ADM threw its hat into the prediction ring this week with eight consumer trends the company believes will drive new product innovation next year.
On the prime of the checklist is expanded protein selections. Greater than half of worldwide customers now take into account themselves flexitarians and are incorporating extra plant-based meals into their diets. However the protein growth doesn’t cease there – ADM believes that as youthful customers develop up, there will likely be extra acceptance of issues like mobile agriculture, precision fermentation, hybrid merchandise, and insect-based proteins.
Balanced wellness has been on the rise as customers take a extra holistic method to their bodily, psychological, emotional, and even religious well being. However what works for one doesn’t essentially work for all, so customers need proactive personalization, i.e., merchandise that meet their particular person dietary wants.
Along with their very own well being and wellbeing, customers are prioritizing the well being and wellbeing of different individuals, animals, and the planet. Belief and traceability are essential for customers who wish to know precisely the place their meals comes from and the way it was produced. They’re additionally demanding earth-friendly manufacturing (e.g., decreasing meals waste, rebuilding and restoring the surroundings), they usually need their purchases to make a social affect, particularly because it pertains to the moral remedy of farmers and different employees who provide our meals.
Trendy pet parenting expands on the pattern towards humanizing pets that has been rising for a number of years. ADM notes that many pet dad and mom now require that their pets’ meals be constituted of the identical substances as their very own.
Within the ultimate pattern, experiential consuming, customers are looking for new and attention-grabbing flavors from around the globe. Additionally they wish to interact with manufacturers as a part of the expertise.
“Usually interconnected, these key themes are permeating all through customers’ selections, calls for and expectations of manufacturers,” stated Brad Schwan, vice chairman of promoting for ADM. “The will for a wholesome thoughts, physique and soul, in addition to the worldwide neighborhood and planet, are manifesting in proactive and decisive conscientious consumption throughout classes. As customers look to prioritize what’s most necessary to them, they need vitamin manufacturers to do the identical. Firms that may nimbly evolve alongside customers are poised for achievement within the coming yr and past.”
