Four to five years ago, PepsiCo and Müller partnered to take the US yogurt category by storm. Müller, the name in yogurt throughout much of Europe, was bringing their sidecar cup design across the pond and using PepsiCo’s US retail expertise to steal share from an already hostile and dynamically changing yogurt category. Fast forward…
Category: Food Trends
Perceiving is Believing
When it comes to product ingredients, thinking about how consumers perceive them can be more beneficial than solely focusing on “proven” health benefits. In his article Identifying Health Ingredients, Keith Nunes discusses how Canadean, a market research company, conducted a global survey asking consumers to evaluate 100 common ingredients. Respondents were asked to rank ingredients…
More Protein, Mightier Beer?
Mighty Squirrel Brewing company has developed a high-protein (at 5 grams) beer and is expanding distribution within the U.S. As a fan of the exploding craft beer scene—especially with our office being surrounded by so many breweries in NE Minneapolis—and as someone who has tested more protein-oriented products than one can imagine, this seemed like an…
Additive Subtraction
If we are what we eat, it makes sense that consumers can be choosy when it comes to what they put into their bodies. Clean ingredient decks are in; preservatives, processed foods, and additives are out. While some shoppers adhere to the healthy eating trend by avoiding the interior aisles of the supermarket, others do…
