Children'S Foods Market Research Reports-Consumer Behaviour analysis -Market trends

"After two years of stagnating sales, the $6.8 billion market for baby/toddler food and drink shows indications of growth ahead. Largely stemming from formula sales, the category is expected to leverage a number of healthy attributes and claims in premium-positioned products. Parents are seeking ...

"The market for baby and toddler food largely stagnated in 2016, and while the future of the category may not hold significant potential for growth, there is notable opportunity in products that can leverage healthier attributes that appeal to parental expectations. While the nation's birthrate ...

“The cheese market is expected to see a value decline in 2016, largely due to heavy retail discounting. Continued decline in the dominant cheddar segment has been responsible for the overall fall in cheese volume sales, while bolstered recipe cheese performance suggests consumers’ interest in ...

“There is scope for retailers to bring bread and baked goods from local bakeries into stores through collaborations. This can help the grocery giants to show a community spirit, as well as improving their retail offering with genuinely artisan products. This can be teamed with a backstory about ...

"Despite a slight downtick in dollar sales in 2016, the cheese category has performed well in recent years, boosted by consumer interest in natural foods, increased snacking occasions, and the perception that natural cheese can be part of a healthy diet. Natural cheese continues to set the pace ...

“RTE cereals have suffered from the negative media focus on sugar and competition from other products for the breakfast occasion. Given strong consumer interest, launches tapping into current healthy eating trends like ‘positive nutrition’ show potential going forward. Further development in low ...

“With the yogurt market set for growth in 2016, the category benefits from its ability to be regarded as both a healthy alternative for snacking or meals and also as a treat or dessert. Although sugar content is still a key concern for Irish consumers, emphasising naturally lower sugar varieties ...

"While packaged bread remains a huge category with virtually universal penetration, dollar sales have increased only minimally in recent years, and actual consumption has declined due to concern over calories and carbohydrates. Still, opportunities exist to improve bread’s health profile, to ...

"Fruit sales in the US have surpassed the $48 billion mark, growing consistently for the past decade, aside from a slight slowdown in 2014-15 due to an increase in fresh fruit prices. Fruit’s overall healthy reputation and the consumer desire for fresher foods should propel fruit sales even higher ...