From the Store to the Stove, Acosta Research Shows Grocery Shopper Behavior Influenced by Engagement with Food

New ‘The Why? Behind The Buy™’ Foreshadows Grocery Retail Evolution
in 2017

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today’s shoppers are seeking positive culinary experiences, making
deliberate decisions from the store to the stove, including wanting to
feel good about the foods they eat, have pride in the brands they buy
and share their cooking journeys online. Ahead of the new year, research
released today in the 13th edition of The
Why? Behind The Buy™
from Acosta
— a leading full-service sales and marketing agency in the consumer
packaged goods (CPG) industry — details the choices and behaviors of
grocery shoppers as they look to enhance how they purchase and consume
food.


“The experiential factor is driving today’s shoppers to make food
choices rooted in what will bring them personal satisfaction and
enjoyment,” said Colin Stewart, Senior Vice President at Acosta. “As we
head into 2017, it’s important that brands and retailers think about how
their product offerings contribute to grocery shoppers’ positive
experiences from the moment the item is spotted on the store shelf to
when it reaches their kitchen tables.”

Acosta’s The Why? Behind The Buy also explores the key factors
contributing to this experiential evolution for grocery shoppers:

The growing natural/organics category

Shoppers’ spending on healthy products, including natural/organic
offerings, has seen steady growth in the past several years, driven by
the desire of shoppers to feel good about the foods they’re eating.

  • Forty-five percent of shoppers eat healthy foods even though they are
    more expensive.
  • Thirty-eight percent of shoppers agree, “I often buy natural/organic
    products because I know they are better for me.”
  • On a typical shopping trip, Millennial shoppers indicated that 39
    percent of the items in their grocery carts were organic products,
    while total U.S. shoppers indicated just over 25 percent of the items
    in their typical carts were organic products.
  • Twenty-six percent of Millennial shoppers indicated they usually stay
    on the store perimeter — such as the produce, meat and dairy sections
    — only visiting select center-store aisles during stock-up trips.
  • More Millennial shoppers are familiar with non-meat diet choices, with
    18 percent following a non-meat/low-meat diet daily.

Loyalty and trust in grocery retailers and brands

Shoppers are loyal to their stores and selective about the brands they
buy, wanting to feel a personal connection as part of the overall
experience.

  • Nine in 10 shoppers indicated shopping most often at the same grocery
    retailers as last year.
  • Fifty-four percent of shoppers enjoy the experience of shopping for
    ingredients to prepare the meals they have planned.
  • Seventy-seven percent of shoppers are buying the same grocery brands
    as last year.
  • Thirty-seven percent of shoppers want their grocery brands to be
    transparent about their ingredients, processing or production.
  • Forty-six percent of shoppers agreed they want their grocery brands to
    be ones they can trust.
  • Thirty-five percent of shoppers buy grocery brands that are socially
    responsible.

Cooking as a culinary experience, not a chore

Many shoppers enjoy the experience of planning and creating meals at
home.

  • Fifty-six percent of shoppers enjoy the experience of planning meals
    for their households.
  • Sixty percent of shoppers enjoy preparing new dishes.
  • Forty-five percent of Millennial shoppers want to take cooking classes
    to learn how to prepare new meals and dishes.
  • Fifty-four percent of shoppers often check out new items in the
    grocery store.

The influences of the digital marketplace on grocery shopping

As the intersection of brick and mortar retail and the digital
marketplace continues to expand, shoppers have access to more products,
promotions and grocery solutions at their fingertips than ever before.

  • Sixty-one percent of shoppers have redeemed digital/mobile coupons in
    the past month for grocery items.
  • Fifty-nine percent of shoppers who have grocery e-commerce available
    said they had ordered grocery items online in the last year.
  • Fifty-three percent of shoppers get recipe ideas online.
  • Nineteen percent of shoppers — and twenty-five percent of shoppers
    with children — have posted food or recipe content to social media.

“From online grocery ordering and a desire to explore new foods, to
natural products and socially responsible brands, consumers are at the
wheel when it comes to steering the CPG industry in a new direction,”
Stewart continued. “There’s no doubt that this evolution will continue
in the coming year, so it’s up to the industry to adapt by leaning into
these trends and building trust and loyalty among all shoppers.”

The Why? Behind The Buy™ 13th edition was produced
with research using a nationally representative random sample of U.S.
shoppers via Acosta’s proprietary ShopperF1rst™ online survey
methodology. To access the full report, visit www.acosta.com/why.

About Acosta

Acosta
is the sales and marketing powerhouse behind most of the trusted brands
seen in stores every day. The company provides a range of outsourced
sales, marketing and retail merchandising services throughout the U.S.
and Canada. For almost 90 years, Acosta has led the industry in helping
consumer packaged goods companies move products off shelves and into
shoppers’ baskets. For more information, please visit www.acosta.com.

Contacts

Vault Communications
Allie Artur, 610-455-2760
aartur@vaultcommunications.com

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