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Innovation is the most important factor for building competitive advantage in the global food and drinks market. However, most industry executives are unsatisfied with returns on investment achieved on their new products. Although breakthrough innovation is generally perceived to be the most profitable, incremental innovation and category repositioning could prove more effective strategies.Future Innovations in Food and Drinks to 2012: NPD, trend convergence and emerging growth opportunities is a new management report published by Business Insights based on extensive analysis of over 75,000 new product launches and an exclusive global panel survey. The report explores the key trends in the global food and drinks market, assesses the most innovative models, analyzes the most innovative products and provides actionable recommendations for increasing innovation success rates.Create more effective new product development strategies and increase returns on investment with this new report.This new report will enable you to... • Enhance the effectiveness of your innovation strategies with this report’s analysis of the innovation models of leading food and drink manufacturers, including Procter & Gamble and Nestlé, and actionable recommendations for choosing an innovation strategy. • Assess the key trends in food and drinks innovation based upon this report’s analysis of Productscan data from over 75,000 product launches between 2003 and 2006 detailing regional contribution, category coverage and product claims. • Benchmark leading executives opinions on the future of food and drinks innovation using this report’s analysis of our proprietary global survey detailing the key issues affecting the future of NPD and innovation in the food and drinks market. • Identify new and emerging market opportunities using this report’s extensive analysis of the most innovative new product launches, trends in NPD and convergence.Key issues examined in this report... • Improving return on investment. Industry surveys show that the majority of food and drink executives are dissatisfied with the return on their investment in innovation. • Understanding changing market trends. The increasing convergence of “health”, “premium” and “convenience”, combined with the emergence of “ethical” in the food and drinks market is reshaping product innovation. This report explores the direct impact of convergence on NPD. • Choosing the right innovation strategy. Many companies place too much emphasis on line extensions. This report explores the effectiveness of different strategies, their usage and gives concrete examples of recently launched products. • Leveraging external sources. The report analyzes the potential for developing partnerships with external sources, such as suppliers, research centers, universities and private individuals.Some key findings from this report... • Consumer health will continue to dominate innovation. 39.1% of all products launched between 2004 and 2006 had a healthy proposition. • External sources of innovation may be quicker and more cost effective, in spite of this the industry relies heavily on internal sources. • Convergence of the health, premium, convenience and ethical trends is set to intensify with an increasing number of new products positioned in two or more trends over the next five years. • The premium trend will be driven by super premium and guiltless gourmet amid increasing competition from “me toos” and own label imitators. • Packaging is expected to play an increasingly important role, especially in nutrient/flavor preservation in spite of the dominance of formulation-led innovation.Your questions answered... • What are the key industry issues affecting the future of food and drinks new product development? • Which factors are driving the key developments in food and drinks innovation? • Who are the innovation leaders and what lessons can be learned from them? • How are food and drink companies improving their return on investment in innovation? • Which innovation strategies are the most effective? • What regions are leading innovation in the global food and drinks market? |