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.
Survey Questionnaire: June 2022
Formulas and Calculations
Past Consumer Food Insights
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Published:
July 13, 2022
July 13, 2022