Snackers should celebrate. This is their year. In this issue, our annual State of the Industry report on the snack market uncovers all sorts of news on what’s trending in snacks, both from the perspective of snack manufacturers, as well as marketers, brand leaders and industry researchers. You’ll find everything from trends and analysis to product performance and sustainability and packaging initiatives. We start with an overview of the market and move into chips, tortilla chips, pretzels, nuts and trail mix, jerky and meat snacks, crackers, crisps, puffs, popcorn and pork rinds.
A market share analysis accompanies each of the product categories, courtesy of leading market research firm, IRI, Chicago, and our interviews with various snack industry product leaders, marketers, executives and plant managers. We’ll also tell you what’s in store for the snack food industry for the rest of the year and beyond and provide a wealth of information for producers and suppliers alike. Our thanks again go to Ryan Stredney at IRI, as well as to all of our sources for this report.