Study: foods with a snacking claim surging

In the past four years, the average annual growth in food and beverages with a snacking claim has climbed 14%, according to a new study. For most consumers, snacking is a part of daily life and always has been, according to Innova Market Insights. What’s changing, according to the firm’s new research, is the way people think about snacking and what is considered to be a snack.