What you need to know

Black consumers strive to maintain or improve their health through diet, and their snack preferences are no exception. Buying healthy snacks for the home is the goal, but taste is equally important, especially when this consumer eats snacks in the moment to temporarily reset their mood to their happy place. Brands and retailers that drive awareness of new snacks that are healthy and tasty can spur trial among everyone in the household.

Definition

This Report covers snacking preferences of Black consumers, including household and personal consumption, purchase influencers, perceptions, and attitudes.

This Report builds upon Mintel’s Snacking Preferences of Black Consumers – US, February 2016. Readers may also be interested in Mintel’s Hispanic Snacking Preferences – US, February 2019; Better for You Snacks – US, September 2018; Salty Snacks – US, March 2018; Potato and Tortilla Snacks – US, February 2018 and other reports in the food and drink as well as the food service libraries.

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