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Fresh Food in the US
December 2021
Fresh food in 2021: The big picture
The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to have a lasting impact on the fresh food industry in 2021. As the vaccine has become widely available and the threat of the virus has started to diminish, consumers have felt more comfortable leaving their homes.
2021 key trends
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the strong relationship between diet and disease, as individuals with poor diets have tended to suffer worse outcomes from the virus. Because of this, many consumers have taken a closer look at their own diet and lifestyle.
Retailing developments
The pandemic has led to shifts in eating occasions, affecting the amount of food purchased through retail outlets. After strong increases for all categories in 2020, retail growth rates have declined or slowed in 2021.
What next for fresh food?
Although fresh food in foodservice has seen strong growth in 2021, recovery to pre-pandemic levels is set to take several years for most categories. Despite vaccination rates being high in most areas, many consumers still do not feel comfortable dining in crowded restaurants, hindering foodservice recovery.
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Overview:
Understand the latest market trends and future growth opportunities for the Fresh Food industry in USA with research from Euromonitor International's team of in-country analysts – experts by industry and geographic specialisation.
Key trends are clearly and succinctly summarised alongside the most current research data available. Understand and assess competitive threats and plan corporate strategy with our qualitative analysis, insight and confident growth projections.
Data and analysis in this report provides further detailed coverage dedicated to the following key categories, where applicable:
Eggs
Fish and Seafood
Fruits
Meat
Nuts
Pulses
Starchy Roots
Sugar and Sweeteners
Vegetables
If you're in the Fresh Food industry in USA, our research will help you to make informed, intelligent decisions; to recognise and profit from opportunity, or to offer resilience amidst market uncertainty.
The Fresh Food in USA report includes:
Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
Detailed segmentation of international and local products
Historic volume and value sizes
Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
Robust and transparent research methodology, conducted in-country
This report answers:
What is the market size of Fresh Food in USA?
What is the impact of commodity price fluctuations on local production and consumption?
What are the key campaigns or legislation driving Fresh Food sales?
How are consumer attitudes towards fresh food evolving?
How significant is health and wellness in shaping consumer demand?
Where is future growth expected to be most dynamic?
Fresh Food in the US
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Fresh food in 2021: The big picture
2021 key trends
Retailing developments
What next for fresh food?
MARKET DATA
Table 1 Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Total Volume 2016-2021Table 2 Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 3 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Volume 2016-2021Table 4 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 5 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Value 2016-2021Table 6 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Value Growth 2016-2021Table 7 Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2016-2021Table 8 Retail Distribution of Fresh Food by Format: % Volume 2016-2021Table 9 Forecast Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Total Volume 2021-2026Table 10 Forecast Total Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 11 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Volume 2021-2026Table 12 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 13 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: Value 2021-2026Table 14 Forecast Retail Sales of Fresh Food by Category: % Value Growth 2021-2026
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
Summary 1 Research Sources
Meat in the US
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
Price volatility affects demand, with price increases set to continue
Retail demand declines as foodservice experiences strong recovery
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Return to pre-pandemic foodservice levels to vary by type of meat
Increased competition from plant-based meat alternatives
Summary 2 Major Processors of Meat 2021
CATEGORY DATA
Table 15 Total Sales of Meat by Category: Total Volume 2016-2021Table 16 Total Sales of Meat by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 17 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Volume 2016-2021Table 18 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 19 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Value 2016-2021Table 20 Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Value Growth 2016-2021Table 21 Retail Sales of Meat by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2016-2021Table 22 Forecast Sales of Meat by Category: Total Volume 2021-2026Table 23 Forecast Sales of Meat by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 24 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Volume 2021-2026Table 25 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 26 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: Value 2021-2026Table 27 Forecast Retail Sales of Meat by Category: % Value Growth 2021-2026
Fish and Seafood in the US
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
Rise in consumers experimenting in the kitchen persists
Rise of seafood substitutes will contribute to increased competition
Summary 3 Major Processors of Fish and Seafood 2021
CATEGORY DATA
Table 28 Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Total Volume 2016-2021Table 29 Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 30 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Volume 2016-2021Table 31 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 32 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Value 2016-2021Table 33 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Value Growth 2016-2021Table 34 Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2016-2021Table 35 Forecast Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Total Volume 2021-2026Table 36 Forecast Total Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 37 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Volume 2021-2026Table 38 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 39 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: Value 2021-2026Table 40 Forecast Retail Sales of Fish and Seafood by Category: % Value Growth 2021-2026
Pulses in the US
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
Drop in retail demand as eating occasions shift outside the home
Strong recovery in foodservice and institutional sales after heavy pandemic declines
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Increasing consumer interest in health and wellness to boost growth
Affordability and versatility to benefit pulses over the forecast period
Summary 4 Major Processors of Pulses 2021
CATEGORY DATA
Table 41 Total Sales of Pulses by Category: Total Volume 2016-2021Table 42 Total Sales of Pulses by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 43 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Volume 2016-2021Table 44 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 45 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Value 2016-2021Table 46 Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Value Growth 2016-2021Table 47 Retail Sales of Pulses by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2016-2021Table 48 Forecast Total Sales of Pulses by Category: Total Volume 2021-2026Table 49 Forecast Total Sales of Pulses by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 50 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Volume 2021-2026Table 51 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 52 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: Value 2021-2026Table 53 Forecast Retail Sales of Pulses by Category: % Value Growth 2021-2026
Vegetables in the US
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
Declines in retail volume sales vary by vegetable type
Strong foodservice recovery as eating occasions shift outside the home
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Growing consumer interest in health and wellness set to boost growth
E-commerce set to gain a higher share of retail sales of vegetables
Summary 5 Major Processors of Vegetables 2021
CATEGORY DATA
Table 54 Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: Total Volume 2016-2021Table 55 Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 56 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Volume 2016-2021Table 57 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 58 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Value 2016-2021Table 59 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Value Growth 2016-2021Table 60 Retail Sales of Vegetables by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2016-2021Table 61 Forecast Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: Total Volume 2021-2026Table 62 Forecast Total Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 63 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Volume 2021-2026Table 64 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 65 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: Value 2021-2026Table 66 Forecast Retail Sales of Vegetables by Category: % Value Growth 2021-2026
Starchy Roots in the US
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
Drop in retail demand varies across starchy root type
Strong foodservice recovery as eating occasions shift outside the home
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Consumers continue to order groceries online, even as threat of the virus diminishes
Growing consumer interest in health and wellness to benefit the category
Summary 6 Major Processors of Starchy Roots 2021
CATEGORY DATA
Table 67 Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Total Volume 2016-2021Table 68 Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 69 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Volume 2016-2021Table 70 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 71 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Value 2016-2021Table 72 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Value Growth 2016-2021Table 73 Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2016-2021Table 74 Forecast Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Total Volume 2021-2026Table 75 Forecast Total Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 76 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Volume 2021-2026Table 77 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 78 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: Value 2021-2026Table 79 Forecast Retail Sales of Starchy Roots by Category: % Value Growth 2021-2026
Fruits in the US
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
Consumers focus on foods for immune protection propels continued growth
Slight declines in retail volume sales amidst foodservice recovery
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Growing focus on health and immunity to boost growth
Rise in e-commerce grocery orders to increase retail sales of fresh produce
Summary 7 Major Processors of Fruits 2021
CATEGORY DATA
Table 80 Total Sales of Fruits by Category: Total Volume 2016-2021Table 81 Total Sales of Fruits by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 82 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Volume 2016-2021Table 83 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 84 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Value 2016-2021Table 85 Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Value Growth 2016-2021Table 86 Retail Sales of Fruits by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2016-2021Table 87 Forecast Total Sales of Fruits by Category: Total Volume 2021-2026Table 88 Forecast Total Sales of Fruits by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 89 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Volume 2021-2026Table 90 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 91 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: Value 2021-2026Table 92 Forecast Retail Sales of Fruits by Category: % Value Growth 2021-2026
Nuts in the US
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
Rise in on-the-go consumption keeps retail demand strong
Inflation and challenging economic environment lead to spikes in unit prices
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Increase in sales via e-commerce to benefit nuts
Consumer focus on convenient health and wellness to boost growth
Summary 8 Major Processors of Nuts 2021
CATEGORY DATA
Table 93 Total Sales of Nuts by Category: Total Volume 2016-2021Table 94 Total Sales of Nuts by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 95 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Volume 2016-2021Table 96 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 97 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Value 2016-2021Table 98 Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Value Growth 2016-2021Table 99 Retail Sales of Nuts by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2016-2021Table 100 Forecast Total Sales of Nuts by Category: Total Volume 2021-2026Table 101 Forecast Total Sales of Nuts by Category: % Total Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 102 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Volume 2021-2026Table 103 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 104 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: Value 2021-2026Table 105 Forecast Retail Sales of Nuts by Category: % Value Growth 2021-2026
Eggs in the US
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
Shift in sales as eating occasions move outside the home
E-commerce sales rise due to convenience
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Focus on ethical and health-conscious labels to add value
Increased competition from plant-based alternatives
Summary 9 Major Processors of Eggs 2021
CATEGORY DATA
Table 106 Total Sales of Eggs: Total Volume 2016-2021Table 107 Total Sales of Eggs: % Total Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 108 Retail Sales of Eggs: Volume 2016-2021Table 109 Retail Sales of Eggs: % Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 110 Retail Sales of Eggs: Value 2016-2021Table 111 Retail Sales of Eggs: % Value Growth 2016-2021Table 112 Retail Sales of Eggs by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2016-2021Table 113 Forecast Total Sales of Eggs: Total Volume 2021-2026Table 114 Forecast Total Sales of Eggs: % Total Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 115 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: Volume 2021-2026Table 116 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: % Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 117 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: Value 2021-2026Table 118 Forecast Retail Sales of Eggs: % Value Growth 2021-2026
Sugar and Sweeteners in the US
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2021 DEVELOPMENTS
Decline in retail demand as eating occasions shift outside the home
Unit prices rise amidst constrained global supply and economic challenges
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Growing consumer focus on health and wellness set to slow growth
Foodservice recovery to temporarily shift demand away from retail
Summary 10 Major Processors of Sugar and Sweeteners 2021
CATEGORY DATA
Table 119 Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Total Volume 2016-2021Table 120 Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Total Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 121 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Volume 2016-2021Table 122 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Volume Growth 2016-2021Table 123 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Value 2016-2021Table 124 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Value Growth 2016-2021Table 125 Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners by Packaged vs Unpackaged: % Volume 2016-2021Table 126 Forecast Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Total Volume 2021-2026Table 127 Forecast Total Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Total Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 128 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Volume 2021-2026Table 129 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Volume Growth 2021-2026Table 130 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: Value 2021-2026Table 131 Forecast Retail Sales of Sugar and Sweeteners: % Value Growth 2021-2026
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