During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Americans opted to order in while staying sheltered in their homes. It’s estimated that meal delivery sales reached all-time highs and by mid-2022 had grown an estimated 8% year-over-year. However, industry trends show that food delivery aggregators saw a steep decline by the end […]
Dollar Stores Lost Some Grocery Shoppers Since Last Fall, but Are Still Well-Pos...
Dollar and discount stores were already surging in popularity over the past few years, but they may have yet to reach their peak. According to a recent study from the American Journal of Public Health, dollar stores are now considered the fastest-growing food retailers in the U.S. Although the study raised nutritional concerns associated with […]
Coffee Chains That Rank Among Gen Z – Peet’s Coffee Is No.1
CivicScience’s ongoing tracking shows that Gen Z is clearly a generation with diverse tastes and interests. Whether it’s how they utilize social media, the type of streaming content they consume, or how concerned they are about the environment, it’s evident that their interests differ from the Gen Pop. In this ongoing series, we’ll take a […]
The Starbucks 360 Report
Consumer behavior does not exist in a silo; their decisions are impacted by forces outside the narrow purview of any industry or brand. So how do brands better understand their current and potential customers to ensure they make the right business decisions? In essence, they need consumer-centric information that is trustworthy, timely, and relevant. This […]
One-Third of U.S. Adults Are Eating Eggs Less Often Due to Price Surges
Eggs are no longer the cheap and easy breakfast staple. While some of it might be chalked up to inflation and supply chain issues, the surge in egg prices can largely be attributed to the largest avian flu in history, which has forced demand to well exceed supply. Egg prices surged 60% last year, and […]
The Chicken Sandwich Wars Might Be Dormant, but Gen Z Is Always Ready for a Revi...
Although the intensity has cooled from the opening shots in 2019, you could argue the Chicken Sandwich Wars never really ended. (Yes, there’s a Wikipedia page for the phenomenon, which claims Popeyes called for a truce in July 2021.) The one-upmanship of every fast-food chain retooling their fried chicken sandwiches was an exciting time for […]