Low-carb food may have missed Atkins wave

Posted by Luis F. Escalante on August 23 in Business

According to some analysts and industry observers, the low-carb movement has peaked, and food manufacturers who are just now coming out with low-carb versions of their products may be too late.

The food industry could have wasted "hundreds of millions" of dollars in reformulating and repackaging products as low-carb, said Ken Harris, a consultant who works with consumer products and retail companies for Cannondale Associates. "Just to bring a product to market is very costly."