Meal replacement market research (page 2 of 3)

According to the Cámara Argentina de Venta Directa, (Argentinean Chamber of Direct selling Commerce), direct selling sales increase actual sales by 11% in 2012. It is estimated that over 600,000 resel...

Improved distribution and merchandising proved successful in driving sales in 2012. Previously, due to small or non-existent diet sections in supermarkets and hypermarkets, meal replacement slimming p...

In the Dominican Republic the average consumer is slightly overweight, and as a result, many people are looking for products that help them lose weight without doing exercise. For these reasons, meal ...

Consumers in Ecuador tend to be very concerned with their weight, especially among middle and high- income adults aged between 25 and 45. There are several products and services that target these cons...

Meal replacement is a very small category in Slovakia that has only marginally captured the attention of consumers. Despite positive growth figures seen again lately, in 2011 and 2012, it does not exp...

Targeting the strong health and wellness trend and consumer interest in weight loss in Denmark, the leading regional meal replacement slimming brands Allévo and Nutrilett launched their entire product...

Sales of meal replacement products have benefited from a combination of factors in 2012. Firstly, the category has profited from a fall in competition from slimming pills. In 2011, recommendations fro...

The growing disposable income among low-income consumers was able to increase the consumer base for meal replacement. The emerging middle class became a potential consumer since they are willing to in...

Less competition from slimming tablets has been good news for meal replacement as it limits sales cannibalisation. The recommendations of the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) in 2011 were more da...

Meal replacement is expected to see volume sales decrease by 4% and current value sales decrease by 1% in 2012, driven by lowered consumption of meal replacement slimming products due to efforts of co...

Diet fads continue to come and go in Sweden. In recent years, diet fads such as LCHF (low carbohydrate/ high fat), the Atkins diet and the low-GI (glycemic index) diets have all been subject to a high...

Meal replacement is expected to register current value growth of 6% in 2012, reaching sales of MKD125 million, along with retail volume growth of 3%....

Traditionally, convalescence brands like Ensure were intended for consumption of adults recovering from certain surgeries or medical treatments and in cases of malnutrition. However, in recent years, ...

In 2012, meal replacement products have more closely resembled normal foods. New launches contain fruits, berries, nuts and, not least, chocolate. Meal replacement slimming bars such as ‘choco chocola...

Meal replacement in Taiwan is expected to decrease in value by 6% during 2012. Although many Taiwanese women are becoming increasingly conscious about maintaining a slim and attractive figure, a varie...

Meal replacement in the Netherlands is expected to increase by 5% in both value and volume during 2012, a significantly higher rate of growth than the negative volume and current value CAGRs recorded ...

Meal replacement in Venezuela was unable to escape the negative influence of the global economic downturn during the review period and demand for meal replacement is set to remain low in Venezuela dur...

Meal replacement in Poland consists only of meal replacement slimming products, with sales of convalescence products being negligible. Sales of meal replacement slimming are basically driven by the ov...

Gradually, the growing incidence of diabetes in the country is impacting a number of packaged food categories and, in the case of meal replacement, it is having a direct influence on the two product a...

Meal replacement is expected to experience a slower current value growth in 2012 versus 2011, following a spike in performance during the early review period because of its small base. The category ha...

The 8% current value growth expected in 2012 is slightly ahead of the 6% review period CAGR. This was due to the ongoing health and wellness trend in New Zealand, with consumers placing more importanc...

Meal replacement is expected to experience value growth of 5% in 2012. Sales of meal replacement products will increase as cheaper brands such as Atkins Advantage become more available. In addition, R...

Meal replacement is expected to see constant value sales growth of 2% to reach EUR30 thousand in 2012. In Estonia, meal replacement products are mostly used by people that have difficulties adhering t...

Meal replacement sliming products continued to lead sales in this category. Driven by direct sellers Omnilife and Herbalife this category posted healthy growths over the review period. Increasing awar...

Meal replacement is one of the youngest packaged food categories in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The performance in 2012 is expected to be weaker than that recorded in previous years, both in current value and...

The British population is still unhealthy as a whole, with 56% being big – too big. According to the WHO and the OECD, around 40% of the population above 15 years old in Great Britain is overweight (B...

In 2012, meal replacement is set to increase by 5% in current value terms to reach C$187 million, whilst volume sales are expected to rise by 3%, reaching 7,600 tonnes. The continued focus on weight l...

Convalescence is expected to see tremendous growth in 2012 as the health benefits of the category start to resonate greatly with consumers. With many elderly consumers in need of regular dietary suppl...

37% of the German population aged 15 years and over was considered to be overweight in 2012, according to the WHO/OECD (BMI 25-30kg/sq m), which amounts to around 26 million people. Being overweight o...

There are not many players in meal replacement, and the two leading companies, Comercial Miclar with its brand Herbalife and Omnilife de Bolivia with Omnilife, represent 89% of overall value sales. As...