Focus on motivating Gen Z to eco-engage while catering to the sustainable diets of older Thais and integrating sustainability into brands’ ethos.
Rashmika Khanijou, Research Analyst
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executive summary
- Key issues covered in this Report
- Graph 1: agreement with the statement “It is my responsibility to make sustainable food and/or drink choices that protect the environment”, by generation, 2022
- Mintel predicts
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key trends
- Growing awareness regarding climate change
- Graph 2: environmental/social issues of importance, 2022
- Eco-consciousness drives plant-based trend
- Graph 3: change in dietary preference, 2021-22
- Desire to minimise plastic waste
- The rising need for authentic marketing
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consumer insights
- Importance and understanding of sustainability in food and drink
- Graph 4: top three most important factors considered when choosing packaged food and/or drinks, 2022
- Graph 5: sustainable food and drink choices that consumers are doing now and intend to do in the next year, by generation, 2022
- Graph 6: agreement with the statement “It is my responsibility to make sustainable food and/or drink choices that protect the environment”, by generation, 2022
- Graph 7: agreement with select statement ‘It is my responsibility to make sustainable food and/or drink choices that protects the environment’, by financial situation, 2022
- Graph 8: agreement with the statement “I have been learning more about the importance of sustainable food and/or drinks”, by generation, 2022
- Graph 9: selection of ‘leading a healthy lifestyle’ as a factor that would motivate consumers to choose more sustainable food and drink products (any rank – top three), by generation, 2022
- Graph 10: agreement with select statements, by consumers who “have been learning more about the importance of sustainable food and/or drinks” vs total, 2022
- Graph 11: agreement with select statement regarding sustainability in packaged foods, by generation, 2022
- The sustainable diet choices of change creators
- Graph 12: agreement that “avoiding chemicals/pesticides used in certain foods (eg antibiotics in livestock)” would motivate the choice of sustainable food and drink products (any rank), by generation, 2022
- Graph 13: willingness to pay more for organic ingredients, by consumers willing to change dietary habits in order to protect the environment vs total, 2022
- Graph 14: willingness to pay more for plant-based protein alternatives, by consumers willing to change dietary habits in order to protect the environment vs total, 2022
- Expectations for brands to act sustainably
- Graph 15: agreement with select statement, by generation, 2022
- Graph 16: agreement with select statement, by consumers who would like to see more food and/or drink brands act sustainably vs total, 2022
- Graph 17: agreement with select statement, by consumers who would like to see more food and/or drink brands act sustainably vs total, 2022
- Graph 18: willingness to pay more for biodegradable packaging, by consumers that would like to see more food and/or drink brands act sustainability, vs total, 2022
- Graph 19: willingness to pay more for traceability information (eg QR codes that tell the food’s journey from sea/farm to supermarket), by consumers who would like to see more food and/or drink brands act sustainability vs total, 2022
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market applications
- Opportunity 1: empower Gen Z to make sustainable food and drink choices
- Opportunity 2: connect sustainability to a healthy lifestyle
- Graph 20: share of food and drink product launches, by top 10 claim categories, 2019-22
- Graph 21: share of food and drink product launches making sustainable claims, by those that are also making health claims, 2019-22
- Graph 22: share of product launches with organic claims, by food and drink category, 2019-22
- Graph 23: share of meat substitute launches, 2017-22
- Opportunity 3: make sustainability integral to brand ethos
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