USA: International Food Information Council Foundation, Washington, D.C.
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Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 124 Document Number: D11194
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3 pages., IFIC specialists offer five predictions for 2020, guided by findings from surveys among American consumers in an annual Food and Health Survey, 2012-2019.
17 pages., Analysis revealed that the United Sorghum Checkoff Program (USCP) promotion programs, 1975-76 to 2015-16, resulted in a 4% increase in the sales value of sorghum for food and industrial uses and a 1% increase in total sorghum farm revenue. The farm-level benefit-cost ratio was estimated at between 5.8 and 7.1 in terms of producer profit per dollar spent on promotion.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12142
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Online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 1 page., Brief summary of findings from a data analysis by Catalina Marketing based on consumer behavior during the past year of the pandemic. Findings concluded that "several categories have experienced strong sales spikes, while others continue to struggle." Eight of the 15 top categories of sales growth during the past year involved food or beverages offering convenience and/or comfort.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D11968
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Online via AgriMarketing Weekly. 2 pages., Survey by Chicago-based analytics company Numerator indicated that the majority of the plant-based Impossible Burger comes at the expense of animal-derived meat.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11923
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Report printed, excluding full-page advertisements., Online from publisher. 84 pages., Summary report of responses obtained from an online survey (September 20-October 29, 2019) among 1,000 targeted respondents who are members of a nationwide panel. Respondents mirrored the U.S. population where possible in terms of gender, age, ethnicity and household income. Results included households that bought at least one of the more than 50 listed fresh fruits and vegetables in the past 12 months. "More than two-thirds of consumers said they were buying more fresh produce now than two decades ago."
