The emphasis on health and wellness also may be seen in the meal kits market where consumers now are ranking health as a more important purchasing factor than convenience.
New research from leading ingredient provider Cargill finds consumers want both indulgence and health, and are willing to pay more for baked goods that deliver on both.
In the baking and snack industries, trends constantly evolve. While some endure, others fall out of favor and still others merge with something else to create a new combination. Consumers are seeking and gobbling up new, fun and flavorful goodies.
The survey builds on Barry Callebaut’s “The Future of Indulgence” Report, released earlier in the year, which found that consumers are looking for indulgences that help them “Celebrate Life,” offering unique tastes and textures for an intense experience.
In its inaugural Power of In-Store Bakery 2022 report, FMI – The Food Industry Association found that 95% of all shoppers eat in-store bakery items occasionally and 63% of consumers eat bakery products weekly.
In the recently released 2022 edition of Eating Patterns in America from The NPD Group, food industry advisor David Portalatin discusses six macro themes currently shaping the new realities of food consumption behaviors.
Fresh bakery sales are thriving in today’s “new normal,” ranking in the top three departments storewide as shoppers seek to elevate more frequent at-home meals and enjoy affordable indulgences in the face of economic uncertainty.
Nearly three in four beef-eating Americans can’t imagine giving up the taste of beef, and more and more are interested in beef with claims, according to new research from Midan Marketing.