Meal Replacement

In line with Nestlé’s key message, “Nestlé. Enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future”, its growth strategy for the last few years has been centred on its aim to reposition itself to become the world’s leading wellness and ...

In the Industry Insights survey series, Euromonitor connects with industry professionals to explore trends and innovations. This report focuses on the packaged food industry, drawing on an Industry Insights survey of 837 professionals working in ...

Most developed economies, notably in the Eurozone and the US, have seen GDP forecasts revised up, contributing to an upgrade in the packaged food forecasts globally. However, packaged food sales may be negatively impacted in China and Mexico under a ...

This report considers healthy living in packaged food, following the report on “repositioning indulgence in the healthy snacking era”. The latest health statements in packaged foods are centred on two key themes: new processing methods and ...

This profile of Nestlé SA is published in three parts. The first part covers the company’s key strategic objectives and challenges, and its global packaged food market assessment. Given Nestlé’s wide-ranging global food operations, the group follows ...

Six months on from the publication of packaged food and with 2014 company results in, we provide a full year review of the packaged food industry with a particular focus on the performance of major players. We also evaluate how emerging market ...

Meal replacement continued to show a healthy performance in 2014. Meal replacement slimming held 83% value share overall, with the remainder belonging to convalescence. Meal replacement registered healthier growth due to the rising trend of healthy ...

Meal replacement registered strong value growth in 2013, which continued into 2014, with value sales rising by 9%. The growth was spurred by the proactive stance of consumers in maintaining their health, to which companies responded by introducing ...

The obese population in Malaysia consistently increased by 2% with 4,751 Malaysians facing obesity problems out of 30 billion in 2014; this is estimated to reach 5,494 people in 2019. The serious obesity problem resulted in consumers eagerly seeking ...

Increased exposure to international trends via the Internet and overseas travel boosted the sophistication level of consumers in recent years. This has increased their willingness to try various products, such as convalescence, which can aid them in ...

Meal replacement had a good performance, with current value growth of 5% in 2014. This was due to the considerable demand for weight control and convalescence for the elderly....

Meal replacement remains a negligible category in 2014...

Diet and reduction of weight continued to be a concern for the New Zealand population. In December 2013 the results of the New Zealand Health survey indicated that almost one in three adult persons (over the age of 15) were obese (31%), and a further...

Meal replacement is predicted to register current value growth of 2% to reach S$21 million in 2014, which will be marginally slower than 2013’s growth. 94% value share of meal replacement is predicted to be generated by meal replacement slimming in ...

Towards the end of the review period, meal replacement slimming products became more popular in the country. Consumers could find these products in big supermarkets and hypermarkets and in milk specialty independent shops. However, due to expensive ...

Losing weight was a popular trend in Ukraine as at the end of the review period, as was visible in the media. Most fitness and women’s magazines continuously feature the latest diet fads and give advice about how to eat correctly to get rid of excess...

Sales of meal replacement remained negligible in Georgia at the end of the review period. These products see little interest among Georgian consumers, with a widespread lack of consumer awareness and few products available. ...

As consumers continued to become more aware of daily nutritional needs, they moved away from dieting to meal replacement slimming options. These products are perceived as providing complete nutrition while providing weight loss benefits as well. As a...

Meal replacement in Italy increased in volume by 7%, a slower rate of growth than the 9% volume growth recorded in the category during 2013, but higher than the 4% volume CAGR recorded in the category over the entire review period. In general, ...

Meal replacement products are available in all shapes and sizes and positioned as helping to lead a healthier and more balanced life. However slimming products in particular have many critics, and manufacturers work continuously on formula ...