NEWS bites 1 Sweet heat 2 7 Artisan and craft Sweets & Snacks Expo New product trends 3 Bunch of crunch 4 Birthday cake flavor Chocolate barks items are in 82% of American households 6 Gaga for garbanzo 5 Coconut oil Source: Nielsen / Organic Trade Association "Wellness, as they say, begins in the mind." David Sprinkle, research director, Packaged Facts 60% Millennials 46% Baby Boomers Worry about potentially harmful ingredients Source: Mintel Meat, poultry, meat substitutes $100 billion market by 2021 Meat substitutes account for less than $2 billion of projected total. Source: Packaged Facts foods still booming 36% annual growth rate over five-year period ending 2015 Source: Packaged Facts 48 | Culinology | JUNE 2017