Gluten-free products going strong with US sales up 11%
New York
GLUTEN-FREE is going strong. Only one per cent of the US population has been diagnosed with celiac disease, yet gluten-free products are still filling up - and flying off - grocery store shelves. US sales reached US$1.57 billion last year, up 11 per cent over 2014, according to data from Packaged Facts.
Sure, that growth has slowed - it was at 81 per cent in 2013. But it still runs laps around the grocery sector's overall growth of 3 per cent. In the cereal aisle, for example, where sales have been declining for the past decade, claims such as "gluten-free", as well as "GMO-free" and "no high-fructose corn syrup" have made for one of the few bright spots, according to a recent Nielsen report. Wheat-free bread may be o…
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