When it comes to snacking, consumers want want to have their salty snack and eat it too. Or, to put it another way, they want their salty snacks to be indulgent, but they also want them to be healthier.

Threading the salty-but-healthy snack combination is a major key in appealing to consumers over the next few years, according market research publisher Packaged Facts in the brand new report Salty Snacks in the U.S., 4th Edition.