Datamonitor

Beauty gum reveals consumer health claim scepticism, Datamonitor

23-Jun-2011 By Helen Glaberson

Controversy behind a new “beauty” gum product reveals the increasing consumer scepticism over functional health claims, says Datamonitor.

Brain food ripe for growth, but who will lead the charge?

12-May-2011 By Elaine Watson

Cognitive function is the functional foods category where the gap between interest and buying behavior is the widest, suggesting there are big bucks to be made, but only if firms can come up with products consumers can trust.

Global upswing for probiotic and prebiotic food and beverages

29-Mar-2010 By Mike Stones

World sales of probiotic and prebiotic foods and beverages climbed 12.5 per cent to reach about $15.4bn in 2008 compared with the year before, according to research group Packaged Facts.

First nutrition bar with resveratrol launched

03-Dec-2009

California-based ResVez has launched what it claims is the first nutrition bar containing resveratrol, reported to contain the same amount of the polyphenol as 50 glasses of red wine.

Recession could put brakes on beauty foods: Datamonitor

17-Jul-2009 By Lorraine Heller

The US market for beauty foods has grown significantly over the past five years, but the higher price demanded by products in this category could be putting the brakes on future growth, says market researcher Datamonitor.

Probiotics grow on innovation, Datamonitor

11-Jul-2008 By Lorraine Heller

Probiotics are being included in increasing numbers of 'innovative'
new applications, according to information released by Datamonitor.

Nutraceuticals could bridge gap in healthy snacks

24-Sep-2007 By Clarisse Douaud

More than 20 percent of American consumers indicate they are now
seeking healthier snacking options, according to Datamonitor
- spelling opportunity for healthy ingredient manufacturers.

Brand loyalty must be new strategic goal, says Datamonitor

13-Jul-2007 By Lorraine Heller

Brand loyalty is more important to the success of packaged goods
firms than attracting new consumers, claims a new report by
Datamonitor.

The market for vegetarian supplements

20-Jan-2006 By Jess Halliday

Supplement marketers seem to be taking notice of the growing trend
towards vegetarianism, bringing more products to market that do not
contain animal-derived ingredients.

Bakery survives low-carb fad with healthier alternatives

02-Sep-2005

The reaction of the bakery industry to the considerable threat
posed by low-carb diets last year could prove a lesson for many
other sectors.

Breakfast shown to be heart healthy

28-Feb-2005

Missing breakfast has been shown to raise cholesterol levels and
reduce the body's response to insulin in a small study that raises
concern for the increasing numbers of people that skip the first
meal of the day.

Functional beauty regimes driving growth of cosmeceuticals

19-Nov-2004

A boom in sales of functional personal care products in northern
Europe is set to benefit supplements targeting skin health, shows a
new report.

Low-carb trend gets support from UK retailer

17-Dec-2003

The UK's fourth biggest supermarket may introduce special labelling
for its low-carb products, reported market research firm
Datamonitor this week, which could spark a wave of diet-related
marketing.

Functional foods, spreading risk to increase success

25-Jun-2003

Nestlé's strategy for exploiting the functional food opportunity
seems to rest in careful partnerships with other top FMCG
companies. By aligning its interests in nutraceuticals with other
partners it can spread risk, speed up...

Tackling 'Generation Y'

24-Mar-2003

How to tackle 'Generation Y', or the 'Net generation', and even
'tribal groups'? Such an array of segmentation, far from benefiting
marketers, is limiting their ability to consistently target the
youth...