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This report comes in PPT.
Key Findings
Increasing concerns about weight management and healthy eating habits benefit demand for special diets
The health and wellness trend is driving the food industry, contributing to the premiumisation trend and helping manufacturers to increase their margins. Rising awareness of weight management is one of the key factors that is expected to impact the special diets industry positively in the forecast period.
From a diet to a lifestyle
The idea of following special diets (keto, paleo or low-carb) just to fight overweight is increasingly being replaced with the understanding of them as more holistic concepts and part of a healthy lifestyle. Young consumers want to feel healthy and eat healthy products, rather than thinking about health problems, which the word “diet” is more and more associated with, contradicting positive thinking.
Keto, paleo and low-carb claims are spreading from North America to other markets, but high inflation poses challenges
North America is the biggest market for special diets, but they are spreading to other developed markets in Western Europe and Australasia. However, as special diets tend to limit the consumption of cheap staples (eg bread, baked goods and pasta) replacing them with other, more premium products, they are becoming unaffordable to an increasing number of consumers during a period of high inflation and economic recession.
Special diets still lack awareness, but digital channels and social media platforms are spreading the word
The level of awareness of keto, paleo and low-carb products remains low, so it is important to boost awareness to bring these special diets from being a niche to the mass market. Many consumers who try to avoid carbs or processed food may not understand that these are key elements of low-carb and paleo diets, so having claims for products will help consumers identify them more easily. Social media, nutrition and food tracking applications, and influencers are helping form positive perceptions of special diets and spreading awareness.
Opportunities abound across categories
Low-carb, keto and paleo…