Grocery Shelf Trends

Consumer trend watcher Mintel foresees a handful of trends in the marketing of packaged goods in the coming year. Among them:

  • Swapping confusing calorie information for clear, clean data on the front of packages
  • A more practical and affordable “local food” trend, centering on country of origin
  • Color-coded packaging to cut through shelf clutter and make goods easier to find
  • More promotion around low-cost, high-quality store brands
  • Simpler, easy to use cleaning products for the Gen Y audience