The partnership has helped PIM Brands become one of the leading companies driving growth in IRI's and Boston Consulting Group's Growth Leaders Study.

Citing data from IRI, PLMA said store brands gained 6.5 percent in dollar sales, while national brands increased 5.2 percent during the same period.

The market research company draws on lessons from the last few years to help guide the consumer packaged goods industry.

Despite significant hurdles created by the COVID-19 pandemic, many new products managed to beat the odds and emerge as winners, making their way into shoppers’ carts during unprecedented times.

IRI has appointed Kirk Perry, Google’s president of global client & agency solutions, as president and CEO and a member of its Board of Directors, effective May 17, 2021.

Consumer packaged goods companies can’t afford to turn a blind eye to the cannabis industry. That’s according to Larry Levin, executive v.p. of market and shopper intelligence at IRI. He recently touched on the topic during a Candy Industry webinar, "Candy: State of the Industry."

Chicago-based research firm IRI and Label Insight are joining forces to provide CPG manufacturers and retailers more insight into product performance based on nutrition and ingredient label data.

Kinder Joy and M&M’S Caramel have topped the list of IRI’s 2018 food and beverage New Product Pacesetters, the Chicago-based research firm announced Wednesday.