How have consumer estimates and expectations for food inflation evolved over time? This week’s Snapshot provides insight into data from January 2022 to August 2025.

As income increases, where people spend their Food Away from Home (FAFH) dollars shifts.

A recent CFDAS survey explored this question and found 77% of participants would choose bread labeled “healthy” when it costs the same as regular bread — but the share of consumers choosing the “healthy” option declined as the premium increased.

42% of healthy eaters always check nutrition labels compared to only 18% in the unhealthy group when grocery shopping. What does this tell us? The Data Snapshot offers insight.

Does easy access to healthy foods correspond to better diets? The latest Data Snapshot suggests there’s more than access at play in consumers’ food choices.

This week we feature CFDAS data on weekly household food expenditure from Jan. 2022 through June 2025 and highlight two patterns.

When food products are marketed as “healthy,” what qualities do consumers expect that they have?

How easy or difficult is it for consumers to know how healthy a food is when looking at the packaging? Diet quality plays a role.

As American fire up their backyard grills, the cost of a home-cooked cheeseburger reaches $2.50.