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Changing Attitudes
The Hartman Group and ACNielsen recently identified several consumer trends affecting behaviors toward health and wellness foods. They include:
Balance will deepen among consumers as a dominant
health and
wellness ideology.
Consumers are exhibiting a declining reliance on
external sources
of authority.
Consumers will seek symbolic and practical
expressions of simplicity.
Vitality will increase in importance as a measure of
overall health and
wellness.
Mobility will continue to be demanded by consumers
for all eating
occasions.
Increasingly, consumers will rely on authenticity to
gauge value.
Self-diagnosis of health conditions and symptoms will
grow, and
will affect consumption behaviors.
Perceptions of freshness will grow as a primary
driver of consumer behavior at grocery.
Consumers will work to reclaim control of their diets
and daily food intake.
Consumers are seeking customized food and beverage
solutions.
Source: The Hartman Group/ACNielsen
