{"id":2777,"date":"2015-07-17T08:00:05","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/knowledge\/?p=2777"},"modified":"2021-04-01T15:21:24","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T21:21:24","slug":"fbn-snack-food-trends-focus-on-health-portability-variety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/2777\/fbn-snack-food-trends-focus-on-health-portability-variety\/","title":{"rendered":"Snack Food Trends Focus on Health, Portability &#038; Variety"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2778\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 400px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2778 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2015\/07\/Snacking02-e1436905034806.jpg\" alt=\"Snacking02\" width=\"400\" height=\"294\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Kale chips have become a popular grocery store snack item.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With our mobile society and diverse schedules, traditional sit-at-the table meals have been substituted with small, on-the-go meals and healthy snacks. More and more food categories are vying for space in this ever-growing arena, and companies are modifying their packaging and shrinking to single serve portions to make products more accessible based on our changing needs. Let\u2019s review a few trends to watch in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/Applications\/18271\/Snack-Foods?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snack foods category<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Refrigerated Snacks<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>More and more consumers are turning to the refrigerator for sweet or savory snack options. High protein content seems to dominate this snack sector, as seen with the escalation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/search?k=greek+yogurt&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">greek yogurt<\/a> sales and the launch of the Oscar Mayer P3 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/the-oscar-mayer-brand-introduces-p3-portable-protein-pack-a-groundbreaking-alternative-to-gels-powders-and-bars-246857941.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portable Protein Pack<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/Applications\/18566\/Cheese?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cheese<\/a> attempted to enter this segment of high protein, and is trying to position itself as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator-usa.com\/Markets\/Cheese-could-be-the-next-health-food-industry-expert-suggests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">next health food<\/a>. Sargento launched <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cspnet.com\/category-news\/snacks-candy\/articles\/sargento-brings-balanced-breaks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Balanced Breaks<\/a> snack packs in the US with varieties of cheese, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/Products\/17078\/Nuts\/search?k=nuts&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nuts<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/Products\/15625\/Fruit-and-Fruit-Products\/search?k=dried+fruit&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dried fruits<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/lesrecettesdumarketing.com\/st-moret-bille-aperitives-fourrees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St Moret Aperitif<\/a> launched a line of bite sized cheese balls in France filled with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/search?k=pesto&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pesto<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/search?k=fig&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fig<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/Products\/19634\/Plants--Fruits--Vegetables--Herbs--Seeds--Algae-andamp;-Nuts\/search?k=tomato&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tomato<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/protinis.ca\/en\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maple Leaf Natural Selections<\/a> of Canada recently introduced Protinis \u2013 a line of chicken-based snacks. The line contains chicken served on skewers, and sliced chicken that is marinated or served with dried fruit.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Eat your pineapple and kale<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>There always seems to be a trend to add fruits and vegetables to foods to make them new, unique and novel. But lately, 2 particular flavors have been very popular.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/Products\/15625\/Fruit-and-Fruit-Products\/search?k=pineapple&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pineapple<\/a> has appeared in new products on a global scale. In June, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lubs.de\/rohkostriegel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lubs<\/a> launched a pineapple and almond raw food bar. This product debuted in Germany, and has a 75% fruit content. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.larabar.com\/products\/coconut-pineapple-cake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Larabar<\/a> launched a limited edition coconut pineapple cake flavor in the US, and <a href=\"https:\/\/sexypop.us\/sexy-snacks\/pineapple-habanero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sexy Pop<\/a> launched pineapple habanero popcorn in both the U.K. and the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>But pineapple is not alone in trendy flavors. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/search?k=kale&amp;st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kale<\/a> is coming into vogue as well. <a href=\"http:\/\/rhythmsuperfoods.com\/our-snacks\/kale-chips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhythm Superfoods<\/a> recently launched mango habanero kale chips to accompany their pineapple coconut kale chips in the U.S. In Norway, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inspiral.co\/shop\/raw-kale-chipspurple-corn-30g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inSpiral<\/a> launched Crispy Purple Corn Kale Chips. And Cofresh snack foods introduced <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eatreal.co.uk\/quinoaandkalejalapenoandcheddarpuffs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jalapeno cheddar<\/a> quinoa and kale puffs in the UK, showing that kale can act as a seasoning flavor as well.<\/p>\n<h3><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2779\" src=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/media\/2015\/07\/snacking02.1.jpg\" alt=\"snacking02.1\" width=\"400\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/snacking02.1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/snacking02.1-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>Subscription Snack Boxes<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>As my daughter puts it, snack subscription boxes are \u201clike getting a present in the mail every week!\u201d Some of these subscriptions are curated samplings of snacks that you can purchase either from the site or at a store, while others are individually wrapped or packed in tiny single serve boxes. Just a stroll through <a href=\"http:\/\/hellosubscription.com\/snack-subscription-boxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this list<\/a> shows how many companies are vying for this segment of the market.<\/p>\n<p>The snack box market has expanded to the point where mergers and acquisitions are beginning to occur. For example, Love with Food <a href=\"http:\/\/globenewswire.com\/news-release\/2015\/06\/24\/747133\/10139549\/en\/Snack-Discovery-Service-Love-With-Food-to-Acquire-Gluten-Free-Subscription-Service-Taste-Guru.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acquired<\/a> the gluten-free subscription service Taste Guru. Major manufacturers have also dabbled in this arena: General Mills recently shuttered their Nibblr service while Kellogg\u2019s is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2015-06-09\/kellogg-said-to-plan-snack-subscriptions-as-general-mills-exits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> considering entry into this market.<\/p>\n<p>Some brands are trying to cross the bridge from a subscription service to a retail brand, as seen with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnavigator-usa.com\/Manufacturers\/Online-snack-subscription-service-NatureBox-expands-to-physical-retail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NatureBox<\/a> in the US and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mintel.com\/blog\/food-market-news\/bitebox-injects-fun-into-germanys-healthy-snacking-market\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BiteBox Survival Food<\/a> in Germany.\u00a0Regardless, this segment should be reviewed by retailers and manufacturers for potential new trends.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ulprospector.com\/en\/na\/Food\/Applications\/18271\/Snack-Foods?st=31\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Search Snack Food Ingredients Now&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With our mobile society and diverse schedules, traditional sit-at-the table meals have been substituted with small, on-the-go meals and healthy snacks. More and more food categories are vying for space in this ever-growing arena, and companies are modifying their packaging &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/ulprospector.ul.com\/2777\/fbn-snack-food-trends-focus-on-health-portability-variety\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2780,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[124],"ppma_author":[1254],"class_list":{"0":"post-2777","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-food-beverage-nutrition","8":"tag-trends","9":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Snack Food Trends Focus on Health, Portability &amp; 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