Sentences with phrase «alternative food category»

«It has really become the gateway for retailers to enable their customers to feel more comfortable about getting into the alternative food category,» he says.

«We expect the natural category to continue to outpace the market, with lots of opportunity in the treat and alternative foods categories.»

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly half of food and beverage category shoppers and almost 60 percent of health / beauty and household goods category shoppers purchase their preferred brand even when a less - expensive alternative is available, with many shoppers using coupons and price promotions simply to justify purchasing preferred brands.

Plant - based meat alternatives continue to grow in the frozen and natural and organic food category.

As much as 26 percent of consumers now fall into the category of «flexitarians,» who prefer a diet dominated by plant - based foods and over 36 percent of U.S. Consumers prefer milk alternatives and use meat substitutes.

Lightlife, while nurturing its growth of longtime favorites in both natural food stores and supermarkets, is also busy expanding into another category still sparsely populated with meatless alternatives: jerky.

Launches of dairy - alternative beverages, for example, have more than doubled globally since 2012.1 Demand for dairy alternatives has transformed a niche category into a mainstream market, creating a global opportunity for food and beverage manufacturers to diversify their offerings.

In 2012, per the Specialty Food Association report, total specialty food sales topped $ 85.87 billion, with cheeses and cheese alternatives as the largest category ($ 3.6 billion in sales) in 2012, followed by yogurt / kefir ($ 2.3 billiFood Association report, total specialty food sales topped $ 85.87 billion, with cheeses and cheese alternatives as the largest category ($ 3.6 billion in sales) in 2012, followed by yogurt / kefir ($ 2.3 billifood sales topped $ 85.87 billion, with cheeses and cheese alternatives as the largest category ($ 3.6 billion in sales) in 2012, followed by yogurt / kefir ($ 2.3 billion).

Innovation in the dairy category has flourished under pressure from the trend toward plant - based and dairy alternative food products.

Different food guides vary in the number of categories used to divide types of food, but the majority of them include the following classifications: grain products; vegetables; fruits; dairy products; meat and alternatives; fats, oils and sugars.

«But I would say for you if conventional produce is all you can get, guess what, it's still better than your alternative because of processed food and animal products, those are the two categories of other foods besides plant foods.

Given the growth of the so - called alternative pet food category, which we believe includes fresh, raw, dehydrated, baked and whole foods, it's obvious that more and more consumers want to feed food that is less processed and more natural and looks like real food to their pets.

Alternative choices, including human - food - grade and minimally processed diets, are in high demand and growing even faster than the overall category.»

Drawing on the knowledge gained from 20 - plus years in the New Zealand meat industry, they modernized and refined the ages - old artisan method of naturally preserving meats to create an entirely new product in the alternative - to - raw category — air - dried pet food.

«We're starting to see natural pet food expand into new categories of food and treat options,» says Chanda Leary - Coutu, senior manager, marketing communications for WellPet, based in Tewksbury, Mass. «Traditionally, pet parents typically feed dry or wet food, but recently, there has been an increased interest in alternative options such as pet food toppers, baked dry food and raw pet food.»

Because of this, trends indicate that the highest - growth categories in the pet food industry will continue to be natural, grain - free and alternative - to - raw diets.

In the U.S., research is being conducted to use hulled or whole hemp seeds in the production of «hemp milk» as an alternative to soy or rice based non-dairy milks, a category that is now the largest selling in the natural foods business.

Participants choosea category: water conservation, energy efficiency, food, alternative transportation, or trash reduction.

Within five categories (water conservation, energy efficiency, sustainable food options, alternative transportation and trash reduction) the EcoChallenge provides lots of information and resources on a greener lifestyle.