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According to Packaged Facts, cereal consumption in the U.S. has fallen about 2.7% year-over-year from 2013 to 2018 in part because consumers increasingly are skipping breakfast or are opting for on-the-go options that they perceive as more protein-packed, nutrient-dense or generally healthier.

Lawmakers in Washington state are moving to ban the tapping of natural water by bottled-water companies, a new approach in a growing push by environmentalists and some public officials against the industry.

Rewards for ride-shares, meal and grocery delivery are designed to get consumers to spend more freely...

According to a study from the Freedonia Group, homeowner desire for more cabinet storage, kitchen islands and counter-style seating and amenities such as LED lighting and pull-out shelves will push the demand for kitchen cabinets to $17.3 billion by 2023 - a rise of 4.6 percent annually.

With human interest in “wellness,” for example, an ancillary industry now produces supplements containing hemp and CBD to treat four-footed aches, pains and anxieties. It’s a major trend: According to Packaged Facts’ Pet Supplements in the U.S. (7th Edition), “It’s hard to recall anything making more of a splash in human and pet supplements than CBD (cannabidiol), whose explosion onto the market has brought new attention to the supplements business as a whole, with a ‘halo effect’ that seems likely to last for years.”