Food and Drinks NPD - A Review of Key Trends - UK - December 2007

Table of Contents

• Issues in the Market
• Definition
• Consumer research
• Abbreviations
• Market in Brief
• New product development is a principal driver of most food markets
• Celebrity chefs drive greater interest in cooking
• Vegetarian options help people reach their five-a-day target
• Healthier, but also indulgent
• Internal Market Environment
• Key points
• Eating patterns compared by country
  • Figure 1: Eating patterns, by country, 2006
• Home cooking enjoying a renaissance
  • Figure 2: Trends in eating patterns, GB, 2002-06
• Snacking is declining
• Brits are the most food-experimental
  • Figure 3: Attitudes towards new products, by country, 2006
• Bring on the premium and the increasingly exotic!
  • Figure 4: Trends in attitudes towards new products, GB, 2002-06
• Advertising losing its influence
  • Figure 5: Attitudes towards new products, GB, by demographic sub-group, 2006
  • Figure 6: Attitudes towards new products, GB, by demographic sub-group, 2006
• Key food trends -- healthy eating
  • Figure 7: Trends in attitudes towards healthy eating in GB, 2002-06
• Banishing additives
  • Figure 8: Positive attitudes towards healthy eating, by age and income group, 2006
• Organics
• Convenience
• Food miles
• Premiumisation
• The perils of obesity
• Broader Market Environment
• Key points
• Ageing population
  • Figure 9: Trends in UK population, by age, 2002-12
  • Figure 10: Trends in UK adult population, by socio-economic group, 2002-12
• Smaller households, hence smaller pack sizes
  • Figure 11: Trends in UK households, by size, 2002-12
• More women in paid employment, but still responsible for family meals
  • Figure 12: Trends in UK workforce and employment, by gender, 2002-12
• Growing affluence encourages NPD in premium foods
  • Figure 13: Trends in PDI and consumer expenditure, at current and constant prices, 2002-12
• Household food expenditure
  • Figure 14: UK households final consumption expenditure, at current prices, 2002-06
  • Figure 15: UK households final consumption expenditure on food and non-alcoholic drink, by type, 2002-06
  • Figure 16: Detailed average weekly expenditure on food, per person, 2003-06
• Leading Food Markets for New Product Development
• Key points
  • Figure 17: Leading product categories for new product development, 2003-07
• Ready meals
  • Figure 18: UK retail value sales of ready prepared meals, at current and constant prices, 2002-12
  • Figure 19: Trends in use of ready meals, 2002-07
• Cakes and pastries
  • Figure 20: UK retail value sales of cakes and cake bars, at current and constant prices, 2002-12
• Chocolate confectionery
  • Figure 21: UK retail value sales of chocolate confectionery, at current and constant prices, 2002-12
  • Figure 22: Trends in penetration of chocolate confectionery, 2002-07
• Pizza
  • Figure 23: UK retail value sales of pizza, at current and constant prices, 2002-12
  • Figure 24: Trends in use of pizza, 2002-07
• Crisps and snacks
  • Figure 25: UK retail value sales of crisps and savoury snacks, at current and constant prices, 2002-12
• Appealing to adult snackers
  • Figure 26: Trends in penetration of crisps and snacks, 2002-07
• Meat products
  • Figure 27: UK retail value sales of meat products, at current and constant prices, 2002-12
• Poultry products
  • Figure 28: UK retail value sales of poultry products, at current and constant prices, 2002-12
• Sugar confectionery
  • Figure 29: UK retail value sales of sugar confectionery, at current and constant prices, 2002-12
• Sugar-free and natural ingredients are the key focus of NPD
  • Figure 30: Trends in purchasing sweets (including children' s sweets), 2002-07
• Chilled desserts
  • Figure 31: UK retail value sales of chilled desserts, at current and constant prices, 2002-12
  • Figure 32: Trends in penetration of ready-to-eat desserts, 2002-07
• Factors used in the forecast
• Leading Product Claims for New Product Development
• Key points
• Reaching ' five-a-day' is easier with vegetarian foods
  • Figure 33: Leading claims for new product development, 2003-07
• Higher quality through additive-free
• Leading Companies for New Product Development
• Key points
  • Figure 34: Top 15 companies for new product development, 2002-07
• Marks & Spencer
• Tesco
• Sainsbury' s