Role has evolved beyond ensuring freshness, food safety and distribution.

A new report by Packaged Facts finds surging fluidity for mealtimes and snacking.

The ingredients can be colored, fortified and texturized to meet consumer expectations.

Price and convenience remain key purchase drivers.

Premiumization, nostalgia, convenience among top trends.

Innova Market Insights finds half of all baby boomers are cutting back on sugar or buying more reduced-sugar products.

Plant-based foods are in huge demand, with close to 6% of U.S. consumers identifying as vegan.

Panelists at IFT19 discuss preferences, buying behaviors of burgeoning generation.

The supermarket industry can learn a thing or two from Army recruitment.