Category: Snacking

Insight of the Day: ‘If they don’t finish the bag, you’ve failed’: The high-stakes game of healthy snacking in 2025

Overview:This news snippet from bakeryandsnacks.com highlights the evolving landscape of healthy snacking in 2025. It emphasizes that nutritional value alone is no longer sufficient for success in this sector. Instead, brands must prioritize creating intensely flavorful and “craveable” products to capture and retain consumer interest.Detailed Findings: • High-Stakes Market: The healthy snacking market is described as…

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Innovation of the Day: Stout-Flavored Snack Chips

Summary OverviewBurts Guinness Crisps, a collaborative snack product, is launching at ALDI UK, offering consumers a unique way to enjoy the iconic stout flavor in a convenient snack format. Available in two variants—Burts Ridges Hand Cooked Guinness Crisps and Burts Ridges Hand Cooked Guinness & Chilli Crisps—the crisps are priced competitively at £1.35 per 150-gram…

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Insight of the Day: What consumers want from produce snacking

Detailed Findings: • Consumer interest in produce snacking is surging, driven by a desire for convenience, global flavors, and functional health benefits. • Pre-packaged, snack-sized produce packs are expected to thrive due to consumer demand for quick and easy meal solutions. • Bold and contrasting flavor combinations, particularly sweet and savory, are gaining popularity in…

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Insight of the Day: PepsiCo targets India’s booming ethnic snacks sector with another strategic move

Summary: • Title: PepsiCo Targets India’s Booming Ethnic Snacks Sector with Strategic Partnerships • Detailed Findings: • PepsiCo is making a strategic shift to focus on the rapidly growing snacks market in India, moving away from its previous emphasis on beverages. • The company has renewed its partnership with Tata Consumer Products Limited (TCPL) to tap…

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Innovation of the Day: Donut-Flavored Pretzel Snacks

Detailed Findings:Flipz has launched a limited-edition flavor—Blueberry Donut Pretzels—exclusively available at 7-Eleven. This innovative snack features classic pretzels coated in a blueberry donut-flavored glaze, offering a unique fusion of sweet and salty tastes with an enticing crunchy texture. The product’s release is strategically timed for late January, a period when consumers often seek comforting treats…

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Insight of the Day: Key snack trends for 2025 – Euromonitor Intl

Detailed Findings:1. Overall Decline in Consumption: Most snack categories are projected to experience retail volume declines in South Africa in 2025 due to consumers reducing overall consumption.2. Savory Snacks Exception: Savory snacks are the only category expected to see growth, albeit minimal.3. Value for Money Prevails: Consumers are actively seeking value, opting for affordable brands or those on…

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Insight of the Day: 5 c-store snack trends to watch in 2025

Detailed Findings: • Value-based shopping: Consumers are prioritizing value due to inflation, impacting c-store trips and sales. • Fluctuating chip sales: Potato chip volume and dollar sales dropped in Q4 2024, while tortilla chip sales increased slightly. Fluctuations are expected to continue in the first half of 2025. • Rising protein demand: Meat snacks and protein bars are…

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Innovation of the Day: Cheeky Dry January Snacks

• Detailed Findings: The article describes a marketing campaign by PepsiCo UK for its Walkers Baked snack range, tying it to the Dry January movement. The campaign humorously brands the snacks (including Walkers Baked, Walkers Less Salt, Pop Works, Snack A Jacks, and SunBites) with a “0.0% alcohol” label, positioning them as a healthier alternative to…

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Insight of the Day: How to win in 2025: Mastering the top 10 health-driven innovations for success

• Detailed Findings: This article explores the top 10 health-driven trends shaping the bakery and snack industries in 2025. It emphasizes the growing consumer demand for healthier options, functional ingredients, and sustainable practices. The article highlights key innovations in sugar and salt reduction, protein enrichment, clean label products, gut health, mental wellness, personalized nutrition, and fermentation….

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