{"id":3245,"date":"2011-02-08T16:45:59","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T22:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=3245"},"modified":"2011-02-08T16:45:59","modified_gmt":"2011-02-08T22:45:59","slug":"some-of-mmrs-top-selling-food-items-for-2010-aka-the-foodie-oscars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=3245","title":{"rendered":"Some of MMR&#8217;s top selling food items for 2010 (AKA the foodie Oscars)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Going through <a href=\"https:\/\/royceeddington.com\/?p=259\">my monthly reading pile<\/a>, I finally got to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massmarketretailers.com\/\">MMR<\/a> &#8220;food and beverage report&#8221; for 2010. (AKA all of the top selling food items of 2010)<\/p>\n<p>Why <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/\">Food Network<\/a> misses out on a &#8220;foodie Oscars&#8221; report is beyond me. I&#8217;m also surprised the &#8220;winners&#8221; aren&#8217;t plastering this information all over their products to boost sales.<\/p>\n<p>MMR has all these categories in their report&#8230;<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"10\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cookies<\/li>\n<li>Beer (domestic)<\/li>\n<li>Ice Cream<\/li>\n<li>Bottled Water<\/li>\n<li>Potato Chips<\/li>\n<li>Frozen Dinners (single)<\/li>\n<li>Lunch Meat (refrigerated sliced)<\/li>\n<li>Frozen Pizza<\/li>\n<li>Crackers (all)<\/li>\n<li>Whole Milk (refrigerated)<\/li>\n<li>Natural Shredded Cheese<\/li>\n<li>Natural Cheese Chunks<\/li>\n<li>Ground Coffee<\/li>\n<li>Tortilla\/Tostada Chips<\/li>\n<li>Baby Formula (powder)<\/li>\n<li>Bacon (refrigerated)<\/li>\n<li>Candy (chocolate &gt; 3.5 oz)<\/li>\n<li>Snack Nuts<\/li>\n<li>Sports Drinks (non aseptic)<\/li>\n<li>Beer (domestic sub premium)<\/li>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\" valign=\"top\">\n<li>Wet Soup<\/li>\n<li>Frozen Dinner Entrees (multi)<\/li>\n<li>Tortillas \/ Taco Kits<\/li>\n<li>Frozen Entrees (non breakfast)<\/li>\n<li>Sugarless Gum<\/li>\n<li>Salted Snacks (no nuts)<\/li>\n<li>Condensed Wet Soup<\/li>\n<li>Chocolate Candy (&lt; 3.5 oz)<\/li>\n<li>Cooking and Salad oils<\/li>\n<li>Energy Drinks (non aseptic)<\/li>\n<li>Natural Cheese Slices<\/li>\n<li>Granola Bars<\/li>\n<li>Refrigerated Breakfast Sausage \/ Ham<\/li>\n<li>Non-chocolate Chewy Candy<\/li>\n<li>Baby Food \/ Snacks<\/li>\n<li>Bottled Fruit Drinks<\/li>\n<li>Milk (skim \/ lowfat refrigerated)<\/li>\n<li>Cereal (ready to eat)<\/li>\n<li>Bread (fresh)<\/li>\n<li>Table Wine<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&#8230; but I&#8217;m only going to go over a few.<\/p>\n<p>To start off with, the top selling cookies in 2010 were&#8230; <strong>CHIPS AHOY<\/strong>. (Dammit! Oreos were robbed again!)<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royceeddington\/5429452968\/\" title=\"01TopCookies by Royce Eddington, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5296\/5429452968_a1918d79b2.jpg?resize=500%2C293\" width=\"500\" height=\"293\" alt=\"01TopCookies\" \/><\/a><\/center><BR><BR><\/p>\n<p>Next up, the top selling domestic premium beer in 2010 was&#8230; <strong>BUD LIGHT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royceeddington\/5429453404\/\" title=\"02TopBeerDomesticPremium by Royce Eddington, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5059\/5429453404_5a52f1395a.jpg?resize=500%2C265\" width=\"500\" height=\"265\" alt=\"02TopBeerDomesticPremium\" \/><\/a><\/center><BR><BR><\/p>\n<p>The top selling potato chips in 2010 were&#8230; <strong>LAYS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royceeddington\/5429453846\/\" title=\"03TopChips by Royce Eddington, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5298\/5429453846_be6e4a73b2.jpg?resize=500%2C296\" width=\"500\" height=\"296\" alt=\"03TopChips\" \/><\/a><\/center><BR><BR><\/p>\n<p>Next up, the top selling frozen pizza in 2010 was&#8230; <strong>DI GIORNO<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royceeddington\/5429454300\/\" title=\"04TopFrozPizza by Royce Eddington, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5176\/5429454300_a52be004ce.jpg?resize=500%2C293\" width=\"500\" height=\"293\" alt=\"04TopFrozPizza\" \/><\/a><\/center><BR><BR><\/p>\n<p>The top selling ground coffee in 2010 was&#8230; <strong>FOLGERS<\/strong> (Starbucks was #3? Seattle&#8217;s Best was #9? Buuuuuurn).<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royceeddington\/5429454718\/\" title=\"05TopCoffee by Royce Eddington, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5256\/5429454718_c96768b472.jpg?resize=500%2C280\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" alt=\"05TopCoffee\" \/><\/a><\/center><BR><BR><\/p>\n<p>Next up, the top selling tortilla chip in 2010 was&#8230; <strong>DORITOS<\/strong>. (Oh hell no! Santitas kicks Doritos ass 24-7)<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royceeddington\/5428851631\/\" title=\"06TopTortillaChips by Royce Eddington, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5299\/5428851631_26a0799e90.jpg?resize=500%2C286\" width=\"500\" height=\"286\" alt=\"06TopTortillaChips\" \/><\/a><\/center><BR><BR><\/p>\n<p>The top selling candy &gt; 3.5 oz in 2010 was&#8230; <strong>M&amp;Ms<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royceeddington\/5429455666\/\" title=\"08TopCandyChoc&gt;3.5oz by Royce Eddington, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5175\/5429455666_dbb6c019ef.jpg?resize=500%2C296\" width=\"500\" height=\"296\" alt=\"08TopCandyChoc&gt;3.5oz\" \/><\/a><\/center><BR><BR><\/p>\n<p>Next up, the top selling candy &lt; 3.5 oz in 2010 was&#8230; <strong>M&amp;Ms<\/strong> again.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royceeddington\/5428852483\/\" title=\"09TopChocCandy&lt;3.5oz by Royce Eddington, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5094\/5428852483_b3029ffcaa.jpg?resize=500%2C271\" width=\"500\" height=\"271\" alt=\"09TopChocCandy&lt;3.5oz\" \/><\/a><\/center><BR><BR><\/p>\n<p>The top selling energy drink in 2010 was&#8230; <strong>RED BULL<\/strong> (Rockstar white is awesome, but Red Bull is a classic.)<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royceeddington\/5429456534\/\" title=\"10TopEnergDrink by Royce Eddington, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5139\/5429456534_8ba3bc1bd6.jpg?resize=500%2C288\" width=\"500\" height=\"288\" alt=\"10TopEnergDrink\" \/><\/a><\/center><BR><BR><\/p>\n<p>And finally, the top selling cereal in 2010 was&#8230; <strong>HONEY NUT CHEERIOS<\/strong> (Hey! Where&#8217;s my Cocoa Puffs? Not even in the top 10?)<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/royceeddington\/5429457030\/\" title=\"12TopCereal by Royce Eddington, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5252\/5429457030_00380f746f.jpg?resize=500%2C287\" width=\"500\" height=\"287\" alt=\"12TopCereal\" \/><\/a><\/center><BR><BR><\/p>\n<p>If you want to read the full report on everything, head over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massmarketretailers.com\/\">MMR<\/a> and order the January 10th 2011 issue. They offer back issue PDF and &#8220;snail mail&#8221; versions on their site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Going through my monthly reading pile, I finally got to the MMR &#8220;food and beverage report&#8221; for 2010. 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