This statistic displays the share of specialty food consumers in the United States from 2013 to 2016, by ethnicity. According to the 2014 survey, 71 percent of Hispanic respondents had purchased specialty foods.
Distribution of specialty food consumers in the U.S. from 2013 to 2016, by ethnic origin
* Date and study characteristics apply to the 2016 survey. Data for previos 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. (August 1, 2016). Distribution of specialty food consumers in the U.S. from 2013 to 2016, by ethnic origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/295490/us-specialty-food-consumer-share-by-ethnic-origin/
Specialty Food Association. "Distribution of specialty food consumers in the U.S. from 2013 to 2016, by ethnic origin." Chart. August 1, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/295490/us-specialty-food-consumer-share-by-ethnic-origin/
Specialty Food Association. (2016). Distribution of specialty food consumers in the U.S. from 2013 to 2016, by ethnic origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/295490/us-specialty-food-consumer-share-by-ethnic-origin/
Specialty Food Association. "Distribution of Specialty Food Consumers in The U.S. from 2013 to 2016, by Ethnic Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/295490/us-specialty-food-consumer-share-by-ethnic-origin/
Specialty Food Association, Distribution of specialty food consumers in the U.S. from 2013 to 2016, by ethnic origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/295490/us-specialty-food-consumer-share-by-ethnic-origin/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Distribution of specialty food consumers in the U.S. from 2013 to 2016, by ethnic origin [Graph], Specialty Food Association, August 1, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/295490/us-specialty-food-consumer-share-by-ethnic-origin/
