Daily Archives: February 8, 2011

Some of MMR’s top selling food items for 2010 (AKA the foodie Oscars)

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Going through my monthly reading pile, I finally got to the MMR “food and beverage report” for 2010. (AKA all of the top selling food items of 2010)

Why Food Network misses out on a “foodie Oscars” report is beyond me. I’m also surprised the “winners” aren’t plastering this information all over their products to boost sales.

MMR has all these categories in their report…

  • Cookies
  • Beer (domestic)
  • Ice Cream
  • Bottled Water
  • Potato Chips
  • Frozen Dinners (single)
  • Lunch Meat (refrigerated sliced)
  • Frozen Pizza
  • Crackers (all)
  • Whole Milk (refrigerated)
  • Natural Shredded Cheese
  • Natural Cheese Chunks
  • Ground Coffee
  • Tortilla/Tostada Chips
  • Baby Formula (powder)
  • Bacon (refrigerated)
  • Candy (chocolate > 3.5 oz)
  • Snack Nuts
  • Sports Drinks (non aseptic)
  • Beer (domestic sub premium)
  • Wet Soup
  • Frozen Dinner Entrees (multi)
  • Tortillas / Taco Kits
  • Frozen Entrees (non breakfast)
  • Sugarless Gum
  • Salted Snacks (no nuts)
  • Condensed Wet Soup
  • Chocolate Candy (< 3.5 oz)
  • Cooking and Salad oils
  • Energy Drinks (non aseptic)
  • Natural Cheese Slices
  • Granola Bars
  • Refrigerated Breakfast Sausage / Ham
  • Non-chocolate Chewy Candy
  • Baby Food / Snacks
  • Bottled Fruit Drinks
  • Milk (skim / lowfat refrigerated)
  • Cereal (ready to eat)
  • Bread (fresh)
  • Table Wine
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    … but I’m only going to go over a few.

    To start off with, the top selling cookies in 2010 were… CHIPS AHOY. (Dammit! Oreos were robbed again!)

    01TopCookies


    Next up, the top selling domestic premium beer in 2010 was… BUD LIGHT.

    02TopBeerDomesticPremium


    The top selling potato chips in 2010 were… LAYS.

    03TopChips


    Next up, the top selling frozen pizza in 2010 was… DI GIORNO.

    04TopFrozPizza


    The top selling ground coffee in 2010 was… FOLGERS (Starbucks was #3? Seattle’s Best was #9? Buuuuuurn).

    05TopCoffee


    Next up, the top selling tortilla chip in 2010 was… DORITOS. (Oh hell no! Santitas kicks Doritos ass 24-7)

    06TopTortillaChips


    The top selling candy > 3.5 oz in 2010 was… M&Ms.

    08TopCandyChoc>3.5oz


    Next up, the top selling candy < 3.5 oz in 2010 was… M&Ms again.

    09TopChocCandy<3.5oz


    The top selling energy drink in 2010 was… RED BULL (Rockstar white is awesome, but Red Bull is a classic.)

    10TopEnergDrink


    And finally, the top selling cereal in 2010 was… HONEY NUT CHEERIOS (Hey! Where’s my Cocoa Puffs? Not even in the top 10?)

    12TopCereal


    If you want to read the full report on everything, head over to MMR and order the January 10th 2011 issue. They offer back issue PDF and “snail mail” versions on their site.

    RT Tuesdays : 02/08/11

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    Every Tuesday I re-post all zee tweets that didn’t originate from this blog just to keep everything in sync.

    This week on Twitter…

    • Movie question: When has screaming WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS at a bad guy made them stop, drop their weapon and go “Geez I’m glad you asked.” (Feb 7 via Twitter for iPhone)
    • Diet Zen #2: Waiting for the “perfect” moment to act on something you’ve always wanted is like waiting for superpowers before doing good. (Feb 7 via Twitter for iPhone)
    • Diet Zen: Waiting for the “perfect” moment to act on something you’ve always wanted is like waiting for a fire to become a firefighter. (Feb 7 via Twitter for iPhone)
    • @nbccommunity FLAC, the auralwizard. Surrounded by faint music shield for +3 oblivious. Can infect with earworm on 10+ roll #communityDnD (Feb 7 via Twitter for iPhone)
    • @nytimes: what do I think of the #superbowl? The teams belong. The commercials shouldn’t have made it past the division playoffs. #nytsb. (6:18 PM Feb 6th via Twitter for iPhone)
    • Drunken rambling or 80s song: “Fire in the ice, naked to the T-bone / Is a lover’s disguise, banging on the head drum”: 80s! (1:47 PM Feb 6th via Twitter for iPhone)
    • Diet Zen: 5 billion years ago none of the parts that would eventually become us were on this planet. Some people still aren’t all here. (1:46 PM Feb 6th via Twitter for iPhone)
    • Why does sudden hyper-awareness of my own mortality come around 3 am when I can’t sleep? Come again at noon! And bring a double whopper. (2:13 AM Feb 6th via Twitter for iPhone)
    • Bumper sticker from the future: “Lose weight the Guantanamo way! Ask me how!” (4:56 PM Feb 5th via Twitter for iPhone)
    • @KelleeMaize The #ff stands for “Follow Friday”. Every Friday, some people post who they think everyone should follow. Congratulations! (12:27 AM Feb 5th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to KelleeMaize)
    • It’s snowing in south Padre Island right now http://bit.ly/i7YBAA #Firsttimeforeverything (8:36 AM Feb 3rd via web)
    • Supposed Mubarak supporters were actually his security forces. Rode into the crowd on horses and attacked with whips. http://bit.ly/g6j1U4 (2:11 PM Feb 2nd via bitty)
    • @nytimes: #Egypt update, day 9: Pro-Mubarak forces turn out. http://nyti.ms/fIJygK – just now? Did they have to take a bus in? (8:00 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone)
    • Rolling blackouts are real. Several city blocks are now in the dark. Mine included. #texasrollingblackouts (7:57 AM Feb 2nd via Twitter for iPhone)
    • Blackouts to hit Houston, Dallas, Ft Worth, San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi, Abilene and the Rio Grande Valley. @ http://bit.ly/hoZbQB (7:23 AM Feb 2nd via bitly)
    • Texas Electric Reliability Council just ordered rotating blackouts across the state. State power demand too much. @ http://bit.ly/hiFBHJ (7:21 AM Feb 2nd via bitty)