CONSUMER TRENDS

Time to Change the Oil?
The world of fats and oils is changing. An ACNielsen review of 2004 sales in 89 food categories across 59 countries revealed that consumers worldwide are opting for healthier and more-expensive cooking oils.

With three-quarters of households trying to prevent heart disease and with the vast majority of the two-thirds of shoppers who are trying to treat a health condition with food focused on heart, it’s not surprising that fat has topped the list of nutrition concerns in t…