Americans Lose Trust In Top Food Brands And Fast-Food Outlets

We asked Daily Meal readers if their trust in specific food brands had increased, stayed the same, or decreased compared to five years ago.  Overall the results support what we see as a trend. We included a dozen fast food purveyors and five brands each of chips, non-chip snacks, staple ingredients, and condiments.

More Trust: 9.4 percent
Less Trust: 45.7 percent
About the Same: 44.9 percent

More Trust: 33.6 percent
Less Trust: 25.8 percent
About the Same: 40.6 percent

More Trust: 37.3 percent
Less Trust: 17.5 percent
About the Same: 45.2 percent

More Trust: 14.1 percent
Less Trust: 35.9 percent
About the Same: 50.0 percent

More Trust: 18.1 percent
Less Trust: 32.3 percent
About the Same: 49.6 percent

More Trust: 4.8 percent
Less Trust: 53.2 percent
About the Same: 42.1 percent

More Trust: 11.9 percent
Less Trust: 51.6 percent
About the Same: 36.5 percent

More Trust: 35.7 percent
Less Trust: 16.7 percent
About the Same: 47.6 percent

More Trust: 5.5 percent
Less Trust: 42.2 percent
About the Same: 52.3 percent

More Trust: 15.0 percent
Less Trust: 44.9 percent
About the Same: 40.2 percent

More Trust: 13.4 percent
Less Trust: 39.4 percent
About the Same: 47.2 percent

More Trust: 22.0 percent
Less Trust: 26.0 percent
About the Same: 52.0 percent

Doritos
More Trust: 7.3 percent
Less Trust: 25.0 percent
About the Same: 67.7 percent

Fritos
More Trust: 6.7 percent
Less Trust: 22.9 percent
About the Same: 70.3 percent

Lay's Potato Chips
More Trust: 18.0 percent
Less Trust: 18.0 percent
About the Same: 63.9 percent

Pringles
More Trust: 6.7 percent
Less Trust: 38.3 percent
About the Same: 54.9 percent

Tostitos
More Trust: 11.3 percent
Less Trust: 20.8 percent
About the Same: 67.9 percent

Cheetos
More Trust: 7.8 percent
Less Trust: 29.9 percent
About the Same: 62.2 percent

Orville Redenbacher's Popcorn
More Trust: 9.9 percent
Less Trust: 36.3 percent
About the Same: 53.8 percent

Ritz Crackers
More Trust: 10.1 percent
Less Trust: 23.6 percent
About the Same: 66.3 percent

Triscuit
More Trust: 24.8 percent
Less Trust: 16.1 percent
About the Same: 59.1 percent

Wheat Thins
More Trust: 16.2 percent
Less Trust: 20.5 percent
About the Same: 63.3 percent

Domino Sugar
More Trust: 7.2 percent
Less Trust: 20.9 percent
About the Same: 71.9 percent

Egg-Land's Best Eggs
More Trust: 21.1 percent
Less Trust: 22.5 percent
About the Same: 56.4 percent

Hershey's Cocoa
More Trust: 12.3 percent
Less Trust: 17.0 percent
About the Same: 70.7 percent

Land O'Lakes Butter
More Trust: 26.4 percent
Less Trust: 13.9 percent
About the Same: 59.6 percent

Pillsbury All-Purpose Flour
More Trust: 9.0 percent
Less Trust: 16.5 percent
About the Same: 74.5 percent

French's Mustard
More Trust: 15.9 percent
Less Trust: 9.6 percent
About the Same: 74.4 percent

Heinz Ketchup
More Trust: 25.2 percent
Less Trust: 17.4 percent
About the Same: 57.4 percent

Hellman's Mayonnaise
More Trust: 25.7 percent
Less Trust: 19.3 percent
About the Same: 55.0 percent

Kraft Barbecue Sauce
More Trust: 4.5 percent
Less Trust: 39.0 percent
About the Same: 56.6 percent

Tostitos Salsa
More Trust: 8.2 percent
Less Trust: 32.2 percent
About the Same: 59.6 percent