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FMCG Gurus – Why Wellness Communication Needs to Change – Trend report 2026

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FMCG Gurus – Why Wellness Communication Needs to Change – Trend report 2026

 Geographies: Global  Industries: Health & Wellness, Trend Reports, Trend Resources  Published Date: 2026

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Report Description:

As wellness categories continue to evolve, consumers are becoming more proactive about improving their physical, emotional, and long-term wellbeing. However, the expansion of wellness messaging, scientific terminology, and health claims is also creating confusion, making it harder for consumers to navigate products and make confident purchasing decisions. This report explores how changing consumer expectations are reshaping wellness communication and why simplicity, clarity, and accessibility are increasingly important drivers of engagement.

The Challenge / Problem for Brands:

Consumers expect wellness products to feel credible and evidence-led, but they do not necessarily want highly technical communication. Overly scientific language, complex claims, and information overload can create confusion and reduce engagement, while oversimplified messaging risks weakening trust and credibility. At the same time, digital-first environments and fast-paced lifestyles are increasing demand for communication that feels quick, direct, and easy to understand.

Proposed Solution / Problem It Solves:

This report outlines how brands can simplify wellness communication without removing reassurance or credibility. By focusing on clear, benefit-led messaging, accessible explanations, and relevant everyday positioning, brands can create wellness propositions that feel more approachable, easier to understand, and better aligned with modern consumer lifestyles.

Risk of Getting This Wrong:

Failing to balance credibility with simplicity risks creating communication that either overwhelms or alienates consumers. Overcomplicated messaging can reduce trust and create hesitation at purchase, while vague or unclear positioning can weaken product differentiation and consumer confidence. In increasingly crowded wellness categories, poor communication risks limiting engagement and long-term relevance.

This Report Helps You Decide:

How to communicate wellness benefits more clearly, how to balance scientific reassurance with accessibility, and how to position wellness products in ways that feel relevant, trustworthy, and easy to integrate into everyday life.

Who this is for:

Food, drink, and supplement brands, ingredient suppliers, and innovation teams looking to strengthen wellness communication, improve consumer engagement, and create products that align with modern expectations around simplicity, credibility, and convenience.

FMCG Gurus – The Rise in Traditionalism: Evaluating the Impact on Meal Time Habits – Trend Report 2026

Report Description:

As wellness categories continue to evolve, consumers are becoming more proactive about improving their physical, emotional, and long-term wellbeing. However, the expansion of wellness messaging, scientific terminology, and health claims is also creating confusion, making it harder for consumers to navigate products and make confident purchasing decisions. This report explores how changing consumer expectations are reshaping wellness communication and why simplicity, clarity, and accessibility are increasingly important drivers of engagement.

The Challenge / Problem for Brands:

Consumers expect wellness products to feel credible and evidence-led, but they do not necessarily want highly technical communication. Overly scientific language, complex claims, and information overload can create confusion and reduce engagement, while oversimplified messaging risks weakening trust and credibility. At the same time, digital-first environments and fast-paced lifestyles are increasing demand for communication that feels quick, direct, and easy to understand.

Proposed Solution / Problem It Solves:

This report outlines how brands can simplify wellness communication without removing reassurance or credibility. By focusing on clear, benefit-led messaging, accessible explanations, and relevant everyday positioning, brands can create wellness propositions that feel more approachable, easier to understand, and better aligned with modern consumer lifestyles.

Risk of Getting This Wrong:

Failing to balance credibility with simplicity risks creating communication that either overwhelms or alienates consumers. Overcomplicated messaging can reduce trust and create hesitation at purchase, while vague or unclear positioning can weaken product differentiation and consumer confidence. In increasingly crowded wellness categories, poor communication risks limiting engagement and long-term relevance.

This Report Helps You Decide:

How to communicate wellness benefits more clearly, how to balance scientific reassurance with accessibility, and how to position wellness products in ways that feel relevant, trustworthy, and easy to integrate into everyday life.

Who this is for:

Food, drink, and supplement brands, ingredient suppliers, and innovation teams looking to strengthen wellness communication, improve consumer engagement, and create products that align with modern expectations around simplicity, credibility, and convenience.

Files included in this report:

  • FMCG-Gurus-Why-Wellness-Communication-Needs-to-Change-Trend-report-2026.pdf
  • FMCG-Gurus-Why-Wellness-Communication-Needs-to-Change-Trend-report-2026.pptx
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Report Agenda and Insights available:

Executive summary
  • [EMO174] Do you ever have feelings of worry about the following? Please select all that apply - 2024
  • [AN314] What challenges do you feel exist when it comes to leading a healthy lifestyle? Please select all that apply - 2021, 2019, 2023, 2025
  • [AN358] In the last two years, have you tried to do any of the following? Please select all that apply - 2021, 2019, 2023, 2025
  • [CN602] We would now like you to think about the following product claims. Typically, how influential are these claims when choosing what food and drink to buy? Please select the answer that best fits - 2021, 2020, 2019, 2023, 2025
  • [AN586] What areas of your health would you like to improve over the next twelve months? Please select all that apply - 2021, 2019, 2023, 2025
  • [CN602] We would now like you to think about the following product claims. Typically, how influential are these claims when choosing what food and drink to buy? Please select the answer that best fits - 2021, 2020, 2019, 2023, 2025
  • [CN753] If there is scientific information on product packaging about the related health benefits that you find confusing. What are you most likely to do? Please select the answer that best fits - 2025
  • [IMU670] Are you concerned about the amount of time you spend indoors on technological devices such as televisions and gaming consoles? - 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
  • [CN200] To what extent do you agree with the following statements? Please select the answer that best fits - 2025
  • [EC447] Do you follow food and drink brands via social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok? - 2022, 2025
  • [CN200] To what extent do you agree with the following statements? Please select the answer that best fits - 2025
  • [CN200] To what extent do you agree with the following statements? Please select the answer that best fits - 2025
Changing wellness communication
  • [EMO174] Do you ever have feelings of worry about the following? Please select all that apply - 2024
  • [AN586] What areas of your health would you like to improve over the next twelve months? Please select all that apply - 2021, 2019, 2023, 2025
  • [CN200] To what extent do you agree with the following statements? Please select the answer that best fits - 2025
  • [CN200] To what extent do you agree with the following statements? Please select the answer that best fits - 2025
  • [CN200] To what extent do you agree with the following statements? Please select the answer that best fits - 2025
  • [CN602] We would now like you to think about the following product claims. Typically, how influential are these claims when choosing what food and drink to buy? Please select the answer that best fits - 2021, 2020, 2019, 2023, 2025
  • [CN602] We would now like you to think about the following product claims. Typically, how influential are these claims when choosing what food and drink to buy? Please select the answer that best fits - 2021, 2020, 2019, 2023, 2025
  • [CN753] If there is scientific information on product packaging about the related health benefits that you find confusing. What are you most likely to do? Please select the answer that best fits - 2025
  • [AN358] In the last two years, have you tried to do any of the following? Please select all that apply - 2021, 2019, 2023, 2025
  • [AN314] What challenges do you feel exist when it comes to leading a healthy lifestyle? Please select all that apply - 2021, 2019, 2023, 2025
  • [EC447] Do you follow food and drink brands via social media channels such as Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok? - 2022, 2025
  • [IMU670] Are you concerned about the amount of time you spend indoors on technological devices such as televisions and gaming consoles? - 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024

Files included in this report:

  • FMCG-Gurus-Why-Wellness-Communication-Needs-to-Change-Trend-report-2026.pdf
  • FMCG-Gurus-Why-Wellness-Communication-Needs-to-Change-Trend-report-2026.pptx
  • If you are a user, click here to login and download the report.