🎉 It’s the tastiest time of year!
Now that it’s the holiday season and the all-important fourth quarter, it’s the perfect time to examine top grocery trends.
Trends affecting grocery retailers, consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands and consumers include:
🍎 AI for efficiency
🍊 Bold competitive strategy moves
🍋 Affordable food options for value for money
Many of the 5 trends overlap and they all span global grocery markets.
Implications for CPG brands include:
🌟 Data integrity
🤝 Collaboration with retailers
💰 Agility with value-tier offerings.
What other grocery trends do you predict for 2026?
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