This statistic depicts the distribution of specialty food consumers in the United States from 2009 to 2017. During the 2017 survey, 65 percent of the respondents said that they had purchased specialty foods that year.
Distribution of specialty food consumers in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017
* Date and study characteristics apply to the 2018 survey. Data for previous years have been conducted among equally large samples.
Mintel selects survey respondents to be proportionally balanced to the U.S. adult population based on the key demographics of gender, age, household income and region.
Specialty foods are defined as foods or beverages of the highest grade, style, and/or quality in their respective categories. Their specialty nature derives from a combination of some or all of the following qualities: uniqueness, origin, processing method, design, limited supply, unusual application or use, extraordinary packaging, or channel of distribution/sales.
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Specialty Food Association. (June 12, 2018). Distribution of specialty food consumers in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/295486/distribution-of-us-specialty-food-consumers/
Specialty Food Association. "Distribution of specialty food consumers in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017." Chart. June 12, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/295486/distribution-of-us-specialty-food-consumers/
Specialty Food Association. (2018). Distribution of specialty food consumers in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/295486/distribution-of-us-specialty-food-consumers/
Specialty Food Association. "Distribution of Specialty Food Consumers in The U.S. from 2009 to 2017." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Jun 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/295486/distribution-of-us-specialty-food-consumers/
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Distribution of specialty food consumers in the U.S. from 2009 to 2017 [Graph], Specialty Food Association, June 12, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/295486/distribution-of-us-specialty-food-consumers/
