or household affairs – a change that...

Frito-Lay survey: 300% surge in online holiday food shopping with snacks at the top of grocery lists

16-Nov-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

With the holidays approaching, half of US shoppers surveyed by Frito-Lay said they will be shopping for their holiday groceries online this year (up from 15% in 2019) with snacks being a top item for 77% of surveyed consumers.

IRI: Consumers rethink holiday plans amid the pandemic uncertainty

09-Nov-2020 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Consumers are dramatically rethinking their holiday plans this year as COVID-19 cases continue to rise, notes IRI.