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The perfect low-carb recipe could make some serious dough. In recent years, sales have barely risen in the roughly $16 billion U.S. bread market because consumers are shifting to foods perceived to be healthier, according to Packaged Facts. Grain-free breads, many of which are also low-carb, could be one big growth area, it said.

U.S. wine demand is forecasted to increase 1% yearly in volume terms through 2024, according to “Wine: United States,” a report recently released by Freedonia Focus Reports.

The rising standards for tyre lifespans and the popularity of tyres for use in a wide range of conditions will support a steady increase in antidegradant parts-per-hundred-rubber (PHR) rates, and subsequently the global volume demand for rubber processing chemicals, which will expand at 4.2% per year through 2023. Antidegradants are used intensively on tyres to allow them to function properly in harsh conditions.

According to Packaged Facts, cereal consumption in the U.S. has fallen about 2.7% year-over-year from 2013 to 2018 in part because consumers increasingly are skipping breakfast or are opting for on-the-go options that they perceive as more protein-packed, nutrient-dense or generally healthier.

Lawmakers in Washington state are moving to ban the tapping of natural water by bottled-water companies, a new approach in a growing push by environmentalists and some public officials against the industry.