BARBARA KATZ

Although the concept of “clean label” increasingly appears to be a priority for food and beverage formulators, this unregulated descriptor remains largely undefined by industry and consumers. In fact, definitions vary by the party involved, with ingredient suppliers, food and beverage manufacturers, retailers, and consumers all having their own opinions of what qualifies as a clean label. But because in the end the only thing that matters is if consumers repeatedly purchase the product, their in…Marketers around the globe are working to keep the clean-label message straightforward for consumers with brand names that include words like simple, simply, real, and pure.



Figure 1. How Consumers Categorize Processed Foods. From Processed Food Study, HealthFocus International, 2010 Healthy and unprocessed are clearly linked in consumers’ minds. The vast majority of consumers



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