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UK Vitamins and Supplements Market Report 2025
2025-12-22T22:01:28+00:00
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Under-35s lead on VMS use. At 83%, they stand far ahead of older groups, such as over-55s (65%). However, low daily use sharply erodes the value of younger groups to…
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UK Vitamins and Supplements Market Report 2025

Under-35s lead on VMS use. At 83%, they stand far ahead of older groups, such as over-55s (65%).

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  1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

    • What you need to know
    • Outlook for vitamins and supplements through mainstream retail
    • Opportunities
    • Cut through confusion
    • Explore engaging formats
    • Changing wellness trends remain crucial
  2. THE MARKET

    • Snapshot – market size and forecast
    • Cautious consumer mindset has mixed effects on VMS
    • Graph 1: financial confidence and wellbeing indices, 2019-25
    • Strong interest in healthy eating supports and hinders VMS
    • Graph 2: how often people try to eat healthily, 2018-25
    • Various vitamins and minerals attract media attention
    • Graph 3: Google searches for selected vimtains and minerals related terms, 2022-25
    • Growth of over-45s will support demand for VMS
    • Graph 4: population, by age, 2020, 2025 and 2030
    • Market size and forecast
    • Market size and forecast of vitamins and supplements
    • Graph 5: [no title]
    • Vitabiotics retains top position in VMS
    • Graph 6: leading brands’ sales in the vitamins and supplements mainstream retail market, by value, 2022/23-2024/25
    • Challengers pose intense competition to VMS stalwarts
  3. THE CONSUMER

    • Occasional users hold untapped potential for VMS
    • VMS see widespread but often sporadic usage
    • Occasional users hold untapped potential
    • Under-35s: a potentially lucrative audience
    • Wider trends drive supplement choices
    • Magnesium and collagen leap forward
    • Graph 7: types of minerals and dietary supplements taken, 2023-25
    • Digestive, mental and hormone wellness gain as reasons to take VMS
    • Graph 8: reasons for taking vitamins and supplements, 2023 and 2025
    • Under-35s drive rising interest in mental and hormone health VMS
    • Hydration and blood sugar control hold untapped potential
    • Healthy ageing and trendy topics appeal in VMS
    • Tap interest in healthy ageing and wellness trends
    • Hydration holds pairing potential
    • Blood sugar buzz extends to VMS
    • Cut through confusion
    • Help shoppers navigate VMS aisle to unlocks its potential
    • VMS aisle falls short of its potential to engage
    • Help shoppers feel heard
    • Link with wellness tracking
    • Explore engaging formats
    • Look beyond traditional formats
    • Explore engaging formats
    • Formats for adding to food/drink hold untapped potential
    • Spotlight suitability for adding to food/drink
  4. PRODUCT, INNOVATION AND MARKETING

    • Chews/gummies and powders gain share of launches
    • Graph 9: new product launches in the vitamin and supplement market, by format, 2020-25
    • Alternative formats attract launches
    • Women’s health leads on granular lifestage targeting
    • ‘Beauty from within’ trend continues
    • Cognitive wellness gains in launches
    • Gut health, slimming and brand extensions continue
    • Higher spend on social drives adspend growth
    • Graph 10: total above-the-line, online display and direct mail advertising on vitamins and supplements, by media type, 2022-25
  5. APPENDIX

    • Report scope
    • The market
    • Forecast methodology
    • Forecast methodology – fan chart
    • Market size and forecast of vitamins and supplements mainstream retail value sales
    • Market forecast and prediction intervals
    • Market share – brands
    • Market share – brand owners
    • The consumer
    • Consumer research questions
    • Consumer research methodology
    • Repertoire analysis methodology
    • UK generation groups
    • Other data source methodologies
    • Nielsen Ad Intel coverage
    • Ad spend by leading advertisers
    • Social media ad spend by leading advertisers
    • Abbreviations
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"VMS face intense competition from food and drink as sources of nutrition. Formats that lean into this and combating confusion about the category is crucial."

Kiti Soininen, Head of UK Food and Drink Research

Kiti Soininen, Head of UK Food and Drink Research

UK VMS Market – Trends and Insights

  • Under-35s lead on VMS use. At 83%, they stand far ahead of older groups, such as over-55s (65%). However, low daily use sharply erodes the value of younger groups to the market.
  • Supporting habitual usage by elevating their relevance, exploring engaging formats and reassurance on nutrient intake can unlock substantial additional revenue for brands.
  • Challenger brands are gaining share in the mainstream retail VMS category. While stalwart brands still lead, the combined share of the top five has ebbed from 44% to 40% in the last two years. Smaller players exploring growing wellness areas and engaging product formats are the star performers.
  • Widespread confusion about appropriate nutrient intake and the role and choice of VMS remain key barriers for the category to engage with consumers. Strong interest in advice and support signals potential for brands and retailers that can cut through this uncertainty to unlock substantial spend.

This Report Looks at the Following Areas:

  • Performance of the market and leading brands
  • Key trends in launch activity and future product development opportunities in light of consumers’ concepts of interest
  • Trends in vitamins, minerals and supplements usage
  • Key reasons for taking vitamins, minerals and supplements, including the impact of wider health trends
  • Opportunities for the category to leverage the VMS aisle more effectively and consumer interest in advice
  • Potential for new formats to drive engagement with the category
Report AttributesDetails
Published DateDecember 2025
Data Range2019 – 2030
Measurement MetricsRevenue in £
Country FocusUnited Kingdom (UK)
Consumer Data1,963 internet users aged 18+, September 2025
Number of Pages47
Market SegmentationVitamins, Minerals, Dietary Supplements such as Cod Liver Oil, Fish Oils, GLAs, Evening Primrose Oil, Glucosamine, Garlic, Ginseng, Ginger.
Leading CompaniesVitabiotics, Seven Seas (Procter & Gamble), Berocca (Bayer), Centrum (Haleon), Haliborange (PharmaCare), Bassetts (Mondelēz), Phizz, Optibac (Wren Laboratories), Chewy Vites (TLC), Liquid I.V. (Unilever), BetterYou, Solgar (Nestlé).
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