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Big in 06: Packaged Food Trend Report
posted by Mighty Staff
If you are to believe a report published by the Food Business Review, 2006 is going to be the year of flax, superfruits, whole grains, and organics. Amen.
A few highlights:
- Organics are going mainstream and fast. In 2005, brands like Ragu, Orville Redenbacher and Ocean Spray all added organic variants. Expect to see even more mass-market brands take the plunge in 2006.
-According to researchers at Tufts University, an estimated 40% of Americans eat no whole grain foods at all. Expect that number to change in the wake of a deluge of new products that hit the market in 2005 that are almost certain to be followed by even more items in 2006.
- One reason that obesity is so prevalent these days is that consumers have lost all sense of what a reasonable portion is. One answer to this problem could be calorie-controlled packaging...
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