In January at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, Pereg Natural Foods will be debuting a new line of vegan and gluten-free products for those seeking out healthy, free-from snack bars.
The simple new Quinoa Bars and Raw Bars are made with no more than six natural ingredients and do not include refined sugar, dairy, corn syrup or GMO ingredients in the formulas. What consumers will find on the ingredient lists are simple, flavorful and nourishing mixes of fruits, nuts and grains.
For many consumers, clean eating is about avoiding ingredients that sound either artificial or unnatural and eating food that is naturally grown and minimally processed. With many people simultaneously committing to clean eating and their health, brands are developing new clean-label formulas and products without artificial flavors, colors, sweeteners and preservatives that cater to specific dietary needs and lifestyle choices.
Free-From Snack Bars
Pereg Natural Foods' Quinoa & Raw Snack Bars are Made with Six Ingredients
Trend Themes
1. Clean Eating - Opportunity for brands to develop new clean-label formulas and products without artificial ingredients to cater to consumers committed to clean eating.
2. Free-from - Disruptive innovation opportunity in developing vegan and gluten-free snack bars that are free from refined sugar, dairy, corn syrup, and GMO ingredients.
3. Natural Ingredients - Brands can capitalize on the trend of consumers seeking out healthy snack bars made with simple and nourishing mixes of fruits, nuts, and grains.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Beverage - Opportunity for the food and beverage industry to develop clean-label formulas and products without artificial flavors, colors, sweeteners, and preservatives to cater to the clean eating trend.
2. Health and Wellness - Disruptive innovation opportunity for the health and wellness industry in developing vegan, gluten-free, and natural snack bars that meet specific dietary needs and lifestyle choices.
3. Natural Foods - The natural foods industry can capitalize on the trend of consumers seeking out healthy, free-from snack bars made with natural ingredients.