In its report “The Rise of Greek,” UBS found the growth in sales of Greek yogurt stems largely from its popularity among upper-income, highly-educated women. UBS notes this group is “seemingly in a better spending mood for several years, driving solid sales growth at such companies as Whole Foods, LuLu Lemon, Starbucks and Panera Bread.” It is a group willing to seek and pay more for ingredients with a higher quality.
Flavor Mill’s Baked Potato Chips are available in Cheddar & Sour Cream and Original varieties, but the true selling point will be their kosher certification and lack of gluten. Each 9oz package contains 3g of fat, no cholesterol or trans fat, and only 0.5g of saturated fat.
True North snacks launched amid quite a degree of fanfare several years ago, but the brand languished and eventually found a new owner: DeMet’s Candy Co. Today, the brand still promises “a guilt-free snack with no cholesterol, no artificial colors, no preservatives and no trans fats.” Recent months have seen a spate of new product introductions bearing the True North moniker.
Flavored vodkas are by no means a new concept; citrus- and berry-flavored options have been around for years, and 2011 saw a number of new and unusual flavors enter the fray.
Coconut water remains a growing segment of the beverage category. As Beverage Marketing Corp. explains, young adults are embracing the beverage; the company calls teens the kind the kind of consumers “used to searching for alternative health solutions.”