NEWS bites
Free-from phenomenon
Headlines change minds about nutrition
Volume sales of free-from products
increased in the US in the past year.
Gluten-free claim
Nut-free claim
Grain-free claim
Lactose-free / reduced-lactose
▲ 75.5%
▲ 15.2%
▲ 9.5%
▲ 4.8%
Nearly a third of Americans have changed their mind about
nutrition issues in the past year, driven in part by news articles.
Source: International Food Information Council
Source: Nielsen
Top five ingredients
North Americans avoid
55%
54%
54%
53%
53%
MSG
Antibiotics or hormones used in animal products
Artificial sweeteners
Artificial preservatives
Food in a package with BPA
$117
on savory snacks
Amount spent per person on
savory snacks in US in 2015,
compared to $17.20 globally.
Source: Euromonitor
Source: Nielsen
Comfort food rising on Pinterest
50,000
pins daily
Two out of three Americans pay extra
attention to the ingredients they consume.
Source: Nielsen
User data shows a 140% increase of pinned
comfort food ideas since last year.
Source: Pinterest
"Consumers are still interested in what they consider comfort
food, but they're actually talking about it and searching
for it in new ways that have a healthy slant."
Stephanie Kumar, head of category insights, Pinterest, San Francisco
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