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Baby Food, Milk and Drinks Germany
Market Report, November 2005, 535  €


Description

About this reportGiven the extremely low birth rate, the baby food market is small in Germany, but on the other hand, the few babies that there are tend to get very well treated, so the opportunity for trading-up is high.
After years of decline, 2004 is forecast to bring about a reverse in fortunes, as parents feed their infants baby foods, especially milks, longer.
Convenience is also an important selling point.
Self-service druggists control the market, as they have done best in winning consumer trust.Using the latest consumer research, market size data and trend analysis, this report provides vital new insight into the current state of the market and its prospects, investigating its drivers, segmentation, supply structure, distribution, advertising spend and sales forecasts.Mintel’s findings offer you a unique way of understanding consumer trends and the attitudes of the market’s key target audiences, enabling you to tailor your marketing to real demand, both tactically and strategically.
Use Mintel’s research to avoid market pitfalls, discover sector opportunities, identify growth potential and achieve the best possible results.


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Contents
 

 
Introduction
 

 
Definitions
 
Abbreviations
 
Executive Summary
 
Decline in market may be halted by age extension of follow-up milk
 
A shrinking consumer base demands rethinking by suppliers
 
Follow-on milk and convenience products doing best
 
Organics make the running
 
Producer brands are held in high regard
 
Grocery chains lead the market, discounters only take small share
 
New baby snacks, and healthier foods, attract consumers
 
All in all, stagnation looks likely
 
Market Drivers
 
Low and falling birth rate
 
Figure 1: Trends in German child population, by age, 1999-2003
 
Figure 2: Birth rate, by country, 1999-2003
 
Figure 3: Projections in German population, by age, 2003-07
 
Number of working mothers may be peaking
 
Figure 4: Trends in German employment, 1999-2003
 
Incidence of breastfeeding high
 
Figure 5: Use of baby milks, by country, 2002-04
 
Concern about food safety
 
Figure 6: Attitudes towards genetically-modified food, by country, 2002-04
 
Occasional scares
 
Stringent regulations and code of marketing
 
A differentiated market: the informed consumer is more demanding, the over-informed consumer is confused and looks for advice…
 
…so suppliers need to invest sagely in customer care
 
Market Size and Trends
 
Figure 7: German retail value sales of baby milk, food and drinks, 1999-2004
 
Sales by sector
 
Figure 8: German retail value sales of baby milk, food and drinks, by sector, 2001-04
 
Market Segmentation
 
Milks
 
Figure 9: German retail value sales of baby milks, by type, 2001-04
 
Food and drinks
 
Bottled/jarred
 
Figure 10: German retail value sales of bottled food and drinks, by type, 2001-04
 
Other food and drinks
 
Figure 11: German retail value sales of other baby food and drinks, by type, 2001-04
 
The Supply Structure
 

 
Brand shares
 
Baby milks
 
Figure 12: Brand shares in German baby milks, 2001-04
 
Baby foods and drinks - bottled
 
Figure 13: Brand shares in German bottled baby foods, 2003-04
 
Companies and brands
 
AlnaturA Produktions und Handels GmbH
 
Bebivita GmbH
 
Evers Naturkost GmbH
 
Hipp GmbH & Co KG
 
Humana GmbH
 
Milupa GmbH
 
Nestlé Deutschland AG
 
Sunval Nahrungsmittel GmbH
 
Distribution
 
Figure 14: German retail value sales of baby milk, food and drinks, by outlet type, 2003-04
 
Milks
 
Figure 15: German retail value sales of baby milks, by outlet type, 2003-04
 
Food and drinks
 
Figure 16: German retail value sales of bottled baby foods, by outlet type, 2003-04
 
Figure 17: German retail value sales of other baby foods and drinks, by outlet type, 2003-04
 
Trading base
 
Figure 18: Food retail outlet numbers in Germany, by store size, 1995, 2000 and 2002
 
Figure 19: Major health & beauty retailers, by number of outlets, 2003
 
The health food and Reform channel
 
New Product Development
 

 
New product launches, 2003-04
 
The Consumer
 

 
Pan-European overview of baby food use
 
All users
 
Figure 20: Use of baby foods and baby milk, by country, 2004
 
Use by parents/carers of under 2-year-olds
 
Figure 21: Penetration of baby foods and baby milk, by country, 2004
 
Figure 22: Use of baby food and milk, by country, 2004
 
Use of baby food and milk in Germany
 
Trends in usage
 
Figure 23: Trends in usage of baby foods and baby milk, 2002-04
 
Figure 24: Trends in usage of baby food, by country, 2002-04
 
Frequency of using baby foods – all users
 
Figure 25: Frequency of using baby foods, by gender and age, 2004
 
Figure 26: Frequency of using baby foods, by income, working status and household size, 2004
 
Parents/guardians with children under 2 years of age
 
Figure 27: Penetration and frequency of using baby foods, parents/guardians of children aged under 2, by gender and age, 2004
 
Figure 28: Penetration and frequency of using baby foods, parents/guardians with children aged under 2, by income, working status and household size, 2004
 
Preferred type of baby food
 
Figure 29: Types of baby food preferred, by baby food users, 2002-04
 
Attitudes towards food among baby food and milk users
 
Figure 30: Importance of children’s preference, by use of baby foods and baby milk, 2004
 
Figure 31: Attitudes towards brands and purchasing decisions, by use of baby foods and baby milk, 2004
 
Figure 32: Attitudes towards food content, by use of baby foods and baby milk, 2004
 
Figure 33: Attitudes towards time and convenience when cooking, by use of baby foods and baby milk, 2004
 
Figure 34: Attitudes towards cost of food, by use of baby foods and baby milk, 2004
 
Figure 35: Attitudes towards media usage, by use of baby foods and baby milk, 2004
 
Figure 36: Attitudes towards food and purchasing, by baby food users and by country, 2004
 
Prospects
 
Market to stagnate
 
Figure 37: Forecast of German child population, 2004-09
 
Figure 38: Forecast of child population, by country, 2003-07
 
Big brands to do well, but there may be new entrants…
 
…and more downmarket lines will make some ground
 
…but organic lines are set to grow further
 
Forecast
 
Sales stalemate
 
Figure 39: Forecast for retail value sales of baby milk, food and drinks, at current prices, 2004-09
 
Milk to compensate other sectors
 
Figure 40: Forecast for retail value sales of baby milk, food and drinks, at 2004 prices, 2004-09
 
Expenditure per infant to rise
 
Adding value main, but not only, factor behind increasing sales
 
Target universe to fall
 
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