One of the key issues raised during the discussions was the lack of a structured industrial recycling system in Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
The partnership gives Caritas a presence in MIDA’s publication and its annual Conference & Food Show. #NewsismyBusiness
Ballester has maintained an uninterrupted 110-year trajectory in the food industry in Puerto Rico. #NewsismyBusiness
The Consumer X-Ray also revealed that average monthly spending on food purchases stayed flat when compared to 2023. #NewsismyBusiness
Puerto Rico’s food industry is subject to additional inflationary pressures. #NewsismyBusiness
The Chamber of Food Marketing, Industry and Distribution (MIDA, in Spanish) released the full findings of this year’s Consumer X-Ray study. #NewsismyBusiness
The full results of the Consumer X-Ray 2023 study will be presented on June 29, as part of the MIDA Conference & Food Show 2023. #NewsismyBusiness
Consumers spent 14% more for their household products in 2022, versus a year ago.
The Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution’s (MIDA, in Spanish) most recent Consumer X-Ray shows a Puerto Rican consumer who is juggling their budget in the face of price hikes, product shortages and daily expenses. The 29th edition of the study also shows that fluctuations in monthly spending on groceries reflect the greater influence […]
In the past year, 79% of Puerto Ricans have made online purchases, which places the island among the top five most active places when it comes to buying through the internet, according to “The Connected Consumer,” a study commissioned by the Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution (MIDA, in Spanish). The analysis, which is […]
The Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution (MIDA, in Spanish) announced that, in response to the situation that the island is going through with the increases in infections by COVID-19, the events related to its annual convention are moving forward, although, but split into different dates. MIDA President Ferdysac Márquez said the event has […]
The Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution (MIDA, in Spanish) has filed a civil lawsuit seeking an injunction to prevent the enforcement of new transportation rates on existing contractual agreements, to prevent a hike in food prices. According to the lawsuit filed at the US District Court for Puerto Rico, the trade group seeks […]
Puerto Rican consumers spent an average of $500 a month on groceries, or 18% more than the average $422 spent last year, the Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution’s annual Consumer X-Ray revealed. “Spending appears to be driven by an increase in the frequency of visits to supermarkets, which registered an average of eight […]
The Coalition for Food Insecurity Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Retailers Association (ACDET, in Spanish), and the Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution (MIDA, in Spanish) applauded U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Democratic caucus on including key nutrition provisions addressing food insecurity in Puerto Rico in the newly updated HEROES ACT. […]
A study by the Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution (MIDA, in Spanish) confirmed what was a broadly felt perception among consumers: they spent more on their purchases during the three-month lockdown in Puerto Rico. The results of the “Behind the mask…a Consumer X-Ray 2020” study show that 85% of consumers who participated in […]
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