This month, we take a closer look at how the presence of children in the home influences food-related behaviors, spending and experiences with food insecurity.
This month's blog post digs deeper into consumer and food industry data to reveal the complexity of consumer preferences - and how agrifood companies can help solve the problems many consumers face in finding healthy foods at the grocery store.
This dashboard shows the latest changes in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) for various food items. View options allow for comparison of changes month to month, year to year, and user-selected month/year base period.
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Consumer Food Insights is a monthly survey of 1,200 households from across the United States, which is produced and run by the Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability at Purdue University to track trends and changes in consumer food demand and other food sustainability behaviors.
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This dashboard shows the latest changes in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) for various food items with options to view changes month to month, year to year, and base period for easy comparison.
This week, we explore consumer beliefs about the healthfulness of certain foods compared to their conventional counterparts: plant-based milk, gluten-free foods, and organic foods. Turns out that age plays a role.
This month’s Consumer Food Insights (CFI) report breaks down data by household child status to take a closer look at how the presence of children in the home influences food-related behaviors, spending and experiences with food insecurity.