A recent study by Mintel, a Chicago-based consumer research firm, shows 65% of respondents are interested in healthy snacks, but 71% believe healthy snacks are more expensive than less healthy ones.
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“We’ve seen a big increase in sales of single-serve items,” said Terri Bennis, VP of fresh food operations at nine-unit Kowalski’s Markets, St. Paul, Minn.
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One of the most popular items at Kowalski's is a compartmentalized container that houses almonds, cheese and apple slices.
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A huge apple, crafted from felt by K-VA-T Produce Manager Lequitte Perry, hangs over the display with the message “Healthy Snacking.”
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The Chicago-based research firm NPD Group this fall found that consumers following the healthiest diets snack twice as often as those with less healthy diets.
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Each year, this Food City store holds a Ready Fest featuring fruit right before school starts. Having introduced children and their parents to the convenience and the healthfulness of fresh fruit, Perry is not surprised that fresh fruit and vegetable snack items are now selling well.
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