U.S. adults with access to the internet who purchase specialty foods
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
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 foods: U.S. consumers' purchase location by retail channel 2019
This statistic depicts the locations where consumers purchase specialty foods in the United States in 2019. In order to gather this information, an online survey was conducted among adults with internet access in the United States. The survey revealed that ** percent of U.S. consumers buy specialty foods at natural food stores.
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