Abstract
Overview
Introduction
Total consumer spending on sports nutrition foods, beverages and supplements
reached US$5.4 billion in 2005 and is rising at an average 5.8% a year.
Sports-related food and drinks are longer niche products that only target
professional athletes and bodybuilders - they are increasingly popular among
mainstream consumers seeking to improve their physical and mental health.
Scope
- Quantitative data covering sports nutrition spending between 2000 and
2010, broken down by country and category.
- Analysis of core sports nutrition consumer groups broken down by age,
gender and attitudes.
- Survey-based insights into consumers' attitudes towards their bodies and
minds, and how they affect consumption behavior.
- Detailed action points offering practical strategies based on the trends
and insights analyzed in the report.
Report Highlights
The most important category to consumers in Europe and the US alike is sports
food and beverages, which account for US$4.5 billion of the total market. This
is also the fastest growing category, with average annual growth running at
6.4% between 2000 and 2005 in Europe and 6.7% over the same time period in the
US.
Although the core users of sports nutrition products are Athletes and
Bodybuilders, Recreational and Lifestyle users are driving market growth.
Recreational users of Sports Nutrition products are fitness enthusiasts,
weekend sportspeople and gym-goers, while Lifestyle users just seek a
refreshing beverage, a quick meal replacement or healthy snack.
Manufacturers of sports nutrition products need to make customers better aware
that these products can offer a healthy alternative to confectionery and
carbonated drinks, and increase the feeling of wellbeing. Seniors, in
particular, need to be made better aware of the ways in which sports nutrition
products can contribute to their health.
Reasons to Purchase
- Obtain exclusive data concerning value consumption of all different sports
nutrition categories over time.
- Understand the attitudes driving changes in consumers' sports nutrition
consumption behavior.
- View best practice examples of targeting and marketing sports nutrition
products.
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