Despite vast differences in geography, climate and clientele, retailers across the country point to similar consumer trends they say are helping drive business this summer. For instance, from the Deep South to the Far West, products that inspire healthier cooking are a hit with shoppers; the market for grilling tools continues to flourish year round in all sorts of weather…
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Stats: Grilling Fires up Year Round
A survey from the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association reported 2016 could be a banner year for gilling. The move to cook outdoors is fueled by the same passion consumers have to cook indoors, according to HPBA president and CEO Jack Goldman, “We think this trend owes a lot of peoples’ continued passion for culinary adventure and bringing out the flavor of their…
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Consumers’ passion for grilling is boosting sales of grills and grilling tools all year round. And that was is expected to continue in 2016, according to the latest State of the Barbecue Industry Report from the Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association, which was released in late 2015. The report shows that even though half of grill owners already have basic grilling…
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