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Cream and Creamers - US

Published by: Mintel International Group Ltd.

Published: Jul. 1, 2007 - 103 Pages


Table of Contents


Scope and Themes

What you need to know

Definition

Resources used for consumer sections

Abbreviations and terms

Abbreviations

Terms

Executive Summary

The bottom line

A fate entwined with that of coffee

Troubling coffee trends afoot

The coffee-creamer-age dilemma

Older adults love coffee, but are more tepid toward creamer

Younger generation has other beverage choices, but its coffee drinkers love creamer

Cream and creamer usage location analysis paints varied picture; provides opportunity

Shift toward non-dairy liquid propels market forward

Trend shift away from flavored varieties to better-for-you combinations

Major players remain the same; private label has growth potential

Supermarkets retain stronghold

Potential for greater in-home use with cooking/baking

A solid future with potential

Market Drivers

Coffee consumption—and its tie to creamer—remains primary driver

Figure 1: Total U.S. retail sales of coffee through FDM*, at current and constant prices, 2001-06

Figure 2: Availability of first choice of cream/creamer, by gender, May 2007

Cream and creamer choices driven by usage location

Figure 3: Use of cream and creamers by type, by usage location, May 2007

And by type of coffee

Figure 4: Coffee use by households who use non-dairy cream substitute, 2006

Older coffee drinkers a missed opportunity

Figure 5: Incidence of drinking coffee, May 2007

Figure 6: Use of cream and creamers at home, by type, by age, May 2007

Figure 7: Amount of coffee drunk per week, May 2007

A silver lining?

Figure 8: Types of coffee bought, by age, August 2006

Flavored products peak in 2006

Figure 9: New flavored cream and creamer product releases, indexed 2001-06

Health trends impact sales

Figure 10: Attitudes regarding healthy eating, 2003-06

Figure 11: Types of non-dairy cream substitutes used, light/low fat vs. regular, 2003-06

Figure 12: Cream and creamer new product introductions, top health claims, 2002-07

Allergen and gluten-free

Animal welfare and organic

Rising prices mask drop in dairy creamer unit sales—edge to non-dairy?

Figure 13: Refrigerated dairy cream/half & half sales, by dollar value and units, 2003-06

Figure 14: Refrigerated non-dairy creamer sales, by dollar value and units, 2003-06

Market Size and Trends

Market size

Figure 15: Total U.S. retail sales of cream and creamers, at current and constant prices, 2001-06

Market trends

Introduction

Figure 16: Cream and creamer new product introductions, by claim, 2001-07

Figure 17: Use of flavored, fat-free or reduced fat and sugar-free in the last three months, May 2007 and January 2006

Figure 18: Cream and creamer new product introductions, by flavor, 2001-07

Figure 19: Cream and creamer new product introductions, by storage method, 2001-07

Market Segmentation

FDM sales of cream and creamers

Figure 20: FDM sales of cream and creamers, segmented by type, 2004 and 2006

Refrigerated non-dairy creamer

Figure 21: FDM sales of refrigerated non-dairy creamer, at current and constant prices, 2001-06

Refrigerated dairy cream/half & half

Figure 22: FDM sales of refrigerated dairy cream/half & half, at current and constant prices, 2001-06

Shelf stable coffee creamer

Figure 23: FDM sales of shelf stable coffee creamer, at current and constant prices, 2001-06

Frozen coffee creamer

Figure 24: FDM sales of frozen coffee creamer, at current and constant prices, 2001-06

Supply Structure

Companies and brands

Overview

Figure 25: Manufacturer FDM sales of cream and creamers in the U.S., 2004 and 2006

Figure 26: Brand preference for non-dairy cream substitutes, 2006

Refrigerated non-dairy creamer

Figure 27: Manufacturer brand FDM sales of refrigerated non-dairy creamer in the U.S., 2004 and 2006

Refrigerated dairy cream/half & half

Figure 28: Manufacturer brand FDM sales of refrigerated dairy cream/half & half in the U.S., 2004 and 2006

Shelf stable coffee creamer

Figure 29: Manufacturer brand FDM sales of shelf stable coffee creamer in the U.S., 2004 and 2006

Frozen coffee creamer

Figure 30: Manufacturer brand FDM sales of frozen coffee creamer in the U.S., 2004 and 2006

Advertising and Promotion

What market players are doing

Nestlé

Dean Foods

Thoughts on what they could do

Retail Distribution

Introduction

Figure 31: U.S. retail sales of cream and creamers, by channel, 2004 and 2006

Supermarkets

Figure 32: U.S. supermarket sales of cream and creamers, at current and constant prices, 2001-06

Figure 33: Supermarket brand cream and creamers new product introductions, January 2002-May 2007

Convenience stores

Figure 34: U.S convenience store sales of cream and creamers, at current and constant prices, 2001-06

Mass merchandisers

Figure 35: U.S. mass merchandiser sales of cream and creamers, at current and constant prices, 2001-06

Drug stores

Figure 36: U.S. drug store sales of cream and creamers, at current and constant prices, 2001-06

Other

Figure 37: U.S. other retail outlet sales of cream and creamers, at current and constant prices, 2001-06

The Consumer: Coffee Use, Creamer Use, and Use by Location

Summary

Coffee and creamer: usage and opportunity

High frequency coffee drinkers a trouble spot

Creamer types: location analysis and opportunity

First choice of creamer

Usage of coffee

Figure 38: Personal use of coffee, by key demographics, May 2007

Usage of cream and creamers

Figure 39: Personal use of cream and creamer, by key demographics, May 2007

Frequency of cream and creamer use

Figure 40: Amount of coffee drunk in typical week, May 2007

Figure 41: Usage frequency of cream and creamers, by type, at home, May 2007

Usage of types of cream and creamers by usage location

Figure 42: Use of cream and creamers by type, by usage location, May 2007

Use of cream and creamers at home

Figure 43: Use of cream and creamers by type at home, by gender, May 2007

Figure 44: Use of cream and creamers by type at home, by age, May 2007

Figure 45: Use of cream and creamers by type at home by income, May 2007

Figure 46: Use of cream and creamers by type at home by race/ethnicity, May 2007

Figure 47: Use of cream and creamers by type at home, by children in HH, May 2007

Usage of cream and creamers at the office

Figure 48: Use of cream and creamers by type at the office, by gender, May 2007

Figure 49: Use of cream and creamers by type at the office, by age, May 2007

Figure 50: Use of cream and creamers by type away at the office by income, May 2007

Usage of cream and creamers at a coffeehouse

Figure 51: Use of cream and creamers by type at a coffeehouse, by age, May 2007

Figure 52: Use of cream and creamers by type at a coffeehouse by race/ethnicity, May 2007

Usage of cream and creamers at a gas station/convenience store

Figure 53: Use of cream and creamers by type at a gas station/convenience store, by age, May 2007

Usage of cream and creamers at a restaurant

Figure 54: Use of cream and creamers by type at a restaurant, by gender, May 2007

Figure 55: Use of cream and creamers by type at a restaurant by race/ethnicity, May 2007

Availability of first choice of cream/creamer

Figure 56: Availability of first choice of cream/creamer, by gender, May 2007

Figure 57: Availability of first choice of cream/creamer, by age, May 2007

The Consumer: Cream and Creamer Types, Flavors, and Usages

Summary

Creamer types: usage and opportunity

Usage of creamer “beyond coffee”

Types of cream-type or whitener-type products in the last three months

Figure 58: Types of cream-type or whitener-type products in the last three months, by gender, May 2007

Figure 59: Types of cream-type or whitener-type products in the last three months, by age May 2007

Figure 60: Types of cream-type or whitener-type products in the last three months, by HH income, May 2007

Figure 61: Types of cream-type or whitener-type products in the last three months, by race/ethnicity, May 2007

Flavored cream and creamers products

Figure 62: Cream-type or whitener-type flavors purchased in last three months, May 2007

Usage of cream and creamer products by usage application

Figure 63: Use of cream and creamers by usage application, May 2007

Usage of milk by usage application

Figure 64: Usage applications of milk, by gender, May 2007

Figure 65: Usage applications of milk, by age, May 2007

Figure 66: Usage applications of milk, by household income, May 2007

Figure 67: Usage applications of milk, by race/ethnicity, May 2007

Usage of powdered creamer by usage application

Figure 68: Usage applications of powdered creamer, by age May 2007

Figure 69: Usage applications of powdered creamer, by HH income, May 2007

Figure 70: Usage applications of powdered creamer, by race/ethnicity, May 2007

Usage of liquid non-dairy creamer by usage application

Figure 71: Usage applications of liquid non-dairy creamer, by gender, May 2007

Figure 72: Usage applications of liquid non-dairy creamer, by age May 2007

Usage of half & half by usage application

Figure 73: Usage applications of half & half, by age May 2007

Figure 74: Usage applications of half & half, by HH income, May 2007

Usage of cream by usage application

Figure 75: Usage applications of cream, by age May 2007

Figure 76: Usage applications of cream, by HH income, May 2007

Figure 77: Usage applications cream, by race/ethnicity, May 2007

Usage of soy milk by usage application

Figure 78: Usage applications of soy milk, by gender, May 2007

Figure 79: Usage applications of soy milk, by age May 2007

Figure 80: Usage applications of soy milk, by race/ethnicity, May 2007

Future and Forecast

Future trends

Among teens and young adults, coffee may be losing out to energy drinks

Figure 81: Consumption of energy drinks, January-October 2006

Cooperation between coffee industry and creamer industry advocated

Trends shift from flavors to BFY

Figure 82: Types of non-dairy cream substitutes used, light/low fat vs. regular, 2003-06

Figure 83: Use of flavored, fat-free or reduced fat and sugar-free in the last three months, May 2007 and January 2006

Figure 84: Top food and beverage claims - GNPD, June 2006-June 2007

Opportunities exist for cream and creamers beyond coffee

Cooking opportunities

Figure 85: Use of cream and creamers by usage application, May 2007

Tea anyone?

Combination creamer-coffee products

Milk prices to rise

Figure 86: Refrigerated dairy cream/half & half sales, by dollar value and units, 2003-06

Market forecast

Cream and creamers market

Figure 87: Forecast of total U.S. retail sales of cream and creamers, at current and constant prices, 2007-12

Figure 88: Forecast of retail sales of cream and creamers, at current and constant prices, 2007-12

Refrigerated non-dairy creamer

Figure 89: Forecast of U.S. fdm sales of refrigerated nondairy creamer, at current and constant prices, 2007-12

Refrigerated dairy cream/half & half

Figure 90: Forecast of U.S. fdm sales of refrigerated dairy cream/half & half, at current and constant prices, 2007-12

Shelf stable coffee creamer

Figure 91: Forecast of U.S. fdm sales of shelf stable coffee creamer, at current and constant prices, 2007-12

Forecast factors

Appendix: Trade Associations

Abstract

This report focuses on the main obstacles and opportunities in the cream and creamer market. Mintel presents unique insights on how manufacturers can boost sales through niche targeting efforts, and increase exposure through out-of-home placement opportunities.

Six years of specific sales data give you a factual and impartial presentation of the market as a whole, including performance of individual sectors in the market. Exclusive consumer research shows the attitudes, needs and behavior of cream and creamer consumers, with results analyzed by demographic characteristics. Details on the major companies and brands update you on competitor products and strategies, while a five-year forecast of cream and creamer sales reveals potential opportunities for growth and product development.

Growth from flavor varieties peaked in 2003 and 2004, but this growth has slowed, despite attempts by manufacturers to rotate flavors. Rising dairy prices threaten the cream segment but provide opportunity in non-dairy products, as consumers look for lower-cost alternatives.

The challenges remain of attracting and retaining older consumers, who drink more black coffee, and younger consumers who are being lured away by other beverages such as energy drinks. This leaves women, blacks and Hispanics as the primary consumers for the category.

In this report, Mintel analyzes cream and creamer in four segments:
  • Refrigerated dairy cream/half & half
  • Refrigerated non-dairy creamer
  • Shelf-stable creamer
  • Frozen creamer
Not included in this report are coffee mixes (such as General Foods’ International Coffee); instant, ground or whole-bean coffee; milk; soy milk; sugar; artificial sweeteners; or syrups and other products used to flavor or sweeten coffee. Also excluded are specialty creams such as clotted cream, Devonshire cream, and double cream, as well as whipped toppings.

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