Consumer Insights on Snacking & Mealtime Habits, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many aspects of consumer behavior and daily life, with more people changing their routine to include remote work and/or fewer after work or extracurricular activities. Increasingly, working a few feet from their kitchens and spending less time on-the-go has upended how many people eat.

Opportunities exist in snack products that are convenient and have indulgent qualities while also incorporating a health halo. Proximity to the home kitchen, increased home cooking habits, changes in the level of activity away from home are key factors that play into changing mealtime consumption trends. The differences in mealtime habits across demographic groups points to which consumers are open to new foods, new packaging, and/or new modes of consumption.

With a focus on “what’s next” and current consumer trends, Consumer Insights on Snacking & Mealtime Habits: 2022 is packed with insights about consumer trends, behavior, and motivations to help food producers, retailers, packaging companies, employers, and investors gauge consumer perspectives and find areas for growth in a competitive market.

Consumer Insights on Snacking & Mealtime Habits: 2022 provides actionable and data-driven insights about snacking and mealtime habits of American consumers. This report analyzes changes in what they eat, when they eat, and how often they eat, as well as attitudes about these habits.

Scope

Consumer Insights on Snacking & Mealtime Habits: 2022 is the go-to source for a complete understanding of U.S. consumer trends in snacking and mealtime habits. This report combines Packaged Facts’ extensive monitoring of the food and beverage market with proprietary surveys, and evaluates current trends and future directions for marketing and retailing, along with consumer patterns during the pandemic and across the broader food and beverage market.

This report examines the current dynamics of snacking and mealtime habits. Consumer demographics, perceptions, motivations, and behavior pertaining to snacking and attitudes on food and diet are examined, as are the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumers in those contexts. These consumer insights are indicative of present and future market opportunities.

Consumer Insights on Snacking & Mealtime Habits: 2022 has dozens of tables and figures displaying exclusive numerical survey data. Data is broken out, analyzed, and discussed by characteristics such as age, gender, income, work-from-home status, and family status. This report also includes in-depth analysis of COVID-19 trends affecting eating habits.

Report Methodology

The information contained in Consumer Insights on Snacking & Mealtime Habits: 2022 was developed from primary and secondary research sources. Primary research includes interviews with food and beverage market experts; participation in and attendance at food industry events; and extensive internet canvassing.

Primary research includes Packaged Facts’ exclusive national online consumer polls of U.S. adult consumers (age 18+) conducted on an ongoing basis to analyze attitudes of consumers and their relevant food and beverage preferences, as well as survey data from MRI-Simmons.