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Consumer Food Insights, Volume 5, Issue 2, Febuary 2026

Key insights include:

  • Food values remain stable with taste, affordability and nutrition being most important to consumers.
  • The food security rate was 13% in February, down 2-percentage points since January.
  • Near 60% of respondents list nutritional targets and health goals as important when shopping online for groceries.
  • Food at Home (FAH) inflation was nearly 2.1% over the last 12 months, although consumers perceive food inflation over 2-percentage
    points higher.
  • Average food insecurity rate for non-retirees (14%) is 4 percentage points higher than retirees (10%).

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