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New Profit Opportunities in Health and Nutrition to 2009: Changing Consumer Concerns and Market Influencers in Food and Drinks

Published by: Business Insights

Published: Oct. 1, 2004 - 132 Pages


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Executive Summary 
Identifying consumers’ health concerns 
Profitability hotspots and innovation opportunities 
New product development 
Conclusions and profit opportunities by market category 
Chapter 1 Introduction to the Report 
Aim of the report 
Identifying the main health-related issues influencing the food and drinks
industry at present 
Chapter 2 Identifying Consumers’ Health
Concerns 
Summary 
Introduction 
Obesity 
A definition 
The unhealthy facts 
Nutritional influence 
Who/what is accountable for the rising levels of obesity? 
Adults versus children 
What factors are causing obesity in children? 
What factors are causing obesity in adults? 
Obesity case study: Weight Watchers’ reinvention 
Diabetes 
A definition 
The unhealthy facts 
Diabetic food and drinks 
Healthy meal recommendations 
Breakfast 
Lunch and dinner 
Diabetic-friendly products 
Product opportunities 
Ingredients 
Tagatose 
Chromium 
Dieting choices - far too many to choose from? 
The typical length of a diet 
Low fat/low calorie diets remain the most popular for consumers 
Promoting a long-standing breakfast product as a diet food 
Glycaemic Index: the next big thing? 
What is the GI diet? 
GI diets and diabetes 
New Zealand strongly in favour of GI 
Nutritionists’ expert opinions on the GI diet 
The small issue of exercise… 
Over the last six months, how often have you exercised, on average, per
week? 
The impact of food scares on consumers’ perceptions of the food and
drinks industry 
GM foods 
Global snapshot of the GM food market 
The United Kingdom 
Asia 
Russia 
Africa 
Australia 
The United States 
Are consumers likely to accept GM foods into their daily diet over the next
five years? 
Chapter 3 Profitability Hotspots and
Innovation Opportunities 
Summary 
Introduction 
Steady market growth expected for the healthy food and drinks market 
How successful in terms of sales do you believe the next five years
will be globally for the health food and drinks market? 
Most profitable target audiences for health food and drinks 
The most successful healthy food and drinks sectors to 2009 
Functional food and drinks 
Future success potential of functional food and drink products 
With all this activity, are consumers prepared to pay a premium price for
functional products? 
Functional versus organic 
Senior consumers are ready and waiting for functional and healthy products
to promote longevity 
Which organic products do older consumers typically purchase? 
Glico functional food and drinks - best practice company from a best practice
country 
Profitability hotspots 
Profitability hotspots in the healthy food and drinks arena at present 
Profitability hotspots in 2009 
Low carb versus low calorie competition assessment 
Chapter 4 New Product Development 
Summary 
Introduction 
Launching a successful new product is difficult enough, let alone launching a
healthy new product… 
Which healthy brands/private labels are consumers most interested in? 
Cadbury’s easily beats the diet products in terms of consumption 
Retailer private label 
Foodservice 
Low carb 
Industry insight into the next big thing in healthy NPD 
Drinks 
Perceptions of healthy drink products to 2009 
Foods 
Perceptions of healthy food products to 2009 
Future forecast: top 10 successful healthy food products to 2009 
Innovative functional and low calorie product launches 
Australia: fortified water 
Australia: nutritional food range 
Germany: vitamin-enhanced spreads 
South Africa: the first prebiotic brand in the UK 
United States: low calorie ready meals 
United States: fortified berries 
United States: soy burger to replace veggie burger 
Anti-ageing products 
Lessons to be learned by the food and drinks industry from the
growing skincare market targeting consumers’ age concerns 
Antioxidants for anti-ageing 
Omega-3 
The research 
The health benefits of omega-3 
Sources of omega-3 
Products sold on their omega content 
Focus on salt reduction 
Arguments for salt 
Arguments against salt 
The food and drink industry’s reaction and future action 
Sodium reductions already made in some processed food sectors 
Sid the slug campaign 
Retailers’ reactions: The Co-op 
Manufacturer’s reactions 
Next on the agenda - sugar 
Vegetarian and meat-free products 
The future potential for vegetarian/meat-free products in the next five years 
Branded, high quality, healthy vegetarian products are the way forward 
Innovative vegetarian/healthy product launches 
Health is wealth 
Chapter 5 Conclusions and Profit
Opportunities By Market
Category 
Summary 
Introduction 
Dairy 
Promoting the probiotics content of dairy products 
Promoting the benefits of dairy for pregnancy 
Confectionery 
Soft drinks 
Fruit juices related to particular body parts/ailments 
Vegetable juices related to particular body parts/ailments 
Alcoholic drinks 
Bakery 
Snacks 
The gluten-free diet 
What is coeliac disease? 
Sources of gluten that have to be avoided on a gluten-free diet 
Manufacturers of gluten-free products 
Glutano - manufacturing gluten-free products 
Meal solutions 
Opportunities for healthy canned meals range with added vitamins
and minerals 
Canned meat 
Canned pasta 
Canned vegetables 
Definitions 
Index 
List of Figures
Figure 1.1: Highly important consumer concerns with a view to the potential future impact on
food and drink development 
Figure 2.2: How long is the typical diet? 
Figure 2.3: What are the most popular diets according to the consumers? 
Figure 2.4: Is the GI diet set to become the next big dieting trend? 
Figure 2.5: The Australian GI symbol 
Figure 2.6: Is exercise as important as dieting to consumers? How often do consumers exercise
per week? 
Figure 2.7: What impact do you believe food scares such as BSE/CJD and bird flu have had on
consumers’ perceptions of the food and drinks industry? 
Figure 2.8: Are consumers increasingly likely to accept GM foods into their daily diet over the
next five years? 
Figure 3.9: How successful in terms of sales do you believe the next five years will be globally for
the health food and drinks market? 
Figure 3.10: Age groups expected to experience the most NPD activity over the next five years 
Figure 3.11: What do you perceive to be the most profitable health food and drinks sectors over the
next five years? 
Figure 3.12: How do you perceive the future success of the following functional products over the
next five years? 
Figure 3.13: Consumers’ willingness to pay a premium for functional versus organic 
Figure 3.14: Profitability hotspots in the healthy food and drinks arena at present 
Figure 3.15: Profitability hotspots in the healthy food and drinks arena by 2009 
Figure 4.16: Cadbury’s easily beats the diet product examples in terms of consumption 
Figure 4.17: Have you purchased any of the following retailer’s private label products in the past
12 months? 
Figure 4.18: Have you purchased any of the following foodservice branded products in the past 12
months? 
Figure 4.19: Have you purchased any of the following low carb branded products in the past 
months? 
Figure 4.20: Future forecast: top 10 successful healthy food products to 2009 
Figure 4.21: Heinz soup - reduced salt 
Figure 4.22: Sid the Slug - anti-salt campaign 
Figure 4.23: Vegetarian-friendly cereals with added health benefits, soya milkshakes and meat-free
pepperoni pizza 
List of Tables
Table 1.1: Rating the importance of the influence of 11 consumer concerns on the development
of the food and drinks industry 
Table 2.2: Do you think the food and drinks industry should be held responsible for the rising
levels of obesity in children? 
Table 2.3: How important do you consider the following factors in the controversial debate on
rising levels of obesity in children? 
Table 2.4: How important do you consider the following factors in the controversial debate on
rising levels of obesity in adults? 
Table 2.5: Prevalence of diabetes in the seven major markets 
Table 2.6: Which of the following diets have consumers tried in the past? 
Table 2.7: What impact do you believe food scares such as BSE/CJD and bird flu have had on
consumers’ perception of the food and drinks industry? 
Table 3.8: How successful in terms of sales do you believe the next five years will be globally for
the health food and drinks market? 
Table 3.9: Age groups expected to experience the most NPD activity over the next five years 
Table 3.10: What do you perceive to be the most successful health food and drinks sectors over the
next five years? 
Table 3.11: Future success potential of functional food and drink products 
Table 3.12: Profitability hotspots in the healthy food and drinks arena at present 
Table 3.13: Profitability hotspots in the healthy food and drinks arena by 2009 
Table 3.14: Low carb versus low calorie competition assessment 
Table 4.15: Have you purchased any products from the following companies/brands in the past 
months? 
Table 4.16: Perceptions of healthy drink products to 2009 
Table 4.17: Perceptions of healthy food products to 2009 
Table 4.18: Lessons to be learned by the food and drinks industry from the growing skincare
market targeting consumers’ age concerns 
Table 4.19: Antioxidants for anti-ageing 
Table 4.20: Food and drinks companies plans to reduce levels of salt in their products 
Table 4.21: What is the future potential for vegetarian/meat-free products in the next five years?

Abstract

More and more consumers are looking for health benefits associated with their food or drink product; these concerns range from the effects of probiotics, the health benefits associated with a meat-reduction diet to the role of antioxidants in ageing and skincare. New Profit Opportunities in Health and Nutrition to 2009: Changing consumer concerns and market influencers in food and drinks reveals consumers' health concerns and the relationship between nutrition and purchasing habits. The report identifies these concerns, allowing you as a food or drink manufacturer or retailer to unlock the door to new profit opportunities and growth strategies for your product. The report reveals how you can target specific ailments and concerns by promoting natural nutrition within your food and drinks products. Discover what will be the next influential diet, the key target audience for healthy food and drinks products and the top three most important health food and drinks products to 2009.

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