Trends in Sales and Industry Perspectives of Package Sizes of Carbonates and Confectionery Products

Autor: Chloe Jensen, Kirsten Fang, Amanda Grech, Anna Rangan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Foods, Vol 10, Iss 5, p 1071 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2304-8158
DOI: 10.3390/foods10051071
Popis: Discretionary food package sizes are an important environmental cue that can affect the amount of food consumed. The aim of this study was to determine sales trends and reported food industry perspectives for changing food package sizes of carbonates and confectionery between 2005 and 2019. Changes in package sizes of carbonates and confectionery were investigated in Australia, the USA, Canada, and the UK. Sales data (units per capita and compound annual growth rate between 2005 and 2019) were extracted from the Euromonitor database. Qualitative data (market research reports) on industry perspectives on package size changes were extracted from industry and marketing databases. Carbonate sales data showed increased growth of smaller package sizes (100 g), including share packages, was observed in Australia. Qualitative data (n = 92 articles) revealed key reasons identified by industry for changes in package size related to consumer health awareness, portion size control, convenience, market growth, and government or industry initiatives. Monitoring of discretionary food package sizes provides additional insights into consumers’ food environment.
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