Minnesota Star Tribune (October 27)
“The cheap-and-tasty paradigm that makes junk food so appealing is collapsing: Many of those guilty-pleasure treats aren’t so cheap anymore.” The American diet has been shaped by “irresistible sweets, savory snacks and fast food… with big flavors and minimal nutritional value for a century now.” Healthier habits and alternatives “have chipped away at that. But most of all, shoppers seem to be collectively drawing the line of how much is too much for junk food.” This has left “big food companies” struggling “to sell more food in recent years. Any revenue growth tends to come from price increases, not more unit sales.”
Tags: Appealing, Big flavors, Cheap, Collapsing, Diet, Fast food, Guilty-pleasure, Irresistible sweets, Junk food, Nutritional value, Price increases, Savory, Shoppers, Snacks, Tasty, Treats, Unit sales
