Launches of Organic Chocolate Confectionery have increased by 13% between 2013 and 2015

The number of Sugar Confectionery launches using Coloring Foods has more than doubled since 2011. More than 13% of all new Sugar Confectionery products in 2015 bore an on-pack Natural claim.

Ethical and Environmental claims are paramount in Chocolate Confectionery. Their number has increased by about 300% over the last 5 years, and they are now present in 27% of all new products.

56% of all new Sugar Confectionery products used colors in the last 2 years.

Consumers are looking for new taste experiences through innovative taste and the combination of amazing aromatic profiles

Everyone wants it organic and launches of Organic Chocolate Confectionery have increased by 13% between 2013 and 2015 in the region.

The number of Sugar Confectionery launches using Coloring Foods has more than doubled since 2011. And more than 13% of all new Sugar Confectionery products in 2015 present an on-pack Natural claim.

Because cocoa mainly comes from developing countries in Africa and Latin America, ethical and environmental claims are paramount in Chocolate Confectionery. Their number has increased by about 300% over the last 5 years, and they are now present in 27% of all new products.

for a rainbow of candies! 56% of all new Sugar Confectionery products used colors in the last 2 years.

Consumers are looking for new taste experiences through innovative taste and the combination of amazing aromatic profiles

Americans and Canadians want it clean! In the past 5 years, the number of products with a clean label trend has grown by 18% in North America. 59% of U.S. consumers agree that “the fewer ingredients a product has, the healthier it is” and 91% of U.S. consumers believe food and beverage options with recognizable ingredients are healthier. The trend is exploding in the natural and organic segment as, by 2020, sales of natural and organic food are expected to represent 14% of total U.S. food sales.

Plant based diets is the “natural” next step of clean label’s trend. Consumers are looking for innovative options to benefit from plants ‘effects on their health in their daily lives.

North America represents already 30% the global natural food colors market. The trend of attractiveness for natural colors is getting stronger over time at an increasing pace thanks to the development of color options for blue, green and red color.

Nearly 5% of all food sold in the United States is now organic. It seems little but the trend is growing fast with a risen of sales of 11% to a record $43.3 billion in 2015, outpacing the overall food market’s growth rate of 3%. Thus, the U.S. organic industry recorded its largest dollar gain ever in 2016 with $4.2 billion in new sales.

With 55% of people making a conscious effort to eat as many vegetables as possible, “greens” are becoming the new stars in our plates, showing up in new categories like juice, snack bars, yogurt and breakfast cereals.
Transitioning from savory to sweet, vegetables, allied with fruits, make great new tastes and flavor profiles such as combos with tomato, cucumber, carrot, celery, ginger and beet root.

Aware of what they eat but also of their impacts on environment, consumers please to think of themselves as exemplary citizens, especially when it comes to the act of buying. Driven by various motivations such as food safety, product integrity and sustainability, they become suspicious due to a spate of food recalls in North America. Thus, trust in matter of ingredients, their sources and their quality is fundamental. New products that are conceived through more sustainable processes are viewed to benefit the common good – especially in the food and beverage industry – motivating consumer purchases.

Launches of Organic Chocolate Confectionery have increased by 13% between 2013 and 2015

The number of Sugar Confectionery launches using Coloring Foods has more than doubled since 2011. More than 13% of all new Sugar Confectionery products in 2015 bore an on-pack Natural claim.

Ethical and Environmental claims are paramount in Chocolate Confectionery. Their number has increased by about 300% over the last 5 years, and they are now present in 27% of all new products.

56% of all new Sugar Confectionery products used colors in the last 2 years.

Consumers are looking for new taste experiences through innovative taste and the combination of amazing aromatic profiles