drink and tobacco

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Black population is expected to reach 42.6 million by 2016, an 11.3% increase from 2006. Currently at $957 billion, Black spending power is expected to climb to $1.3 trillion by 2015. Higher education levels, and the resulting higher paying jobs, are the ...

Milk processors face an uphill battle, including the dominance of private labels; consumer concerns over the presence of growth hormones in non-organic milk; fluctuations in commodity prices; supply shortages for organic milk; and growing consumer concern about the safety of animal products in ...

The restaurant recession appears to be over and patrons are starting to venture out from their homes to visit restaurants and bars once again. Over the past few years, operators have ramped up their beverage programs in order draw consumers back using a variety of strategies, from new drinks, ...

Consumer health concerns are the top factor in shaping their attitudes toward sweeteners. Although obesity rates have nearly stabilized in the past five years at 68%, they still remain high. As a result, more than half of U.S. adults aged 18+ watch their diets and around 60% of these diet-watching ...

Both the number of Hispanics in the U.S. and their purchasing power are growing rapidly. With 51 million people in 2011, and purchasing power projected to reach more than $1.48 trillion by 2015, Hispanics are a key consumer group for non-alcoholic beverage companies to court. But Hispanics are not ...

The carbonated soft drinks market suffered a sales decline in 2011, as two of the three segments that comprise the market exhibited a poor performance. During 2010-11, the largest segment, regular soda, declined by 2% while the second-biggest segment, diet soda, fell by 2.1%. Soda is the ...

The fruit juice and juice drinks market grew by 1% in 2011, which is an improvement on the 1.7% decline witnessed in 2009 and no gain (0%) in 2010. Nevertheless, the market remains challenged with a number of issues, the foremost being juice and drinks’ high calorie status, which does not bode ...

This report provides an up-close look at Hispanics and the alcoholic beverage market, including:

• Beer, wine and spirits consumption trends among Hispanic adults
• Consumers’ attitudes towards pricing, marketing, brands and alcoholic beverage preferences
• How age, gender, income, acculturation levels, ...

The Great Recession and a stuttering economy continue to influence consumer attitudes and behavior, and in turn, trends in the beverage market. According to Mintel GNPD, since the onset of the recession there has been significant new product launch activity in the beverage market driven by ...

“China’s RTD tea market experienced strong double-digit annual growth from 2006-11 with a noticeable slowdown in 2011 due to a combination of factors including unfavourable weather, food safety issues such as the plasticiser incident and high input costs. However, compared to Japan and Taiwan, ...

"China’s carbonated soft drink market is growing at a low-teen rate which is significantly faster than other global markets (US/UK). However, on a per capita basis, the consumption of carbonated soft drinks in China is still low at an estimated 10.34 litres per person in 2011 compared to an ...

“The strong interest in provenance among the higher-earning households signals the ongoing potential to leverage origin information to justify added value. Emphasising provenance on-pack has potential to appeal to those consumers who are willing to pay more for a British product.”

– Amy Lloyd, ...

“Newer types of premium instant innovation are important in replacing the jar, which consumers are used to associating with lower prices and brands should look to expand and segment their ranges by introducing sachets, cubes and refill pouches.”

– Jonny Forsyth, Senior Drinks Analyst

Some questions ...

“Brands remain the most widely used type of product (89%) and outperformed the own-labels in terms of sales in 2011. However, consumer sentiment indicates that brands may in fact be most at risk in 2012 with own-labels well placed to benefit from a growing pool of users.”

– Chris Wisson, Senior ...

“The new types of RTD have revived a flagging market and could potentially lead the overall RTD market back to the £1 billion mark. Its main obstacles at the moment are that people are put off by the lack of freshness inherent in this product and that – for older people in particular – its alcohol ...

“Consumer research shows that drinkers like one or two ciders but view it as too sweet to drink all night. However, there are a number of ways around this: promoting dry ciders alongside sweeter variants and smaller, more concentrated serves.”

– Jonny Forsyth, Senior Drinks Analyst

Some questions ...

“The current crop of loose leaf teas, including Twinings and Yorkshire Tea, are far from youth-oriented. Therefore, running youthful, contemporary-styled ad campaigns of loose tea products provides an opportunity for manufacturers to encourage demand among this group.”

– Alex Beckett, Senior Food ...

“Consumers remain committed to eating out and coffee shops additionally benefit from being seen as an ‘affordable treat’. However, with stagnant salaries and the increasing cost of living, consumers’ spending capabilities have been curtailed, meaning that 2012 is likely to be as tough on operators ...

“Managing a shift in consumer perceptions can also help to change liqueurs from being viewed as old-fashioned by too many younger people. This is partly due to a failure to update the image of the category and capitalise on the category’s rich provenance as something alluring rather than ...

Alcohol consumption levels within Ireland decreased between 2007 and 2011, leading to an impact on the beer and cider market. In particular the pub trade has decreased in value, with 30,000 jobs having been lost in RoI alone since 2007.

Pressure has been put on on-trade sales, due to increasing ...