Consumer Insights

Kerry’s Global Taste Charts highlight what’s 'now,' what's new and what’s next in consumer food tastes for 2026.

Built for operators, manufacturers, category managers and c-suite executives, this data-driven session delivers actionable intelligence to help businesses stay competitive, forecast more effectively and sharpen strategic plans in an increasingly unpredictable world.

Luc Dumont discusses the channel's top performers in-store and online.

Get ready for brand-new, never-before-released insights from the 2026 C-store IQ National Shopper Study—Canada’s only dedicated convenience and forecourt consumer research program. This year’s study uncovers the fast-shifting habits, expectations and motivations of shoppers across every generation, from Gen Z and Millennials to Gen X and Boomers.

As the definition of convenience shifts, c-stores of all sizes are meeting customers where they’re at—increasingly, it’s their front door.

Convenience stores are well positioned to meet the foodservice and nutrition needs of a younger generation of shoppers.

Most Canadian shoppers still keen on purchasing Canadian-made goods from Canadian stores.

Sector adds $5.8 billion to Canada’s GDP amidst challenging business environment.