Sustainability in Food – UK – 2023 Report (MINTEL)

Description

SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND DRINK HAS NOT BEEN IMMUNE TO THE WIDER STRUGGLES WITHIN THE FOOD AND DRINK SECTOR AMID TOUGHER FINANCIAL TIMES. AS PEOPLE ARE PRIORITISING MAKING THEIR BUDGETS GO FURTHER, THIS ISSUE HAS BECOME LESS OF A FOCUS FOR MANY. HOWEVER, HELPING CONSUMERS TO REDUCE FOOD WASTE, ECO-LABELLING AND SYNTHETICALLY PRODUCED FOODS AND DRINKS ARE ALL AREAS THAT PIQUE CONSUMER INTEREST AND REPRESENT AVENUES FOR BRANDS TO EXPLORE IN THE LONGER TERM.

This Report will look at the following areas:

• Regulatory changes relating to sustainability in food.
• Recent trends in food and drink product launches making links to sustainability.
• Barriers to buying sustainable food and drink products.
• Consumer behaviours relating to sustainability in food, including openness to synthetic products.
• Consumer attitudes towards sustainability in food, including interest in ‘traffic light’ labels.

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