Innovation In Healthy Snacks: Growth opportunities in guilt-free, functional and hi-energy products

Table of Contents

Innovation in Healthy Snacks

Executive Summary

• Factors shaping the changing snacks market
• The healthy snacking market
• Innovation and NPD in healthy snacks
• Trends in healthy snacks
• Indulgent and convenient snacks
• Conclusions

Chapter 1 Factors shaping the changing market for snacks

• Summary
• Introduction
• The next generation of healthy snacks
• The trend towards healthier snacking
• Public health issues
• Health conditions
  • Obesity
  • Diabetes
  • Cardiovascular disease
• Government policy on health
• Companies and government cooperate on health
• Promoting fitness and individual responsibility

Chapter 2 The healthy snacking market

• Summary
• Introduction
• Demand for traditional snacks stagnates
• Development of healthy traditional snacks
• Healthy snack market development
• Natural and organic snacks
  • US
  • UK and Europe
• Functional snacks
• Low/no and other better-for-you snacks
  • US
  • Europe
• Healthy snack category growth
• Added value fruit, nut and seed snacks
• Sports bars
• Other healthy snack categories
  • Established products
  • Emergent products

Chapter 3 Innovation and NPD in healthy snacks

• Summary
• Introduction
• Growth in NPD of healthy snacks
• NPD share of healthy snack categories
• Category analysis
• Traditional snacks
• Snack bars
• Regional analysis
• Innovation analysis
• Innovation in formulation
  • Innovative fortified and functional snacks
  • Innovative base ingredients
• Innovative positioning
• Innovation by product category
• Product tags on healthy snacks
• Flavor trends
• Health trends within snacks NPD

Chapter 4 Trends in healthy snacks

• Summary
• Introduction
• Low/no and better-for-you snacks
• Reducing fat, salt and sugar - food minus
• Increasing nutritional value - food plus
  • Wholegrains
  • Soy
• Weight management snacks
  • Calorie control snacks
  • Move to satiety positioning
• Functional snack trends
• Antioxidants
• Cholesterol reduction
• Omega-3 for mental function
• Sports and energy snacks
• Natural and organic snacks
• Supply-side development of organic snacks
• Raw food

Chapter 5 Indulgent and convenient healthy snacks

• Summary
• Introduction
• Development of healthy indulgence
• Low calorie and low fat indulgence
• Indulgent snacks with healthy ingredients
• Functional chocolate snacks
• Out-of-home healthy snacking
• Workplace and on-the-go healthy snacking
• Healthy snack drinks
• Healthy lunchbox snacks for children

Chapter 6 Conclusions

• Summary
• Introduction
• Market development
• Industry development
• Index

List of Figures

• Figure 1.1: Developing next generation healthy snacks
• Figure 1.2: Perceptions regarding the healthiness of key snack food categories
• Figure 1.3: PepsiCo' s Smart Spot, Kraft' s Sensible Solution and General Mills' Goodness Corner
• Figure 2.4: Development of healthier traditional snacks
• Figure 2.5: Key markets for organic snacks, Europe and the US, 2007
• Figure 2.6: Functional snacks share of total savory snack value sales by country, Europe and the US, 2006
• Figure 2.7: Nuts, seeds and dry fruit snacks SWOT analysis
• Figure 3.8: Percentage share of growth of healthy products in snack categories, 2004-2007
• Figure 3.9: Percentage share of products launched in each healthy snack category, 2004-2007
• Figure 3.10: Nature Valley Fruit Crisps and Frito-Lay Flat Earth
• Figure 3.11: Brown rice and soy snack chips
• Figure 3.12: Wholegrain and high fiber snacks
• Figure 3.13: New baked not fried snacks
• Figure 3.14: New organic and functional snack bars
• Figure 3.15: % share of healthy snack products launched, by region, 2004-2007
• Figure 3.16: Tumaro' s Soy-full Heart, Attune Probiotic Bars and Kellogg' s Smart Start
• Figure 3.17: High protein snacks with innovative formulation
• Figure 3.18: Hain Celestial Bingooz rice and soy snack
• Figure 3.19: Innovative healthy snacks for children and mothers
• Figure 3.20: Inspirations Pretzel Minis and Deserv Energy Pretzels
• Figure 3.21: Percentage of innovative products launched in each healthy snack category, 2004-2007
• Figure 3.22: Innovative healthy snacks in the meat products and ready meals categories
• Figure 3.23: Percentage share of snacks launched in each health trend, 2004 and 2007
• Figure 3.24: Percentage share of healthy snacks launched in each health trend, 2004-2007
• Figure 4.25: Major low/no brands in traditional snacks
• Figure 4.26: SunChips Multigrain, Chex grain snacks and Nutradia Pretzels
• Figure 4.27: Quaker, Clearspring, Newman' s Own Organic and Garden of Eatin soy snacks
• Figure 4.28: South Beach Diet and Curves 100 calorie snack bars
• Figure 4.29: SunChips, Arnotts and Sensible Portions calorie control packs
• Figure 4.30: Kashi GoLean and Asahi Balance Up bars
• Figure 4.31: New antioxidant-rich snacks
• Figure 4.32: Selected cholesterol-reducing snacks
• Figure 4.33: Selected functional snacks with omega 3
• Figure 4.34: Selected new sports and energy snacks
• Figure 4.35: Lidl Bioness, Marks & Spencer, and Whole Foods Market organic snacks
• Figure 4.36: Natural and organic snacks with raw formulation
• Figure 5.37: Arnott' s Snack Right Cookies and Exquisa Fitline snack
• Figure 5.38: Hershey Snacksters, Tohato All Apple, Landgarten Soy & Chocolate Snack Mix
• Figure 5.39: CocoaVia Snack Bars and Clif Nectar Cacao
• Figure 5.40: Peterson Farms snacks, Go Natural 100% Fruit Bars, Taillefine Equilibre Les Matins
• Figure 5.41: Promotion for Knorr Vie shots
• Figure 5.42: Selected healthier children' s fruit snacks
• Figure 5.43: Clif Kids Organic Z Bar and Reichel Foods Dippin' Stix

List of Tables

• Table 1.1: Total snacking occasions by country, bn, Europe and the US, 2006-2011
• Table 1.2: Healthy and unhealthy snacking occasions by country, Europe and the US, bn, 2006-2011
• Table 1.3: Ranking of per capita healthy snacking occasions by country, 2006
• Table 1.4: Reasons for engaging in healthy snacking
• Table 1.5: Prevalence of obesity in the six major markets by age, 000s, 2005
• Table 1.6: Prevalence of Type 1 & 2 diabetes in the 7 major markets, 2004-5
• Table 1.7: Prevalence of cardiovascular disease in the 7 major markets, 000' s, 2005
• Table 2.8: Savory snacks market value by country, $m, 2002-2007
• Table 2.9: Market value and growth of the savory snacks market, by category, $m, Europe and the US, 2002-2007
• Table 2.10: Functional snacks market value by country, $m, 2001-2006
• Table 2.11: Consumer spending on sports bars, Europe & US, $m, by country, 2001-2011
• Table 3.12: Percentage share of innovative healthy snack products, by innovation type, 2004-2007
• Table 3.13: Top 15 package tags on healthy snacks launched, 2005-2007
• Table 3.14: Top 15 flavors on healthy snacks launched, 2005-2007