Nutritional Supplement Industry: Impact of Changing Lifestyle
In recent years, many changes have seen in continuously developing market for health supplements, with each segment contributing a major role in the industry growth. United States, Europe and Japan are the largest markets in global nutrition and health supplement industry. Latin America consumes more vitamins compared to dietary supplements; in 2007 vitamin sales was US$1.5 billion and dietary supplements sales reached to US$762 million in the same year.
Food and feed ingredients are two major categories of the nutritional supplements which include vitemins, carotenoids and speciality additives. In vitamins category, vitamin C accounts for the largest share with continuously growing demand though in 2007 rising raw material costs combined with increasingly strict application of environmental laws and outages caused Chinese vitamin C prices to more than triple over the year. There is a stiff competition in the market with changes in regulations; mainly in Europe and increasing competition from low cost Asian suppliers have given a tough time to the vitamin producers.
Infant formula is the largest portion of pediatric nutrition, accounting for almost three quarters of industry sales. Sports nutritional products are popularized via specialized stores, the Internet, fitness clubs, and gyms. Several products are also available in pharmacies, health food stores, and supermarkets, and this wider availability is expected to drive growth in the near term.
This report analyses the total market for nutritional supplements and other healthcare products with discussion of major segments of the industry, of which focus is on vitamins growth. It also talks about demand in United States, Europe and Asian markets and changing needs and preferences according to developing standard of living. There are many factors playing a supportive hand for the industry and helping the industry to grow further. This report covers all those major factors which directly or indirectly drive the industry growth. Finding the opportunities and analysing future outlook is the major objective of the report. By profiling market players we can access the present market share of each player. Report also highlights recent industry trends.
Food and feed ingredients are two major categories of the nutritional supplements which include vitemins, carotenoids and speciality additives. In vitamins category, vitamin C accounts for the largest share with continuously growing demand though in 2007 rising raw material costs combined with increasingly strict application of environmental laws and outages caused Chinese vitamin C prices to more than triple over the year. There is a stiff competition in the market with changes in regulations; mainly in Europe and increasing competition from low cost Asian suppliers have given a tough time to the vitamin producers.
Infant formula is the largest portion of pediatric nutrition, accounting for almost three quarters of industry sales. Sports nutritional products are popularized via specialized stores, the Internet, fitness clubs, and gyms. Several products are also available in pharmacies, health food stores, and supermarkets, and this wider availability is expected to drive growth in the near term.
This report analyses the total market for nutritional supplements and other healthcare products with discussion of major segments of the industry, of which focus is on vitamins growth. It also talks about demand in United States, Europe and Asian markets and changing needs and preferences according to developing standard of living. There are many factors playing a supportive hand for the industry and helping the industry to grow further. This report covers all those major factors which directly or indirectly drive the industry growth. Finding the opportunities and analysing future outlook is the major objective of the report. By profiling market players we can access the present market share of each player. Report also highlights recent industry trends.
1. GLOBAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT INDUSTRY
1.1 Industry Overview
1.2 Distribution Channels
1.2 Value Chain Analysis
1.3 Market Size: Human Nutrition and Health Industry
2. INDUSTRY SEGMENTATION
2.1 Vitamins and Dietary Supplements
2.2 Pediatric Nutrition
2.3 Sports Nutrition Products
3. MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
3.1 United States
3.1.1 Latin America
3.2 Europe Market
3.3 Asia
4. INDUSTRY DRIVING FORCES
4.1 Growing Number of Baby Boomers
4.2 Changing Lifestyle
4.3 Increasing Focus on Weight Management
4.4 Rising Hospital Admissions
4.5 Rising Per Capita Income
5. INDUSTRY TRENDS
5.1 Regulatory Environment
5.2 Opportunity in Asian and African Markets
5.3 Growing Demand for Vitamin D
6. INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
6.1 Vitamins Demand Worldwide
6.2 Vitamins Demand in United Kingdom
6.3 Forecasting Methodology
7. INDUSTRY PLAYERS: COMPETITION
7.1 Global Market Share
7.1.1 Competitors in United States
7.2 Players Profiling
7.2.1 Atrium Innovations
7.2.2 NBTY Inc.
7.2.3 Glanbia Plc.
1.1 Industry Overview
1.2 Distribution Channels
1.2 Value Chain Analysis
1.3 Market Size: Human Nutrition and Health Industry
2. INDUSTRY SEGMENTATION
2.1 Vitamins and Dietary Supplements
2.2 Pediatric Nutrition
2.3 Sports Nutrition Products
3. MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
3.1 United States
3.1.1 Latin America
3.2 Europe Market
3.3 Asia
4. INDUSTRY DRIVING FORCES
4.1 Growing Number of Baby Boomers
4.2 Changing Lifestyle
4.3 Increasing Focus on Weight Management
4.4 Rising Hospital Admissions
4.5 Rising Per Capita Income
5. INDUSTRY TRENDS
5.1 Regulatory Environment
5.2 Opportunity in Asian and African Markets
5.3 Growing Demand for Vitamin D
6. INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
6.1 Vitamins Demand Worldwide
6.2 Vitamins Demand in United Kingdom
6.3 Forecasting Methodology
7. INDUSTRY PLAYERS: COMPETITION
7.1 Global Market Share
7.1.1 Competitors in United States
7.2 Players Profiling
7.2.1 Atrium Innovations
7.2.2 NBTY Inc.
7.2.3 Glanbia Plc.
LIST OF CHARTS
- Value Chain analysis
- Nutritional Supplements Market Worldwide (2002- 2007)
- Health and Nutrition Market by Geography in 2008
- Main vitamin end- markets in 2007
- Global Pediatric Nutrition Industry Categorization and Size for 2008
- Sports Nutrition Supplements Market
- Nutritional Supplements Retail Sales
- Sports Nutrition and Weight Loss category Sales by Segments in 2007
- Europe Market for Dietary Supplements
- Europe Pro- biotic Market by Value in 2008
- Classes of Complementary Medicines in Australia
- Vitamins and Minerals Sales (US$ millions)
- Worldwide Number of Aging Population (55 to 80+) in billions
- U.S. Health Insurance Premium Trends
- U.S. Health Club Membership (Million)
- Hospital Admissions in United States 2007
- Market Share in United States
- Atrium Innovations First Quarter 2009 Results (US$ millions)
- NBTY Inc, First Quarter 2009 Results (US$ millions)
- Value Chain analysis
- Nutritional Supplements Market Worldwide (2002- 2007)
- Health and Nutrition Market by Geography in 2008
- Main vitamin end- markets in 2007
- Global Pediatric Nutrition Industry Categorization and Size for 2008
- Sports Nutrition Supplements Market
- Nutritional Supplements Retail Sales
- Sports Nutrition and Weight Loss category Sales by Segments in 2007
- Europe Market for Dietary Supplements
- Europe Pro- biotic Market by Value in 2008
- Classes of Complementary Medicines in Australia
- Vitamins and Minerals Sales (US$ millions)
- Worldwide Number of Aging Population (55 to 80+) in billions
- U.S. Health Insurance Premium Trends
- U.S. Health Club Membership (Million)
- Hospital Admissions in United States 2007
- Market Share in United States
- Atrium Innovations First Quarter 2009 Results (US$ millions)
- NBTY Inc, First Quarter 2009 Results (US$ millions)
LIST OF TABLES
- Main Vitamins and Uses/Applications
- Leading Dietary supplement sales in 2008
- Vitamins Sales by Volume
- Vitamins and Minerals Sub- segments Retail Sales by Value in 2008
- Retail Value for Vitamins/Minerals in Latin America in (2002- 2007)
- Types of Vitamin and Supplement by Value and Share
- Vitamin and Supplement Brands by Value in US$ Millions
- Key Vitamin Suppliers
- Company Ranking by Worldwide Market Share
- Top Selling Sports Nutrition Brands in North America
- Glanbia Revenues by Business Segments
- Main Vitamins and Uses/Applications
- Leading Dietary supplement sales in 2008
- Vitamins Sales by Volume
- Vitamins and Minerals Sub- segments Retail Sales by Value in 2008
- Retail Value for Vitamins/Minerals in Latin America in (2002- 2007)
- Types of Vitamin and Supplement by Value and Share
- Vitamin and Supplement Brands by Value in US$ Millions
- Key Vitamin Suppliers
- Company Ranking by Worldwide Market Share
- Top Selling Sports Nutrition Brands in North America
- Glanbia Revenues by Business Segments
