Fruit snacks, snack bars, savory snacks, biscuits and more: Eating habits have changed, and people increasingly snack instead of eat traditional meals. Here's why.
Big companies report that snack sales are soaring. Net sales of Doritos, Cheetos, Ruffles, PopCorners, Smartfood and SunChips grew by double digits in the second quarter. Retail sales of Pirate's Booty jumped about 32% and SkinnyPop sales increased about 17%.
But it's not just that. Eating habits have changed, and people are increasingly snacking instead of eating traditional meals. About 64% of consumers across the world said that they prefer to eat several small meals throughout the day, rather than a few large ones, according to a 2021 snacking survey by Mondelez. That's up from 59% in 2019. About 62% reported replacing at least one meal a day with snacks.
And during the pandemic, the major shift in how millions of Americans work opened up new snacking categories — that's good news for snack sellers, but not for our health.
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