consumers say they avoid specific ingredients but purchase behavior shows they do not
DESCRIPTION
The Sweetener360 is a customer research study commissioned by the Corn Refiners Association and completed in part by Nielsen and Mintel Consulting. The study provides an unprecedented segmentation analysis of 11,000 consumers, bringing together attitudinal research, shopper data and video interviews. No matter which ingredient each segment claimed to avoid while navigating the aisles of a grocery store, research shows that consumers buy sweetened F&B products proportionately to their makeup of the general population. Learn more: http://bit.ly/1eQbfiI.TRANSCRIPT
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CONSUMER SEGMENTS: WHAT THEY SAY
AttitudesBehaviorsValues
WALTER:NO HEALTH WORRIES
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KEY TAKEAWAY
More than 50 percent of consumers say they avoid sweeteners even though actual purchase data reveals they don’t do what they say.
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The Sweetener360, commissioned by the Corn Refiners Association and completed in part by Mintel Consulting and Nielsen, surveyed more than 11,000 consumers to gain a complete picture of how consumer attitudes about sweeteners really affect shopping behavior for specific products and brands—within the context of six distinct consumer lifestyle segments.
SEPARATING FACT FROM FICTION: TAKING A CLOSER LOOK AT SODA ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORSAll segments claim to avoid soda, but actual purchase data clearly shows that isn’t the case.
JOAN:
DIABETICS & DIETERS
STACEY:
ALL NATURAL
JULIA:
HEALTHY BALANCE SEEKERS
SODA29%
SODA55%
FRIED FOOD29%
FRIED FOOD60%
FRIED FOOD55%
FRIED FOOD74%
HFCS85%
HFCS80%
SODIUM32%
SODIUM60%
FAST FOOD29%
FAST FOOD60%
FAST FOOD56%
FAST FOOD74%
TERESA:
MAKING ENDS MEET SODA
48%FRIED FOOD56%
SODIUM53%
FAST FOOD55%
SUGAR55%
US HH18%
SUGAR76%
SUGAR72%
SWEETS25%
SWEETS59%
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BUSY LIFE, TASTE OVER HEALTH SODA
32%FRIED FOOD39%
SODIUM39%
FAST FOOD43%
FATS/BAD OILS31%
FATS/BAD OILS51%
PROCESSED FOOD
71%
STACEY
I SCOUR THE INTERNET FOR WAYS TO EAT HEALTHIER. COST DOESN’T MATTER.
LOW SUGAR AWARENESS HIGH SUGAR AWARENESS
WALTER SANDRATERESA JOAN STACEYJULIA
WHAT THEY SAY THEY AVOID: THE TOP 5
Sweetener awareness across the six segments range from not worried at all to highly engaged in sweetener news.
SPECTRUM OF SWEETENER AWARENESS
WHICH CONSUMERS SAY THEY AVOID SODA?ALL OF THEM.
WHICH CONSUMERS BUY SODA?ALL OF THEM.
SAY THEY AVOID OR ARECONSUMING LESS SODA / PERCENTAGE THAT
ACTUALLY BUYS SODA
OTHER SODA TAKEAWAYS• Across brands, Teresa accounts for the most soda sales.
• Teresa, Sandra and Joan are most important to Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Dr Pepper.
• Stacey and Julia buy nearly a quarter of HFCS-formulated CSDs.
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29%
96%SAY AVOID
BUY
SAY AVOID
BUY
SAY AVOID
BUY
SAY AVOID
BUY
49%
94%
55%
95%
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92%
WA
LTERJO
AN
JULIA
STACEY
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SAY AVOID
BUY
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95%
SAN
DRA
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SAY AVOID
BUY
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95%
TERESA
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The Sweetener360 is a custom research study commissioned by the Corn Refiners Association and was completed in part by Nielsen and Mintel Consulting. The study brings together the results of online surveys completed by more than 11,500 primary shoppers of Nielsen’s Homescan Panel and hundreds of hours of in-home video journals. In addition, actual purchases from the Nielsen Homescan panelists were tracked from May 2012 through May 2013.