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03.06.2023

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Why Does Everybody Knowing Something Make it Right?

The challenge with consumers is that they aren’t just walking around as these mythical one-dimensional...

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02.27.2023

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Consumer Spending in Casual Dining Restaurants: Up, Up, Up!

Spending on casual dining restaurants has been increasing during recent years. In the samples from...

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02.20.2023

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Threats To and From Agricultural/Food Production, as Ranked by U.S. Consumers

The Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability (CFDAS) recently finished its final report from...

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02.13.2023

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Egg Prices and Supporting Consumer Decision Making with Big Data

Egg prices have soared, hitting historically the highest level at $4.25 per dozen in 2022...

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Baby formula shortage

02.06.2023

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Lessons from Stressed-Out Consumers Scorned

Humans have ever-evolving tastes and preferences. Further, there are times we are interested in being...

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01.30.2023

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Squirrels are Better than People

Squirrels are better than people when it comes to decision-making. They’re rational and consistent, even...

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01.23.2023

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You, The Consumer, (Almost Certainly) Don’t Know What You Want

Way, way back in June of 2020 … you remember those days, right? You were...

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01.16.2023

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Agricultural Outlook 2023 … Inflation, Recession, Trade and Commodity Coverage from the Purdue Department of Agricultural Economics

As we said last week, “At the end of the day, it’s about the people”....

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01.09.2023

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It’s About the People

At the end of the day, it’s about the people. People make the difference in...

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01.02.2023

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Reflections from Consumer Corner #2022

Time flies! As we look back on 2022 here on Consumer Corner, we’re excited to...

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