Sober folk are rising as next generation consumers limit or shun alcohol in favour of healthier or functional options. But will the ‘sober-curious’ reverse that trend with edible alcohol?
In the ever-evolving consumer goods landscape, one trend remains constant: people love to snack. However, the way they snack and the products they prefer are anything but static.
Gen Z and younger millennial shoppers are using social media to find and purchase foods and beverages, providing fresh food brands and departments an opportunity to connect with these cohorts, Circana and FMI - The Food Industry Association shared in...
Falling into loyalists and reluctants, Generation Z consumers value reliability and brand experience, remaining avid trendwatchers, looking for products on social channels that appeal to their price and quality expectations.
Many specialist cheese companies have undergone brand refreshes and relaunches in a bid to attract a younger generation of shoppers – but are they targeting the right consumer group?
Gen Z consumers want to balance their demands for delicious and nutritious foods with their beliefs and ethics, creating a fissure, according to a recent Ketchum survey of 2,000 Americans 13 years and older.
From improving sustainability and nutritional value of products to anticipating technological changes, there are plenty of challenges ahead for the early life nutrition sector as it faces its toughest customers yet. FrieslandCampina Ingredients'...
In some ways, the Gen Z market is just like any other market. Their nutritional needs are not radically different, or radically more restricted, than those older or younger than them. However, marketing to the generation of teenagers and twenty-somethings...
Findings from a Gen Z study commissioned by EIT Food are instrumental to understanding what the food system will look like, as well as which innovations are needed to fulfil the needs and demands of the future, Saskia Nuijten, Director of Communications...
Food has become a way for consumers to ease their worries and anxiety in an increasingly stressful world, and they are looking for products that can answer their basic needs for control, community, and purpose, says Eve Turow-Paul, a writer and cultural...
The oldest of Generation Z (aged 12-22) is just entering adulthood and will have a profound impact on the packaged food and foodservice industries, yet will be the hardest audience for food marketers to reach, predicts market researcher The NPD Group.
The diverse and tech saavy ways of Generation Z or the iGeneration – referring to those aged 11-22 in 2018 – will have a profound impact on food and beverage formulations over the next several years, Mintel noted during a presentation at IFT 2018.
