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Mintel: Consumers hold companies most responsible for sustainability

New Mintel Sustainability Barometer offers in-depth look into how consumers view environmental issues

Crystal Lindell

August 4, 2021

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Mintel Sustainability Barometer offers in-depth look into how consumers view environmental issues.

Mintel identifies 7 trends impacting consumer behavior in 2021

Focus shifts to health, connection and sustainability.

January 13, 2021

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Mintel has identified seven trends it projects will impact global consumer markets in 2021 and offered insights and recommendations for companies and brands to act on in the next 12 months.

Mintel sheds light on candy’s ‘next normal’ and what it means for new product launches

Marcia Mogelonsky, of Mintel, recently discussed the impact of COVID-19 on shopping behaviors during a Candy Industry webinar.

Crystal Lindell

August 31, 2020

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According to Mintel’s latest research, 55 percent of U.S. adults over 18 are still limiting the time they spend in store.

Specialty food sales reached $158.4B in 2019

Cheese, meat and baked goods among the categories seeing the highest sales.

July 6, 2020

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The SFA and Mintel recently released the 2020-2021 Edition of The State of the Specialty Food Industry report, which explores the market and where it is going based on sales data from the past three calendar years.

Looking to 2030: Should we be hopeful about what’s to come in food?

How will the food industry evolve over the next 10 years? And will consumers really start to care about health and sustainability?

Crystal Lindell

December 18, 2019

There are plenty of rosy predictions about what’s to come in the next decade, but Editor Crystal Lindell is not quite as convinced.

Nearly 80 percent of holiday shoppers to spend the same or more this year, Mintel says

Dads expected to spend more money for the holidays this year.

December 17, 2018

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Americans are planning to dole out more on gifts this year than in years past, according to new research from Mintel.

Mintel: Bite-sized formats, premiumization drive growth in U.S. chocolate market

Chewy candy leading growth in non-chocolate category.

October 29, 2018

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U.S. consumers are sweet on bite-sized and fun-sized chocolate formats, according to new research from Mintel.

Mintel: Americans embracing ready-to-eat popcorn

Total US retail sales of popcorn increased 32 percent in the last five years to reach an estimated $2.5 billion in 2017, with RTE growing 118 percent between 2012-17 to reach $1.1 billion.

Crystal Lindell

August 29, 2018

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Total US retail sales of popcorn increased 32 percent in the last five years to reach an estimated $2.5 billion in 2017, with RTE growing 118 percent between 2012-17 to reach $1.1 billion.

New Mintel Report: Snacking gone wild, I mean healthy!

Report shows consumers are willing to pay for snacks made with high quality ingredients.

Bernie Pacyniak

July 27, 2016

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A new Mintel study confirms that snacking today is nearly ubiquitous.

Report: Consumers turn to chocolate for emotional benefits

For some chocolate consumers, the emotional benefits of chocolate outweigh health concerns.

Abigail Watt

March 23, 2016

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According to Mintel data, chocolate confections may be a treat in more ways than one.

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On Demand Confectionery industry experts weigh in on the state of the candy industry, which has gone through the most massive shift in recent memory after grappling with COVID-19. While confectionery as a whole proved to be “pandemic proof,” not every individual category fared so well. Experts will share the insights they’ve gleaned over the last year, while also offering predictions on what’s to come.

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Items Tagged with 'Mintel'

ARTICLES

Mintel: Consumers hold companies most responsible for sustainability

Mintel identifies 7 trends impacting consumer behavior in 2021

Mintel sheds light on candy’s ‘next normal’ and what it means for new product launches

Specialty food sales reached $158.4B in 2019

Looking to 2030: Should we be hopeful about what’s to come in food?

Nearly 80 percent of holiday shoppers to spend the same or more this year, Mintel says

Mintel: Bite-sized formats, premiumization drive growth in U.S. chocolate market

Mintel: Americans embracing ready-to-eat popcorn

New Mintel Report: Snacking gone wild, I mean healthy!

Report: Consumers turn to chocolate for emotional benefits

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