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From The January/February 2003 Issue of Natural Grocery Buyer
Trendspotting
Be Hip And Happenin' in '03
Cuisine of the year: Asian
Flavor of the year: Citrus
(Runner-up: Wasabi)
Scent of the year: Vanilla
Source: Mintel
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America Is Eating Healthier |
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March/April 2002 |
June/July 2002 |
Total |
26 |
32 |
White |
25 |
31 |
Black |
31 |
37 |
Asian |
21 |
34 |
American consumers are eating healthier in general, but blacks, typically at higher risk for high blood pressure than any other ethnic group, are eating healthier than ever, according to an ACNielsen Consumer Pre*View survey. This signals opportunity for retailers, who should offer freshly prepared foods that appeal to the palate, but that are lower in fat, sodium and calories. |
Source: Facts, Figures & the Future
Salting the Aisles
Organic and natural salty snacks sell best when they're stocked alongside mainstream brands, ACNielsen concluded from an audit of 3,000 grocery stores.
The polling firm looked at the sales of natural soup, aseptic soymilk, organic baby food, wellness tea, natural chips and snacks, and natural cold cereal.
About half the grocers used the "store-within-a-store" technique to market natural and organic products. That worked for soymilk, wellness teas and cereals. But baby food, chips and canned soup sold best when they were stocked alongside conventional products.
In the stores polled, organic baby foods and products and wellness teas were the products most often stocked side-by-side with conventional national brands.
—Dana Coffield
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