Naturally Healthy Packaged Food

Health issues related to nutrition gained visibility in Morocco following campaigns by the Ministry of Health and the general increase in digestive or cardiovascular diseases. In this light, the consumption of some products was emphasised to prevent ...

Due to growing health-consciousness in Canada, consumers are increasingly seeking less processed and more natural foods and beverages. This is being reflected in the clean label movement spreading across packaged food. Consumers are scrutinising ...

Increasingly aware of how food consumption impacts their health, Belgians are looking for alternatives to regular packaged food which they often perceive as unhealthy, to the benefit of naturally healthy packaged food. Although arguably its growth is...

2017 saw an economic slowdown in Brazil, which negatively affected the performance of value-added products such as NH high fibre bread and NH olive oil, as consumers replaced such products with standard ones. In 2018, positive macroeconomic factors ...

With obesity rising, long-term calorie reduction solutions via healthy lifestyle changes rather than short-term diets are necessary. Bulgarian consumers are increasingly influenced by media campaigns promoting healthier eating habits. NH olive oil, ...

Many consumers want to be more informed about what they eat and are moving away from processed foods. NH fruit and nut bars, rice and high-fibre bread have benefited from trends that favour non-processed foods. However, some industry experts expect ...

With healthy living and healthy nutrition being omnipresent topics in Austria, the number of products that promise to help achieve such lifestyles is constantly increasing. Consequently, the offer of packaged food products labelled as healthy started...

Although life expectancy and living standards are improving, developing countries also experience a rapid rise in health problems such as diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and raised cholesterol levels. Caused mainly by dietary changes and a ...

Growing consumer health awareness is fuelling demand for healthier food in Slovakia. As a result, the popularity of products like honey, as opposed to sugar, is increasing. NH olive oil is also used for cooking and instead of other oil types at the ...

NH products account for a large share of Swedish packaged food sales. They play a strong role in the nation’s staple diet and include traditional foods such as honey, high fibre breakfast cereals and sour milk products. Swedes are generally very ...

Within NH packaged food, NH fruit snacks recorded the strongest value growth in 2017, which it has done since 2015. Many consumers perceive fruit snacks as better for health compared to other snacks such as confectionery. Additionally, consumers that...

NH packaged food performed well over the review period as consumers became increasingly aware of the impact of their eating habits on their health and wellbeing. There are many ingredients which are perceived as naturally healthy, for example olive ...

Naturally healthy packaged food is perceived by consumers as being directly derived from nature without any added artificial ingredients or large transforming processes, and therefore regarded as the healthiest options. It causes confusion since ...

Whilst foods marketed as “natural” and “healthy” have clear appeal to consumers, significant disagreement remains as to how these terms are defined. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has already asked for help in defining the term “natural” ...

The rising health and wellness trend leads consumers to demand naturally healthy packaged food. There is growing media coverage of health professionals, who stress the importance of switching to food that is rich in fibre, monounsaturated and ...

NH snacks recorded the biggest growth rate in 2017, driven by consumers looking for natural and minimally processed alternatives. NH fruit snacks and NH cereal bars are important categories in this trend, as consumers are probably more ...

NH packaged food continued to be the most dynamic category in HW packaged food in 2017. More Czech consumers focused on their health, influenced by various campaigns by companies, the press, television cooking programmes promoting healthier eating ...

Naturally healthy packaged food continues to see positive growth. However, potential has been slowed by ongoing price competition among retailers. Nonetheless, natural ingredients convey quality and prompt trust, while making NH food stand out from ...

NH high fibre food led the category and accounted for over half of total retail value sales in NH packaged food in 2017. Within NH high fibre food, NH high fibre bread and NH high fibre breakfast cereals accounted for the vast majority of retail ...

Naturally healthy packaged food is the most mature category within health and wellness in Denmark. Contrary to other categories, such as free from and fortified/functional, naturally healthy is growing mainly due to a rising desire to eat more ...