The thirteenth Consumer Food Insights from Purdue University delves into potential changes to consumer eating behaviors related to New Year’s resolutions, among other key findings.

The Center for Food Demand Analysis & Sustainability (CFDAS) at Purdue creates, interprets and communicates data about consumer preferences and food markets. Originally conceptualized in 2021, initial center activities began towards the end of that year.

The Casual Dining Sales dashboard tracks trends in dining sales based on sample debit and credit card transactions.

The Food Delivery Sales dashboard tracks trends in dining sales based on sample debit and credit card transactions.

The twelfth Consumer Food Insights from Purdue University highlights recent trends in consumer food behaviors and preferences during the holiday season.

The eleventh Consumer Food Insights from Purdue University highlights similarities and differences in nutrition beliefs and consumer behaviors based on geographic region.

Written for the United Soybean Board (USB), this recent paper outlines the economic model of the soybean value chain, from farm to fork, that was constructed to identify the effects of shifts in demand for soybean oil for use in biofuels on retail food prices. 

The U.S. Food Insecurity dashboard tracks the national rate of food insecurity by aggregating academic, governmental and nonprofit survey data.

The dashboard provides the National Average Price, Price per Meal item, Price Point and Price Ranking by State for a 12-person Thanksgiving meal.

Consumer food purchasing and willingness to adopt a sustainable healthy diet (SHD) is a key factor affecting the sustainability of the entire food system.