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BY CHRIS CRAWFORD
BLUEBERRIES HAVE BECOME CONSUMERS' TOP
BERRY, according to the Folsom, California-based
U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council's (USHBC's) Consumer Usage & Attitude Study.
Victoria De Bruin, marketing manager for the
USHBC, says the fruit has been rising in popularity
for quite some time. "The most recent long-term
look at blueberries' success showed that U.S. per
capita consumption grew 600% between 1994 and
2014 - more than any other fruit or vegetable,"
she says.
De Bruin says that blueberries have also transitioned from being featured as snacks or in yogurt to
use in more savory dishes that are decidedly out of
the norm.
"They're in baked goods and parfaits, but they're
also in cocktails and meat glazes," she says. "This type
of experimentation is a direct result of today's foodie
culture, and the USHBC is tapping into that with the
recipes we develop and the promotions we run."
Dollar sales of blueberries
across the grocery store hit
$1.3B in the latest 52 weeks.
Fresh blueberry dollar sales are up 8.8% and unit
sales are up 2.8% from the previous year, says Sarah
Schmansky, vice president of Nielsen's growth and
strategy fresh/health and wellness team. Fresh blueberry dollar sales have increased each year since the
52 weeks ending Jan. 2, 2016.
Nielsen data also showed that the average unit
price of fresh blueberries in 2018 was $3.58, up 5.8%
from the previous year.
In terms of competitive fruit performance in 2018,
Schmansky says that while apples, bananas and
grapes continued to achieve the highest dollar sales
in the produce department, fresh blueberry sales
outperformed many other fruits. As for why blueberry sales continue to rise, she says as consumers continue to prioritize health and wellness, they gravitate
toward superfoods such as blueberries.
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Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019
Editor's Note - Ready to rumble
Contents
The Wire - Supermarket customer satisfaction sinks
Nearly half of consumers to increase organic consumption
United Fresh unveils plans for 2019 convention
Corbion ingredient receives innovation award
To serve or not to serve?
GOING PREMIUM
Thrifty, but willing to spend
Getting up to speed
Bakery - Branded goods
Bagels - What makes the perfect bagel
Deli - Meal kits 2.0
Hot entrees
Meat & Poultry - Heat-and-eat meats
Beef - Confident consumers, better quality drive big gains at retail
PRODUCE - PREVENTING SHRINK
Produce - Blueberries
Seafood - Poke power
Food Safety - Tamper-evident delivery
COMMISSARY INSIDER - Fresh-cut fruit
PACKAGING - FUNCTIONAL DESIGN
OPERATIONS - ORGANICS
FOOD SAFETY - INCREASING SHELF LIFE
Product Showcase
Advertisers
FRESH TAKES
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Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - Editor's Note - Ready to rumble
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - Contents
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 5
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - Corbion ingredient receives innovation award
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 7
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - To serve or not to serve?
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Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 10
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 11
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - GOING PREMIUM
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 13
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - Thrifty, but willing to spend
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 15
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - Getting up to speed
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 17
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - Bakery - Branded goods
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Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 20
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 21
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - Bagels - What makes the perfect bagel
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Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - Deli - Meal kits 2.0
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Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 29
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - Hot entrees
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - Meat & Poultry - Heat-and-eat meats
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Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 33
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - Beef - Confident consumers, better quality drive big gains at retail
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Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 36
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 37
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - PRODUCE - PREVENTING SHRINK
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Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - Produce - Blueberries
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Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - Seafood - Poke power
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Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - Food Safety - Tamper-evident delivery
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Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - COMMISSARY INSIDER - Fresh-cut fruit
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 54
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 55
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - PACKAGING - FUNCTIONAL DESIGN
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 57
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - OPERATIONS - ORGANICS
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Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 60
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 61
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - FOOD SAFETY - INCREASING SHELF LIFE
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - 63
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - Advertisers
Supermarket Perimeter - March 2019 - FRESH TAKES
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