Market Trends of Spain Food Flavor and Enhancer Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Spain Food Flavor & Enhancer Market according to our research experts:
Increasing Demand For Organic Food Products
The movement towards healthier, more sustainable, and eco-conscious lifestyles in Spain, as around the world, has influenced personal attitudes and ultimately, impacted everyday spending habits. This has significantly influenced the demand for natural food flavors and enhancers in the country. One of the biggest flavor trends ruling the food and beverage industry in-country is floral flavor. These botanical flavors are paired with fruit flavors to create innovative, complex tastes and new dimensions in the food and beverage industry. Over the past few years, floral flavors have grown from a niche category to a much larger one. For example, from bakeries to restaurants to grocery stores floral flavors, can be found in all kinds of dishes, desserts, beverages, and products. Whole Foods feature snacks and desserts, including blackberry-rose lemonade, dark chocolate-covered violet marshmallows, lemon-lavender, and orange blossom cookies, and others.
Beverage Segment Holds a Significant Share
The increasing per capita consumption of beverages such as carbonated soft drinks/ fruit-flavored carbonated drinks, juice-based drinks, dairy-based drinks, energy drinks, and others is one of the major factors which has significantly increased the application of food flavors and enhancers in the beverage segment. New innovations in functional beverages and flavoring are attracting health-conscious consumers. Thus, manufacturers are using fruit, floral, and crossover flavors as the key to success in launching products in the functional food and beverage industry. The fruit flavors were the most common flavors utilized in beverage launches, between 2012 and 2017. Flavor inspirations from superfruits, vegetables, and herbs are also gaining great popularity in the beverage industry of the country.
