Functional and organic foods show double-digit growth in U.S.

The US health and wellness sector surged 15 per cent in 2007 and broached the US$100 billion mark for the first time, according to the Natural Marketing Institute (NMI). And double-digit growth will continue with projected sales of $170 billion by 2012.

The Pennsylvania-based market analyst said its statistics related to health and wellness packaged good sales across both retail and direct-to-consumer channels and were part of its 2007 US survey conducted among more than 6,000 households.

Source: Foodnavigator.com

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Functional and Organic Foods Show Double-Digit Growth in US.

[This speaks volumes of our industry’s opportunity to increase market awareness for all our fitness and nutrition facility offerings and draw more public to our locations as there are clearly more of them becoming conscious and spending more discretionary funds on health and health products including fitness, diet, foods and supplements.]