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Nuts About Fruits (and Nuts!)
From Fruits to Nuts: Fruits and nuts are the new ingredient superstars
With the strong consumer push toward more protein and less refined sugar in our diets, fruits and nuts are experiencing a culinary renaissance. Given the five-point convergence of flavor, texture, versatility, health halo, and economy that fruits and nuts bring to products, developers and manufacturers can expect that the appeal of fruits and nuts in CPGs won’t fade anytime soon.
While each of the two ingredient classes certainly stands on its own, they often are brought together in formulation. The classic example of this combo is trail mix. According to multiple market research groups, trail mix sales, already around a billion dollars per year, have registered a healthy, steady annual rise of 5-7% over the past five years, and are forecast to continue this level of growth at least into the middle of the next decade.