CONSUMER TRENDS

Bet Your Bacon on Breakfast
From savory sandwiches void of traditional breakfast foods, to fruit flautas, breakfast pizzas, burritos, and calzones, the stodgy breakfast segment is finally breaking out of its mold.

At the same time, perennial favorites such as orange juice have been cleverly repositioned for healthy kids; milk and cereal combinations have been reinvented in bar and beverage forms; and pancakes and sausages are now wrapped “to go” on a stick. Eggs may be fortified with vitamin E and…