04.01.13
Health and wellness are twin pillars driving developments across the U.S. food industry in 2013, according to a new report titled “Food Formulation and Ingredient Trends: Health & Wellness,” from Rockville, MD-based market research firm Packaged Facts.
Beyond efforts to help curb record high obesity rates and chronic illnesses, Packaged Facts predicted that both processed food manufacturers and foodservice operators will continue to try to win consumers with other offerings that deliver nutritional benefits consistent with the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010.
Growing consumer interest in more healthful food will propel additional development of food and beverage products that deliver health-related benefits derived from individual ingredients or combinations of ingredients in desirable product designs and formats. Factors will include taste, meal or day-part occasion, affordability, convenience, portability, portion control and related attributes, particularly those associated with broader and more all-encompassing health and wellness goals such as hunger and weight management.
In the report, Packaged Facts examined formulation and ingredient trends through five health and wellness topics, which include: Better Breakfasts, Sweeteners, Salt & Sodium, Healthier Snacking and Alternative Proteins.
Beyond efforts to help curb record high obesity rates and chronic illnesses, Packaged Facts predicted that both processed food manufacturers and foodservice operators will continue to try to win consumers with other offerings that deliver nutritional benefits consistent with the recommendations of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010.
Growing consumer interest in more healthful food will propel additional development of food and beverage products that deliver health-related benefits derived from individual ingredients or combinations of ingredients in desirable product designs and formats. Factors will include taste, meal or day-part occasion, affordability, convenience, portability, portion control and related attributes, particularly those associated with broader and more all-encompassing health and wellness goals such as hunger and weight management.
In the report, Packaged Facts examined formulation and ingredient trends through five health and wellness topics, which include: Better Breakfasts, Sweeteners, Salt & Sodium, Healthier Snacking and Alternative Proteins.
