Carl Quash III Industry Manager - Food & Nutrition
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About Carl
Carl is Euromonitor International’s Industry Manager for packaged food, covering snacks and nutrition research. He oversees research on snacks and analysis in 100 national markets worldwide.
Carl provides thought leadership and advises clients on how key trends in snacks and changing consumer behaviour will impact business operations. He specialises in trend discovery, innovation and snack product development. Carl has worked in the food space for more than a decade. Prior to his career at Euromonitor, Carl was a food formulation scientist working on enzyme processing aids, snack bars, and processed pasteurised cheese products. He has supported clients in nutrition labelling, formula design, and go-to market strategy.
Recently Published Work
The Future of Positive Nutrition and Challenges to Overcome
Carl Quash III
Consumers’ relationship with diets is ever-changing. Now, unprecedented priority is being placed on addressing diet-related human health issues to improve what and how we eat and build a future containing a healthy, productive population. World Nutrition Day is a time to reflect on the greatest challenges that positive nutrition faces and what can be done to overcome them.
What Could Weight Loss Drugs Mean for Food and Beverage?
Carl Quash III
Ozempic and Wegovy, weight loss drugs, have received lots of buzz lately as new challengers to the global obesity epidemic. With abilities to suppress appetite, the food industry is concerned about what this means for sales. Future adoption of these drugs is set to increase, as are sales of broader weight management-claimed food and beverages. And even with many unknowns, our experts believe strong worry about negative, long-term impact should be moderated and brands should take certain actions.
Five Key Snack Trends to Track in 2023
Carl Quash III
Looking at the year ahead, 2023 is expected to bring more challenges, but also opportunities to positively evolve the snack industry. Euromonitor International’s snacks research has identified five key trends set to shape snacks this year: Snacks Seen More as Staples, Channel Conscious Shopper Shifts, Guarding Core Categories, Nurturing Nutritional Demands, Delivering on Nostalgia and Needed Distractions.