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What Southern Revival Means to American Food and Beverage Consumers
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  1. What Southern Revival Means to U.S. Food & Beverage Consumers What Southern Revival Means to U.S. Food & Beverage Consumers We surveyed +1,000 US consumers to identify their existing associations with Southern food and the flavors and techniques that are revolutionizing the traditional cuisine as we know it. As a component of our Southern Revival Initiative our goal was to reveal consumers’ current exposure and appeal towards specific international flavors as well as their standing on traditional Southern food and the appeal of international fusions. Our survey recipients range in age, gender, ethnic backgrounds, state of residence and other demographics making them a diverse representation of the average American consumer. When it comes to purchasing food and beverage products, consumers are most influenced by: When it comes to purchasing food and beverage products, consumers are most influenced by: 35% 34% 23% 8% 6% 67% of respondents were ages 13-17 45% of Black/African Americans 68% ages 65+ selected this as a top choice Foreign ingredients and global cuisine other New and exciting flavors and ingredients Traditional ingredients with a twist (e.g. foreign flavors) 24% ages 18 to 24 23% ages 25-34 24% ages 35 to 49 20% ages 50-64 Classic flavors and traditional ingredients Southern cuisine is the result of many ethnic influences. Today we see chefs & mixologists finding inspiration with global flavors & ingredients. Consumers ranked these global cuisines in order of appeal—Mexican having the strongest appeal. Exposure has a strong influence on how flavor and cuisine can appeal to consumers; these are the top categories for where consumers find the most exposure to global ingredients and ethnic flavors in their lives. Overall a majority of consumers are influenced by the restaurants, bars and bakeries they go to while a strong majority of younger consumers turn to the internet: Global cuisines ranked in order of appealGlobal cuisines ranked in order of appeal 26% 20% 7% 6%3% European (French/Italian/ Spanish) Asian (Japanese/ Korean) Middle Eastern (Greek/Israeli) IndianAfrican 38% Mexican Top CategoriesTop Categories The Most Beloved International Flavors Within the USThe Most Beloved International Flavors Within the US Interesting Global FlavorsInteresting Global Flavors 22%Restaurants/bars/ bakery 16%Internet / social media 14%Cooking shows / recipe books Respondents who selected ‘My heritage / family recipes’ segmented by ethnicity American In dian/AlaskaNative Asian Black / African American 12% 11% 14% Southern food is the result of many ethnic influences. When it comes to modern southern food, consumers have been exposed to the following influences the most: The cuisines with the least influence on modern Southern food and beverage – (room for innovation): 29% 27% 14% 2% 5% 6% Mexican influence European Influence (French/Italian/Spanish) Asian Influence (Japanese/Korean) Indian African Middle Eastern Influence (Greek/Israeli) AGAVE MOLE JASMINE MEZCAL H UITLACOCH E KIMCHI CARDAMOM PEAR URFABIBER RA SELHANO UT TOGARASHI LAAB SUMAC KOGI K EWPIEMAY O YUZU VINDALOO 24% 16% 16% 16% 14% 22% 22% 21% 1% 1% 2% 2% 3% 3% 4% 5% 5% The Most and Least Influence on Southern CuisineThe Most and Least Influence on Southern Cuisine To learn more please reach out to a member of our team sasha.bertran@symrise.com
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