Consumer Corner

Consumer Corner is a vehicle to share consumer related information with Alberta’s agriculture and food industry, Agriculture and Rural Development staff, and the public. The articles in this series will include information about what consumers are buying and why they are buying it.
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By understanding what consumers are buying and why they are buying it, the agriculture and food industry can:

Develop more effective marketing strategies.
Reduce the risk associated with product development and innovation.
Proactively respond to consumers’ needs.

Successful organizations understand that consumers lead and the only way to understand where the consumer is going, is to understand the forces that drive their movement. The information found in Consumer Corner should contribute to this understanding.

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Other Documents in the Series

Consumer Corner - Current Document
Consumer Corner - Canadian Food Trends 2009
Consumer Corner - Breakfast Trends in Canada
Consumer Corner - Lunch Trends in Canada
Consumer Corner - Dinner Trends in Canada
Consumer Corner- Health and Wellness
Consumer Corner - Factors Influencing Pulse Consumption in Canada
Consumer Corner - Emerging Consumer Demand for Premium Foods & Beverages in Canada (Qualitative Research Evaluation)
Consumer Corner: The Impact of Health on Eating Behavior of Canadians
Consumer Corner - Eating Patterns in Canada - Part 1
Consumer Corner - Eating Patterns in Canada -- Part 2
Consumer Corner: Sodium/Salt and Canadian Diet: Pass the Salt Please! or Hold the Salt Please!
Consumer Corner - Canadian Baby Boomers - Part 1: Profile of Boomers, Their Food Consumption Habits and Attitudes
Consumer Corner - Eating Pattern Recession - Part 3
Consumer Corner - Canadian Baby Boomers - Part 2: Consumption Habits of Boomers by Meal Occasions
Consumer Corner - Snacking in Canada
Consumer Corner - Fresh Pet Food in North America
Consumer Corner -Local Impact of a Global Crisis: Increasing Food Prices
Millennials: Meet the Boomers' Kids Part 1: Profile, Food and Beverage Consumption Habits and Attitudes
Millennials: Meet the Boomer's Kids, Part 2: Consumption Habits of Millennials by Meal Occasions
Consumer Corner: Snacking Trend, an Opportunity for Restaurants
Consumer Corner - Canada's Ethnic Landscape: Eating Patterns among the Asians

For more information about the content of this document, contact Magda Beranek.
This information published to the web on July 28, 2009.
Last Reviewed/Revised on April 11, 2013.