“Price remains the main choice factor in 2011, with consumers increasingly looking to stick to tried and trusted brands and flavours. Keeping crisps affordable in the face of rapidly rising raw material costs is one of the most difficult, but important, challenges facing manufacturers and retailers today.”
– Chris Wisson, Senior Food Analyst
Some questions answered in this report include:
How can the market arrest falling numbers of users?
“Price remains the main choice factor in 2011, with consumers increasingly looking to stick to tried and trusted brands and flavours. Keeping crisps affordable in the face of rapidly rising raw material costs is one of the most difficult, but important, challenges facing manufacturers and retailers today.”
– Chris Wisson, Senior Food Analyst
Some questions answered in this report include:
How can the market arrest falling numbers of users?
How can over-55s be encouraged to try new types of crisps and salty snacks?
How can the sharing bags market boost their market share further?
How can manufacturers draw more men into the salty snacks market?
“Minimum pricing will only really work as a way of controlling the sale of alcohol in the off-trade if the minimum price per unit is adjusted on a regular basis to try and keep the differential between the two channels the same – or even narrow it to try and encourage more people to drink in a controlled, licensed environment.”
Popcorn has enjoyed a renaissance, but is it underselling itself as a health food?
Popcorn has enjoyed a renaissance, but is it underselling itself as a health food?
“Considering the latent health benefits of popcorn - and the potential marketing pull of the antioxidants findings - it is perhaps surprising popcorn is not more widely available as a diet-friendly ingredient in other foods.”