Snacking Survey: Products and Innovations Today’s Consumers Crave
Today’s consumers are snacking around the clock, according to a shopper survey that notes which new innovations shoppers are craving.
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Study Shows Consumers Craving Convenient, Traditional Meats
Try as plant-based brands might, traditional meats remain the largest generator of revenue in fresh departments, according to recent findings.
Big Opportunity Remains in Beef Jerky Category
“Jerky brands come and go because the barriers of entry to the industry are small,” Cawley said. “A good recipe, some packaging, and a solid manufacturing partner, and you can start selling legally and usually get traction locally.” Once early consumer adopters are exhausted, however, it often becomes difficult for fledgling jerky brands to earn retail shelf space, keep it, and create a compelling value proposition that resonates with shoppers nationwide.
American Jerk: The Salty, Smoky, Spicy, and Thriving Business of Jerky
There are many notable jerky and meat snack companies out there and most are thriving as the snackification of America continues apace. Jerky in any form has been a staple snack since navigators used sextets to sail the seven seas and discover more jerky, as John Smith is purported to have in the early 1600s when he marked a map of Virginia and wrote, “as drie as their jerkin beefe in the West Indies.”
CASE STUDY: How Pan’s Mushroom Jerky Scaled During COVID
Looking ahead, Pan’s plans to stay true to its core values of reducing meat consumption by making nutritious foods from mushrooms.