By Kyra Auffermann, NCA
For today’s consumers, it’s more than “just” a cup of coffee. From extra antioxidants to artisanal craftsmanship, the future of coffee is anything but ordinary.
During the recent NCA webinar, “Coffee Outlook 2017,” Datassential’s Mark DiDomenico shared how the latest food trends are impacting the coffee market:
By Tyler Hubbell
This post originally appeared on the Repsly blog
In one form or another, chances are almost everyone you know starts their day with coffee – be it home-brewed, bottled, or purchased hot or iced from a coffee shop. As longstanding as its popularity may be, the coffee industry is in the midst of a rapid change.
As millennials’ fast-paced lifestyle becomes ubiquitous, consumers are preferring to get their caffeine on the go. In turn, retailers are experimenting with novel ways to speed up ordering and get busy shoppers back in their stores.
Here are the five coffee industry trends that will dominate 2017: Continue reading
Younger coffee drinkers want to recreate the customized coffeehouse experience at home, according to new research from Packaged Facts.
The U.S. market for packaged and ready-to-drink coffee sold at retail was estimated at $13.5 billion in 2015, up almost 10% from the year before. By 2020, sales of packaged and ready-to-drink coffee in the U.S. are expected to close in on $18 billion.
Retail dollar sales continue to grow largely because of continued reinvention across the coffee industry, from k-cups to cold brew.
According to Packaged Facts, growth in the coffee industry can largely be attributed to three segments: Continue reading
Out-of-home coffee consumption is up, according to the latest NCA National Coffee Drinking Trends Report (NCDT).
34% of consumers drank coffee out-of-home in 2016, up from 30% in 2015. The increase is driven by foodservice, particularly the “café/coffee shop/donut shop” category.
America’s love affair with coffee is more complicated than ever before.
Millennials are changing the world of coffee – one purchase (or app) at a time. And it’s more than just the mason jars in the local coffee house, as shown by the data in the National Coffee Association’s 2016 National Coffee Drinking Trends (NCDT) report, which has followed America’s evolving relationship with the beverage for the past 67 years.
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