Global Infant Formula Market: Industry Analysis & Outlook (2017-2021) - Koncept Analytics

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Global Infant Formula Market Industry Analysis
Outlook -----------------------------------------
(2017-2021)
March 2017
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Executive Summary
The market for infant formula is one of the major
and fastest growing segments of the overall baby
food industry. Infant formula is a manufactured
food designed and marketed for feeding to evolved
babies and infants under 12 months of age,
usually prepared for bottle-feeding or
cup-feeding from powder (mixed with water) or
liquid (with or without additional water). A
variety of formulas are available for infants
younger than 12 months old who are not drinking
breast milk. Infant formulas vary in nutrients,
calorie count, and taste, ability to be digested,
and cost. Infant formulas major varieties
include powders, concentrated liquids, or
ready-to-use forms. The report Global Infant
Formula Market provides in-depth analysis of the
infant formula market. The major trends, growth
drivers as well as issues being faced by the
industry are being presented in this report. The
four major players in the industry, Nestlé SA,
Danone S.A., Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson
Nutrition are being profiled. The key factors
driving the growth of the infant formula market
are rise in number of working women, growing
urbanization, growing birth rate in developing
countries and accelerating economic growth. Some
of the noteworthy trends and developments of this
industry are rising demand for organic products,
WHO support for breastfeeding, relaxation of
one-child policy in China, focus on health
benefits, new markets for baby foods, growing
e-commerce sales, increasing demand of packaging
and innovation, and expansion of product
portfolios by vendors. However, the expansion of
global infant formula market is being hindered by
high cost of production and ecological arguments.
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Rising disposable income, innovative packaging in
infant formula and increase in the number of
women in labor force are expected to drive the
market
Global Infant Formula Market by Value (2008-2016)

• The global market for infant formula increased to
  US... billion in 2016 from US... billion in
  2015, representing a growth of .
• As of 2016, China is the largest market for
  infant formula accounting for , followed by
  Asia (Ex. China) with share of . North America
  stood at third position with share of ,
  followed by Western Europe and Latin America with
  and share respectively.
• Toddler milk formula accounting for share in
  2016, followed by stand formula (0-6 months),
  follow-on (6-12 months) and special formula
  (Premature, allergy) with share of , and
  share respectively.

Global Infant Formula Market Value by Region
(2016)
Global Infant Formula Sales Share by Products
(2016)
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The main factor fuelling infant formula market is
the increasing employed female population
Chinas Infant Formula Market by Value (2008-2016)

• China is the leading country in the global infant
  formula market with a share of and valued at
  US... billion in the year 2016, increasing by
  , as compared to US... billion in the year
  2015.
• North American infant formula market was valued
  at US... billion in 2016, as compared to US...
  billion in 2015, showing an incline of .
• Infant formula market in Western Europe increased
  to US... billion in 2016, as compared to US...
  billion in 2015, depicting an incline of .

North America Infant Formula Market Value
(2011-2016)
Western Europe Infant Formula Market by Value
(2011-2016)
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