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Appetites: New breakfast brands succeed even as consumer craving for cereal declines

A small child in a pink rain jacket and rain boots hides behind a cereal box in a grocery store aisle.
Shoppers are reaching for new options in the cereal aisle of grocery stores, making "healthier" choice even if they're more expensive.
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Move over, Lucky Charms — new “healthier” cereals are seeing sales surge while big-name cereals from companies like General Mills are seeing profit margins shrink as consumers move away from sugary, highly-processed foods.

Brooks Johnson reported on the trends for the Minnesota Star Tribune. He shared more about them on this week’s Appetites.

To hear the conversation, use the audio player above.

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