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The Big Stories
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- Increasing Asian focus for new sweetener activity as Americas activity slows
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- Figure 6: Retail market performance sugars and sweeteners, five year volume CAGR to 2015, largest markets per region
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- Figure 7: Yearly change in the number of new table top sugar and sweetener launches, global by sub-category and region, 2015 vs 2014
- Figure 8: Types of sugar substitutes considered “natural”, US, February 2015
- Simple and pure: free-from claims rise in prominence
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- Figure 9: Interest in natural claims for condiments, by age and gender, US, 2015
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- Figure 10: Natural factors influencing table sauce choice, selected European markets, 2015
- Figure 11: Incidence of natural claims for retail table sauce* launches, global, 2015 vs 2014
- Seasonings push category boundaries to create new usage opportunities
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- Figure 12: Consumer attitudes towards food innovation, by age, UK, May 2015
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- Figure 13: Attitudes to white spirits, by generation, US, June 2015
Notable Products of the Past Year
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- Raw and natural claims feature on sugars and sugar substitutes
- Seasonings move beyond flavour and embrace craft artisanal appeal
- Table sauce flavour diversification
Looking to the Future
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- Seasonings provenance becomes a feature as natural claims become ubiquitous
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- Figure 14: Important factors in buying sauces and seasonings, China, August 2015
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- Figure 15: Use of natural claims on new retail seasoning launches, global by region, 2015
- Low calorie sugar – naturally
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- Figure 16: Types of sugar and sugar substitutes used, by demographics, US, February 2015
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- Figure 17: Consumer perception if sugar and sweeteners are good for health, France and Germany, 2015
- Kraft-Heinz redefining industry drivers
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- Figure 18: Leading companies retail condiments, MULO sales by value, US, 52 weeks ending Sept. 7, 2014
The Analyst’s View
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