- by Daniel Granderson
- July 12 2018
- food trends
- potato chips
- salty snacks
- snack food
- snacking
Salty Snack Sales Bolster PepsiCo’s Q2 Earnings

More than half of the U.S. salty snacks market is controlled by PepsiCo, according to the Packaged Facts report “Salty Snacks: U.S. Market Trends and Opportunities”
- by Daniel Granderson
- November 10 2016
- breakfast
- breakfast trends
- food and beverage
- food beverage
- food packaging
- food presentation
- food research
- food retail
- food trends
- healthy snacks
- snack foods
- snacking
Blurring the breakfast food lines: breakfast or snack?

Consumers continue to embrace snacking—not only as viable daypart option but also as a paradigm through which to view eating in general (smaller, more frequent meals). This has caused and will continue to cause changes in consumers’ relationships with traditional breakfast foods.
- by dgranderson@marketresearch.com
- March 30 2015
- nutritional bars
- food beverage
- health halo
- snacks
- snacking
- food flavors
- cereal bars
Nutritional bars trend from sweet to savory

Nutritional bars have gained a prominent place in the pantheon of snacks revered by a nation of snackers. Nutritional bars are a handy way for consumers to stop eating three meals a day at set times and to start consuming smaller portions of food throughout the day, whether they are on the go or at home.
Nutritional bars conform to a broad cultural shift toward healthier, good-for-you food products. Bars provide an attractive way for food marketers to offer bold, exciting flavors; ingredients ...
- by admin1
- August 15 2013
- Brazilian brigadeiros
- food and beverage
- food trends
- international cuisine
- wordly snacks
- snack food
- snacking
Worldly snack tracking: Brazilian brigadeiros

Move over Parisian macarons and Pennsylvania Amish whoppie pies: Brazil’s beloved brigadeiro (pronounced bree-gah-day-ro) may be next in line as America’s latest sweet snack trend. A traditional treat at Brazilian social events, this humble confection is made with chocolate, condensed milk and butter that are slowly cooked down to a smooth, creamy consistency. Once cool, the chocolate is scooped into rounds and rolled in toppings such as chocolate or multi-colored sprinkles, nuts or coconut. Bri...