Of shoppers who are concerned about rising food prices, only 32% reported in February that they are buying fewer items as a strategy to address rising prices, down from 41% in October.
At SNAXPO 2023, Alejandro Prieto, Coca-Cola consumer and shopper insights director for Latin America, and Julian Frenk, head of commercial Latin America for NielsenIQ, highlighted the snack trends and consumer behaviors across the region.
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.
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.