News & Analysis on Chocolate, Candy and Cocoa
BALANCING HEALTH AND INDULGENCE IN CONFECTIONERY
The global landscape of food consumption is undergoing a significant shift with the introduction of sugar taxes in over 120 countries. These initiatives are primarily aimed at guiding consumers towards healthier lifestyle choices by reducing the intake...
BALANCING HEALTH AND INDULGENCE IN CONFECTIONERY
Consumers are increasingly focusing on their health without compromising on taste, which is why healthy indulgence has become a serious trend. Millennials (Gen Y) and Centennials (Gen Z) are looking for foods and beverages that are tasty, good for you,...
BALANCING HEALTH AND INDULGENCE IN CONFECTIONERY
New research from Mintel into global chocolate and confectionery consumption has uncovered contrasting behaviours in different nations, including Germany and the US, and suggests behaviours could be changing over time as the trend for healthy indulgence...
BALANCING HEALTH AND INDULGENCE IN CONFECTIONERY
The notion of ‘healthy indulgence’ represents a shift of emphasis – and an exciting opportunity – for confectioners, chocolatiers, and bakers who are only too well aware that consumers are becoming increasingly health-conscious and interested in sugar...