U.S. Market for Soy-Based Foods and Beverages: Volume 2 in the Series: The U.S. Market for Wellness Foods and Beverages

It' s in frozen desserts, cans of chili, frozen dinners, pizza, sausages and hot dogs, smoothies and even lattes. It' s soy, and soy-based foods and beverages are competing ever more strongly with meat and dairy products as an essential part of what' s for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and snacks inbetween). With a growing percentage of teens claiming themselves to be vegetarian (or being open to it), and the increasing variety and forms of soy-based foods entering the marketplace, the market for soy-based foods and beverages has never been stronger. The U.S. Market for Soy-based Foods and Beverages, volume 2 in the series The U.S. Market for Wellness Foods and Beverages, offers a comprehensive and fresh look at the burgeoning soy market. Which players dominate the market, and who' s ready to enter and compete? What defines a soy customer - and are they soy-exclusive or willing to go back and forth? And if so, what products are soy-fine, and what others are less palatable? The U.S. Market for Soy-based foods answers these questions, and lays out the trends, strategies and opportunities that will present themselves in the soy market.

The U.S. Market for Wellness Foods and Beverages

The U.S. Market for Soy-based Foods and Beverages is the second volume of Packaged Facts' new 3-volume market research series, The U.S. Market for Wellness Foods and Beverages. This series is the executive' s guide to the new frontier of wellness oriented food and beverage consumption in this country. Here are expertly analyzed quantitative and qualitative data on market size and growth (covering both mass and prestige outlets), societal trends, and the competitive situation for three popular and growing food and beverage categories: Organic, Functional Foods and Soy-Based Foods and Beverages.

Report Methodology

The information in The U.S. Market for Wellness Foods and Beverages is based on both primary and secondary research. Primary research involved on-site examination of the retail milieu, interviews with marketing, public relations and industry analysts within the organic, soy and functional foods markets and consultants to the industry. Secondary research entailed data-gathering from relevant trade, business, and government sources, including company literature. Packaged Facts has derived mass merchandiser sales figures from Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) InfoScan sales-tracking data. Figures provided on national consumer advertising expenditures are based primarily on data (copyright 2002) compiled by CMR/TNS Media Intelligence U.S., the leading provider of strategic advertising and marketing communications intelligence. The analysis of consumer demographics derives from Simmons Market Research Bureau survey data for fall 2002. New product information is gathered via literature research, personal interviews and data compiled by ProductScan, a service of Marketing Intelligence Service Ltd.

This series looks at every segment of the organic foods/beverages, soy-based foods/beverages and functional foods/beverages markets, examining trends for growth and projecting sales of products through 2007. It analyzes consumer demographics and their current and projected impact on sales of "wellness" foods and beverages. It provides up-to-date competitive profiles of marketers of organic, soy-based and functional foods and beverages - including a look at smaller, up-and-coming companies - and discusses the influence of demographic trends as a driver of retail trends. The series also spotlights new products and current distribution trends, and offers readers trends and marketing opportunities within the wellness industry.

What You' ll Get in this Report

The U.S. Market for Wellness Foods and Beverages is a brand-new series that offers a unique perspective on the burgeoning market for organic, soy-based and functional foods and beverages. No other market research report provides both the comprehensive analysis and extensive data that The U.S. Market for Wellness Foods and Beverages offers. The individual volumes within the series address the following segments:

• The Market (including market size and composition, and projected market growth)
• The Marketers (including discussions of specific marketer brand and market shares)
• Competitive Profiles (of the mainstream marketers, specialists and up-and-coming niche players, and analyses of the products they market)
• Retail Strategies
• The Consumer (who' s buying what, and where)
• The Products
• Trends and Opportunities

Plus, you' ll benefit from extensive data, presented in easy-to-read and practical charts, tables and graphs.

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How You Will Benefit from this Report

If your company is already competing in the wellness market, or is considering making the leap, you will find this series invaluable, as it provides a comprehensive package of information and insight not offered in any other single source. You will gain a thorough understanding of the current market for wellness foods and beverages, as well as projected sales and trends through 2007. Contributing to that understanding will be a complete analysis of sales data from IRI and other published and trade sources, a detailed discussion of the wellness foods and beverages based on Simmons data.

This report will help:

• Marketing Managers identify market opportunities and develop targeted promotion plans for wellness food and beverage products
• Research and development professionals stay on top of competitor initiatives and explore demand for products in the organic, soy and functional food and beverage arenas.
• Advertising agencies working with clients in food and beverage industries understand the product buyer to develop messages and images that compel consumers to purchase these products.
• Business development executives understand the dynamics of the market and identify possible partnerships.
• Information and research center librarians provide market researchers, brand and product managers and other colleagues with the vital information they need to do their jobs more effectively.