Morning meals have become a quick, heat-and-eat process for US consumers, according to a Future of Morning report from Circana projecting trends through 2027.

The panel’s final major trend for 2025 is toward more natural sweeteners such as sugar, honey, maple and other syrups.

What people are looking for in grocery stores has changed a lot in the recent past, particularly across different age groups.

As younger consumers look for meals that are both flavorful and affordable, Filipino cuisine is drawing increased attention, according to the “Flavor Chase” trends report for 2025 from Tastewise.

More than two-thirds of brand owners expect to maintain or increase their use of contract packaging and contract manufacturing in the next few years.

Lower-impact and more sustainable packaging made an appearance in the latest predictions trends.

Signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom, the first-in-the-nation law goes into effect Dec. 31, 2027.

Circana’s annual report on “Eating Patterns in America” reveals consumers are switching up where, when and what they eat in response to changes in their daily lives.

A wide-ranging midyear trends report from Datassential identified several consumer insights and industry issues, along with forecasting what’s coming up in the world of food and beverages in 2025.

The Hershey Company saw second-quarter 2024 net income slide 55.1% to $180.9 million, or 89¢ in earnings per share on the common stock.