Snack Food in the U.S.

2014

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The snack food report was created in cooperation with BMC's Information Services Groups. The report explores trends in an area that often shares usage occasions as well as certain challenges with beverages. It examines market trends and recent industry developments, including the various mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs involving Kellogg, Procter & Gamble, Mondelez and Hostess Brands.

This market report also profiles leading companies, including those involved with beverages, such as PepsiCo, as well as food giants like ConAgra and General Mills and snack food-centric entities like Herr Foods.

2014 Edition - Published July 2014.
Data through 2013 and market projections through 2018.
250+ pages with extensive text analysis, graphs, charts and 80+ tables.
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Snack Food in the U.S. covers all segments of the diverse packaged snack food industry, from salty to sweet and everything in between. The report examines market trends and recent industry developments. Questions answered include:

On a wholesale, total market (all-sales-channel-inclusive) basis, how did the various segments of the exceptionally diverse U.S. snack food market perform in 2013?
How have companies responded to concerns about health, nutrition, the environment and other issues affecting the industry?
How did the leading snack food companies rank, and what were their sales in 2013?
How does growth in the various candy sectors compare with snack segments?
What does the future hold for snack food, and what trends are driving developments?
Which snack and candy sectors will experience growth through 2018? Which will stabilize or decline?

This report features

For greater perspective, the report provides a comparison between wholesale level trends vs. select sales channel results. It also includes a brief section on candy trends. Coverage includes:

An overview of the total U.S. snack food market as well as a segment-by-segment breakdown.
Sales, market share and growth for snack food sub-segments including potato chips, crackers, tortilla chips, cookies, snack bars/granola bars, snack nuts/seeds/corn nuts, pretzels, fruit snacks, cheese snacks, dried meat snacks, rice/popcorn cakes, RTE Popcorn/caramel corn and pork rinds.
Examination of the regional markets, measured in wholesale dollars sales.
A look at candy market trends including wholesale sales, growth and share as well as results by sales channel for chocolate candy, chewy and soft candy, gum, hard candy, panned non-chocolate candy and licorice.
Includes profiles of Campbell Soup Company, ConAgra, Diamond Foods, General Mills, Herr Foods, Snyder’s-Lance, Kellogg, Kraft, McKee Foods, PepsiCo, Sargento Foods, Shearer's Foods and Utz Quality Foods.
Discussions and data on pricing, advertising expenditures by media and demographics.
Beverage Marketing’s exclusive five-year projections for snack and candy market segments.

CHAPTER

1. THE U.S. SNACK FOOD MARKET

The Packaged Snack Food Market pg 1

Overview pg 1
Wholesale Dollars pg 2
New Products pg 3
Issues and Trends pg 3
Seasons pg 13

EXHIBITS

1.1 U.S. Snack Food Market Estimated Wholesale Dollars and Growth 2003 – 2013 pg 14
1.2 U.S. Snack Food Market Estimated New Product Introductions by Segment 2008 – 2012 pg 15
1.3 U.S. Snack Food Market Quarterly Seasonal Volume Shares by Segment 2013 pg 16

2. THE U.S. SNACK FOOD AND CANDY MARKETS BY SEGMENT

The Snack Food Segments pg 17

Overview pg 17
Cereal Snacks pg 18
Cheese Snacks pg 18
Cookies pg 19
Corn Snacks pg 19
Fruit Snacks pg 20
Granola pg 20
Meat Snacks pg 21
Party Mix pg 21
Popcorn pg 21
Potato Chips pg 22
Pork Rinds pg 23
Pretzels pg 23
Snack Bars pg 23
Snack Crackers pg 24
Snack Nuts pg 25
Tortilla Chips pg 25
Others pg 25

The U.S. Candy Market pg 26

Overview pg 26
Segments pg 26
Distribution Channels pg 27

EXHIBITS

2.4 U.S. Snack Food Market Estimated Wholesale Dollars Sales by Segment 2008 – 2013 pg 28
2.5 U.S. Snack Food Market Share of Estimated Wholesale Dollars Sales by Segment 2008 – 2013 pg 29
2.6 U.S. Snack Food Market Change in Estimated Wholesale Dollars Sales by Segment 2009 – 2013 pg 30
2.7 U.S. Candy Market Estimated Wholesale Dollars Sales by Segment 2008 – 2013 pg 31
2.8 U.S. Candy Market Share of Estimated Wholesale Dollars Sales by Segment 2008 – 2013 pg 32
2.9 U.S. Candy Market Change in Estimated Wholesale Dollars Sales by Segment 2009 – 2013 pg 33
2.10 U.S. Candy Market Estimated Wholesale Dollars Sales by Distribution Channel 2008 – 2013 pg 34
2.11 U.S. Candy Market Share of Estimated Wholesale Dollars Sales by Distribution Channel 2008 – 2013 pg 35
2.12 U.S. Candy Market Change in Estimated Wholesale Dollars Sales by Distribution Channel 2009 – 2013 pg 36

3. THE REGIONAL SNACK FOOD MARKETS

The Regional Packaged Snack Food Markets pg 37

Overview pg 37
Wholesale Dollars pg 38

EXHIBITS

3.13 U.S. Snack Food Market Estimated Wholesale Dollars Sales by Region 2008 – 2013 pg 39
3.14 U.S. Snack Food Market Share of Estimated Wholesale Dollars Sales by Region 2008 – 2013 pg 40
3.15 U.S. Snack Food Market Change in Estimated Wholesale Dollars Sales by Region 2009 – 2013 pg 41
3.16 U.S. Snack Food Market Estimated Wholesale Dollars Sales by City 2008 – 2012 pg 42
3.17 U.S. Snack Food Market Share of Estimated Wholesale Dollars Sales by City 2008 – 2013 pg 43
3.18 U.S. Snack Food Market Change in Estimated Wholesale Dollars Sales by City 2009 – 2013 pg 44

4. THE LEADING SNACK FOOD COMPANIES AND THEIR BRANDS

The Leading Companies pg 45

Overview pg 45
Leading Brands by Segment pg 47

Campbell Soup Company pg 50

Overview pg 50
Pace pg 52
Pepperidge Farm pg 53

ConAgra Foods pg 57

Overview pg 57
Andy Capp's pg 60
Crunch 'n Munch pg 60
David Seeds pg 60
Fiddle Faddle pg 61
Lofthouse pg 61
Orville Redenbacher pg 62
Poppycock pg 63
Slim Jim pg 63

Diamond Foods pg 65

Overview pg 65
Emerald pg 68
Kettle pg 69

General Mills pg 71

Overview pg 71
Betty Crocker pg 72
Bugles pg 73
Cascadian Farm pg 73
Chex pg 74
Fiber One pg 74
Gardetto's pg 75
Lärabar pg 75
Nature Valley pg 76

Herr Foods pg 78

Overview pg 78
Herr's pg 78

Hostess Brands pg 81

Overview pg 81
Dolly Madison Cakes pg 84
Drake's Cakes pg 84
Hostess pg 84

Kellogg pg 87

Overview pg 87
Austin pg 90
Bear Naked pg 91
Carr's pg 91
Cheez–It pg 92
Chips Deluxe pg 93
Club pg 93
E.L. Fudge pg 94
Famous Amos pg 94
Fudge Shoppe pg 94
Gripz pg 95
Jack's pg 95
Jackson's Old Fashioned pg 95
Kashi pg 96
Keebler pg 96
Kellogg's pg 96
Mother's pg 97
Murray pg 98
Nutri–Grain pg 98
Pringles pg 99
Rolls pg 100
Sandies pg 101
Soft Batch pg 101
Special K pg 102
Toasteds pg 103
Town House pg 103
Vienna Cremes pg 104
Vienna Fingers pg 104
Wheatables pg 104
Zesta pg 105

McKee Foods pg 106

Overview pg 106
Drake's Cakes pg 106
Little Debbie pg 107
Sunbelt pg 108

Mondelez Int'l pg 109

Overview pg 109
Barnum's Animals pg 111
Cameo pg 112
Chips Ahoy pg 112
Ginger Snaps pg 113
Honey Maid pg 113
LU pg 114
Mallomars pg 114
Nabisco pg 115
Newtons pg 115
Nilla Wafers pg 116
Nutter Butter pg 117
Oreo pg 117
Peek Freans pg 118
Red Oval Farms pg 118
Ritz pg 119
Snackwell's pg 120
Teddy Grahams pg 121
Triscuit pg 121
Wheat Thins pg 122

PepsiCo pg 123

Overview pg 123
Baken–ets pg 126
Cheetos pg 127
Chester's pg 128
Cracker Jack pg 129
Doritos pg 129
Flat Earth pg 132
Frito–Lay pg 132
Fritos pg 133
Funyuns pg 133
Grandma's pg 134
El Isleno pg 134
Lay's pg 134
Matador pg 136
Maui Style pg 137
Miss Vickie's pg 137
Munchies pg 137
Munchos pg 137
Near East pg 138
Nut Harvest pg 138
Oberto pg 139
Quaker pg 139
Rold Gold pg 142
Ruffles pg 142
Sabra pg 143
Sabritones pg 144
Santitas pg 144
SmartFood pg 144
Spitz pg 145
Stacy's Snacks pg 145
Sunchips pg 146
Tostitos pg 147
TrueNorth pg 148
Twistos pg 148

Sargento Foods pg 149

Overview pg 149
Sargento Natural Cheese Snacks pg 149

Shearer's Foods pg 151

Overview pg 151
Shapers pg 151
Shearer's pg 151
Tangos pg 152

Snyder's–Lance pg 153

Overview pg 153
Archway pg 153
Cape Cod pg 154
Snyder's of Hanover pg 154

Utz Quality Foods Inc. pg 155

Overview pg 155
Utz pg 155

EXHIBITS

4.19 The Leading Snack Food Companies Estimated Wholesale Dollar Sales 2008 – 2013 pg 158
4.20 The Leading Snack Food Companies Share of Estimated Wholesale Dollar Sales 2008 – 2013 pg 159
4.21 The Leading Snack Food Companies Change in Estimated Wholesale Dollar Sales 2009 – 2013 pg 160
4.22 The Leading Potato Chips Brands Share of Retail Dollars in Food, Drug and Mass Merchandisers 2008 – 2013 pg 161
4.23 The Leading Corn Chip Brands Share of Retail Dollars in Food, Drug and Mass Merchandisers 2008 – 2013 pg 162
4.24 The Leading Tortilla Chip Brands Share of Retail Dollars in Food, Drug and Mass Merchandisers 2008 – 2013 pg 163
4.25 The Leading Pretzel Brands Share of Retail Dollars in Food, Drug and Mass Merchandisers 2008 – 2013 pg 164
4.26 The Leading Ready–to–Eat Popcorn Brands Share of Retail Dollars in Food, Drug and Mass Merchandisers 2008 – 2013 pg 165
4.27 The Leading Cheese Puff Brands Share of Retail Dollars in Food, Drug and Mass Merchandisers 2008 – 2013 pg 166

5. U.S. SNACK FOOD AND CANDY PRICING

Snack Food Pricing pg 167

Overview pg 167
Producer Prices pg 168
Consumer Prices pg 168
Retail Prices pg 169

Candy Pricing pg 170

Overview pg 170
Producer Prices pg 170
Consumer Prices pg 170

EXHIBITS

5.28 Producer Price Indexes for Selected Snack Foods and All Commodities 1991 – 2013 pg 172
5.29 Consumer Price Indexes for Selected Snack Foods and Other Items 1991 – 2013 pg 173
5.30 Estimated Retail Unit Prices for Snack Foods by Category 2008 – 2013 pg 174
5.31 Producer Price Indexes for Selected Candies and All Commodities 1991 – 2013 pg 175
5.32 Consumer Price Indexes for Selected Candies and Other Items 1991 – 2013 pg 176

6. U.S. SNACK FOOD AND CANDY ADVERTISING EXPENDITURES

Snack Food Advertising pg 177

Overview pg 177
Leading Advertisers pg 178
Advertising Expenditures by Media 186

Candy Advertising pg 189

Overview pg 189
Leading Advertisers pg 189
Advertising Expenditures by Media pg 190

EXHIBITS

6.33 U.S. Snack Food Market Advertising Expenditures by Leading Brands 2008 – 2013 pg 193
6.34 U.S. Snack Food Market Share of Advertising Expenditures by Leading Brands 2008 – 2013 pg 194
6.35 U.S. Snack Food Market Change in Advertising Expenditures by Leading Brands 2009 – 2013 pg 195
6.36 U.S. Snack Food Market Advertising Expenditures by Media 2008 – 2013 pg 196
6.37 U.S. Snack Food Market Share of Advertising Expenditures by Media 2008 – 2013 pg 197
6.38 U.S. Snack Food Market Change in Advertising Expenditures by Media 2009 – 2013 pg 198
6.39 U.S. Candy Market Advertising Expenditures by Leading Brands 2008 – 2013 pg 199
6.40 U.S. Candy Market Share of Advertising Expenditures by Leading Brands 2008 – 2013 pg 200
6.41 U.S. Candy Market Change in Advertising Expenditures by Leading Brands 2009 – 2013 pg 201
6.42 U.S. Candy Market Advertising Expenditures by Media 2008 – 2013 pg 202
6.43 U.S. Candy Market Share of Advertising Expenditures by Media 2008 – 2013 pg 203
6.44 U.S. Candy Market Change in Advertising Expenditures by Media 2009 – 2013 pg 204

7. U.S. SNACK FOOD DEMOGRAPHICS

The Snack Food Consumer pg 205

Overview pg 205
Age pg 206
Education pg 207
Occupation pg 208
Marital Status pg 209
Ethnicity pg 210
Region pg 210
Income pg 210

The Snack Nuts Consumer pg 212

Overview pg 212
Age pg 212
Education pg 213
Occupation pg 214
Marital Status pg 215
Ethnicity pg 215
Region pg 216
Income pg 216

The Snack Bar Consumer pg 218

Overview pg 218
Age pg 218
Education pg 219
Occupation pg 220
Marital Status pg 220
Ethnicity pg 221
Region pg 222
Income pg 222

EXHIBITS

7.45 Demographics of the Chips, Popcorn and Pretzels Consumer 2013 pg 224
7.46 Demographics of the Snack Nuts Consumer 2013 pg 225
7.47 Demographics of the Energy/Nutrition Bars Consumer 2013 pg 226

8. THE PROJECTED U.S. SNACK FOOD AND CANDY MARKETS

The Projected Snack Food Market pg 227

Overview pg 227
Wholesale Dollars pg 228
Wholesale Dollars by Segment pg 228

The Projected Candy Market pg 230

Overview pg 230
Wholesale Dollars pg 230
Wholesale Dollars by Segment pg 230

EXHIBITS

8.48 The Projected U.S. Snack Food Market Estimated Wholesale Dollars and Growth 2003 – 2018 pg 232
8.49 The Projected U.S. Snack Food Market Estimated Wholesale Dollar Sales by Segment 2008 – 2018 pg 233
8.50 The Projected U.S. Snack Food Market Share of Estimated Wholesale Dollar Sales by Segment 2008 – 2018 pg 234
8.51 The Projected U.S. Snack Food Market Change in Estimated Wholesale Dollar Sales by Segment 2008 – 2018 pg 235
8.52 The Projected U.S. Candy Market Estimated Wholesale Dollars and Growth 2005 – 2018 pg 236
8.53 The Projected U.S. Candy Market Estimated Wholesale Dollar Sales by Segment 2008 – 2018 pg 237
8.54 The Projected U.S. Candy Market Share of Estimated Wholesale Dollar Sales by Segment 2008 – 2018 pg 238
8.55 The Projected U.S. Candy Market Change in Estimated Wholesale Dollar Sales by Segment 2008 – 2018 pg 239