survey to high-value shoppers. Consumer insights will be collected in real time, compiled and published in a report, which participating retailers will receive along with samples of products that would be a good match for their stores.
Visit gmdc.org/trendsetter-panel for more information.
Want to learn why shoppers make purchasing decisions? A new study from Hudson Institute's Food Policy Center that o;ers insights into consumers' attitudes toward eating, healthy living habits, mindsets and food buying behavior across four body mass index ;BMI; cohorts is a good place to start.
• Taste is king for the obesity segment. Only a third of the cohort with obesity rated "health and nutrition" as a top three attribute when making food purchasing decisions.
• Those with obesity are interested in smaller portions; ;;; of the obesity segment indicated they would continue to consume soda and snacks, but they want smaller portions.
• Package nutrition labels are not as e;ective with those who have obesity.
•"Stealth" changes to food products and packaging will be more e;ective in changing eating habits of the obesity cohort.
A full copy of the report can be found at hudson.org.
In an e;ort to help change the conversation about palm oil, the educational platform Palm Done Right is launching the ;rst annual National Palm Done Right Month in September ;;;; to build awareness about responsibly sourced palm oil.
Participating retailers will feature in-store and online promotions of products that use Palm Done Right sustainable palm oil and will have access to training materials and marketing tools, including brochures and shelf-talkers.
providing market feedback about the new products.
The kernel of the palm tree seed can be extracted to create palm oil.