Rising incomes, the emergence of chefs as innovative actors in the food scene, and the growing consumer demand for culinary experiences, are the main driving forces behind haute cuisine.
That left consumers without expanding incomes to buy new products, forcing the economy to rely on growing consumer debt and a housing bubble to finance its relatively anemic expansion.
Experts and industry analysts said a variety of factors — growing consumer awareness, more regulations and an improving job market — have forced a reckoning for some of the largest players.
Analysts expect the companies to become a potent new marketing force as they try to appeal to a rapidly growing consumer market in countries like China, India and Russia.
With a growing consumer base across the globe, the Halal economy is poised to become a competitive force in international trade.
Growing consumer confidence is one explanation.
Chemical safety is a growing consumer concern.
Yet Brazil also has a growing consumer sector.
But it also taps into growing consumer aspirations.
She anticipates increasingly innovative textiles and a growing consumer awareness.
