Key results include:

  • Sustainable Food Purchasing (SFP) Index reached its highest score yet.
  • Weekly food spending remains more than 15% higher than in January.
  • Consumer food demand is more price sensitive than in previous months.
  • Consumer expectations for food price inflation continue to rise gradually.
  • Food insecurity is highest among younger Americans (Gen Z).
  • The oldest Americans (Boomers+) are most likely to be happy with their diets.
  • Most Americans who garden do so to reduce food costs or have better-tasting food.
  • Most consumers are worried about the impacts of the war in Ukraine on food supplies.
  • Trust in the FDA dropped more than 20 percent from last month.

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Published:
July 13, 2022

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