# Bear Branded Healthy Snacks Bear Offers Tasty Candy Alternatives That are Also Good for You By Marissa Liu | Published 2009-09-23 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/healthy-snacks References: [bandb-studio](http://www.bandb-studio.co.uk/work_bear.htm) & [wearebear](http://www.wearebear.co.uk/fruit-nibbles/) Are you struggling to find a wholesome yet sweet alternative to chocolate, fatty granola bars and sugar-heavy fruit snacks? [Bear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bear-fruit-treasures) has the healthy snack solution for you! Bear healthy snacks are hand blended, [slow-baked granola bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/junkless-drizzled), fruit roll-ups and dried fruit nibbles that are tasty and fat free with no sugar added. Every Bear snack is either 1 of your 5 a day servings of fruit and vegetables and 1 of your 3 a day servings of whole grains. [Bears](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bebeto-just-bears) strives to provide wholesome, healthy snacks as nature intended. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.9/10 - Popularity: 19% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Healthy Snacks:** The increasing demand for healthy and nutritious snacks offers an opportunity to develop new and innovative products such as Bear's hand blended, slow-baked granola bars, fruit roll-ups, and dried fruit nibbles. - **Natural Ingredients:** More consumers are searching for snacks with natural ingredients, creating a market for innovative companies like Bear to use all-natural ingredients in their snacks. - **Alternative to Conventional Candy:** Consumers are seeking healthier alternative to conventional candy, presenting opportunities for companies like Bear to introduce more tasty and nutritious snacks. ### Where This Applies - **Food and Beverage:** The rising demand for nutritious and healthy snacks, presents the food and beverage industry with an opportunity to capitalize on the trend and innovate new products. - **Organic Foods:** The trend towards more natural and organic foods has increased the demand for healthy snacks like Bear's, creating an opportunity in the organic food industry. - **Packaged Goods:** The rising demand for convenient, healthy, and natural snacks has presented an opportunity for companies to improve and innovate existing packaged food products like Bear's hand blended, slow-baked granola bars, fruit roll-ups, and dried fruit nibbles. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [No-Added-Sugar Fruit Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bear-fruit-treasures.md) - [Sour Fruit Snack Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bear-fruit-snack.md) - [Kid-Friendly Cooked Meat Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/golden-acre-foods-billy-bear.md) - [Rolled Tropical Fruit Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bear-tropical-yoyos.md) - [Craveable Granola Bites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crunchy-bites.md) - [Dual-Flavor Fruit Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bear-fruit-splits.md) - [Minimally Processed Snack Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fruit-nut-bar.md) - [Gut-Friendly Candy Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/savvy-sweets.md) - [Unbaked Four-Ingredient Snack Bars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eattoheal-real-food-bars.md)