Each stage of the embattled global food supply chain is under scrutiny. Yet what has gained less attention is how consumers feel about the way food reaches them.
Alex Beckett, Director – Mintel Food & Drink
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Production
- Production: what’s happening now?
- Production: the consumer impact
- Graph 1: consumer attitudes toward supply chain, ethical and environmental, any agreement with the statement “Climate change will have an effect on the foods/drinks I buy”, 2022*
- Graph 2: information sources that are trustworthy in terms of understanding food and drink’s environmental impact, 2022
- Production: what lies ahead, and how this impacts consumers
- Graph 3: consumer attitudes towards supply chain, ethical and environmental – ‘Genetically modified food (GMO) is a good solution to global hunger,’ 2022*
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processing
- Processing: what’s happening now?
- Processing: the consumer impact
- Graph 4: reasons for purchasing locally made (ie made in France) food and drink products, 2021
- Graph 5: consumer attitudes toward supply chain, ethical and environmental, agreement with the statement ‘I trust the quality of some food/drinks that come from other countries more than those from my own (eg dairy, chocolate)’, 2022*
- Graph 6: features that would encourage purchase of products/services that claim to benefit/protect the environment, 2021
- Graph 7: ethical and environmental priorities – select ethical and environmental priorities when buying food and drink, 2021*
- Processing: what lies ahead, and how this impacts consumers
- Graph 8: consumer attitudes towards supply chain, ethical and environmental – “I am okay with food/drink companies using my personal information to improve their operations”, 2022*
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distribution
- Distribution: what’s happening now?
- Distribution: the consumer impact
- Graph 9: consumer attitudes toward supply chain, ethical and environmental – “The farther food/drink has to travel to a store, the worse it is for the environment”, 2022*
- Distribution: what lies ahead, and how this impacts consumers
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retail & consumption
- Retail & consumption: what’s happening now?
- Retail & consumption: the consumer impact
- Graph 10: ways that consumers save money on food and drink, 2022*
- Graph 11: consumer attitudes towards supply chain, ethical and environmental – “I would be loyal to brands that are transparent with customers (eg explaining why they increased”, 2022*
- Graph 12: consumer attitudes toward supply chain, ethical and environmental – “I would like stores to offer food/drink that comes from different places around the world”, 2022*
- Retail & consumption: what lies ahead, and how this impacts consumers
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final thoughts
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