Mondelez International is aiming for half its portfolio to be in the "well-being space" by 2020.
At the Barclays Global Consumer Staples Conference today (10 September), chief growth officer Mark Clouse said the Cadbury and Oreo owner was looking at three "global consumer trends…creating additional growth opportunities". These include a growing interest in well-being, convenience and "shifts in income distribution".
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"We intend to become the global leader in well-being snacks, with 50% of our portfolio in the well-being space by 2020, up from more than a third of total revenue today," said Clouse. "Our goal is to simplify and enhance the ingredient and nutritional profile of our base business while also focusing on breakthrough innovation to address consumers' well-being needs."
Mondelez said it plans to focus 70 percent of its new product development efforts on well-being platforms over the next five years.
Earlier this year the firm launched a lactose-free version of its Philadelphia cream cheese in the UK, marking the brand's entry into the free-from sector. The news came just days after the acquisition of US free-from snack manufacturer Enjoy Life Foods.
"The Enjoy Life brand expands our portfolio into faster growing, on-trend, better-for-you areas and provides an excellent platform to make these delicious offerings available to consumers with free-from needs or simply looking for healthy-lifestyle options, both in the United States and beyond," Clouse said at the time.
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