Culinology - March 2016 - (Page 48)

PETITS fours Grocery sales soar for breakfast items, exotic meats Sales growth in US groceries is hovering around 40% for both shelf-stable convenient breakfasts and "other" fresh meat grinds from exotic meats, Nielsen reported last December. In the grocery department, sales of shelf-stable convenient breakfasts grew 40.5% year to date through Nov. 21. In the fresh department, sales growth for "other" fresh meat grinds was 37.6% SODIUM EXPLODIUM™? +DYH\RXFKHFNHGWKH VRGLXPYDOXHRI\RXU VRXSEDVH" /RZVRGLXPPJSHUVHUYLQJ RUJDQLFQRQ*02DQGJOXWHQIUHH VRXSEDVHVDOVRDYDLODEOH ZZZLQWHJUDWLYHćDYRUVFRP 48 | Culinology | MARCH 2016 k,QWHJUDWLYH)ODYRUV year to date through Oct. 31. "Other" meat grinds consist of ground exotic meats such as bison and venison. Consumption trends have shifted within the US grocery landscape in 2015, according to Nielsen. "It (2015) ushered in changing meal time occasions, welcomed on-the-go consumption and rolled out the red carpet for the all-day breakfast movement," Nielsen said. "Health and wellness was top of mind for consumers, which evoked a new thirst for teas and juicing, along with a hunger for avant-garde offerings like avocado toast." 2015 saw Americans spending more on eating out, too. "With this notion came the rise of the 'grocerant' and new opportunities within the fresh prepared section, offering ready-to-eat or ready-to-heat offerings," Nielsen said. "2015 even saw movement in the center store, where notable categories like salty snacks, new age beverages and candy all posted significant sales gains." Nielsen listed the top 10 categories in sales growth by percentage for both the grocery and fresh departments. An avian influenza outbreak among chickens and turkeys led to higher egg prices in 2015. Within the grocery department, both frozen egg substitutes (up 25%) and eggs (up 22.4%) trailed only shelf-stable convenient breakfast in sales growth. Rounding out the top 10 were liquid tea (17.3%), liquid coffee (16.6%), meat glaze (16.4%), frozen dip (13.8%), refrigerated liquid tea (13.5%), specialty grains (12.1%) and honey (9.7%). In the fresh department, "other" fresh meat grinds were followed by seafood side items (21.2%), deli beverages - tea (17.8%), brownies and dessert bars (17.4%), deli prepared breakfast foods (15.7%), deli prepared soups (15%), deli prepared sushi (14.9%), avocados (14.1%), produce beverages (13.8%) and ornamental produce (12.4%). http://www.integrativeflavors.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Culinology - March 2016

Culinology - March 2016
Table of Contents
President's Letter - The right hand side of the page
Emerging Trends - Snack Trend: Think Thin
“New savory” flavors sliding into sweet
Ingredient Trends - Deliciously gluten-free
Dairy Trends - Tapping into trends with dairy ingredients
Member Profile - Recipe for success
Expert Voices - Five questions for Campbell’s master chef
Industry News - Culinology resource book hits shelves
RCA elects new leaders
Local events build Culinology community
Six student teams to compete for top honors
Upcoming events
Petits Fours - Five trends from Winter Fancy Food
Consumers call for more food safety monitoring
Grocery sales soar for breakfast items, exotic meats
News Bites
Ad Index

Culinology - March 2016