Baby Food Market, By Types (Baby Wet Meals, Baby Cereals & Dry Meals, Toddler Milk, Baby Drinks, First Stage Milk, Special Formula), By Distribution Channel, and Geography (NA, EU, APAC, and RoW) – Analysis, Share, Trends, Size, & Forecast From 2014 – 2025

REPORT HIGHLIGHT

The baby food market is estimated to represent a global market of USD 68.13 billion by 2017 with growth rate of 5.8%.

Market Taxonomy

The baby food industry consists of retail sale of baby drinks, baby cereals & dry meals, baby wet meals, baby finger foods, first and second stage milk, special formula, and others.

Types Takeaway

Depending upon types, the industry is categorized as Baby Wet Meals, Baby Cereals & Dry Meals, Toddler Milk, Baby Drinks, First Stage Milk, Special Formula, and others. First stage milk is considered to be the largest product segment, accounting for 36.8% of the overall market value. In terms of distribution channel, the industry is divided into Pharma Stores, Hypermarkets, Food Specialty Stores, and others. Baby food purchase from hypermarkets and pharma stores accounted for the highest share, collectively recorded more than 70% share of the overall industry. In many developed regions, major hypermarkets such as Carrefour, Walmart, and Tesco offers a variety of baby food products, supporting this segment growth.

Global Baby Food Market, by Types, 2017 (Value%)



Regional Takeaway

Regionally, the market is categorized as North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and Rest of the World. Growth in the global baby food industry is largely being driven by growing demand for these products in Asia Pacific and Middle East and Africa market. Asia Pacific accounted for the highest share of the overall industry. In 2017, this region captured more than 50% share of the worldwide market. North America consist of the U.S. and Canada and has recorded highest revenue. The performance of the North America market is forecast to accelerate owing to the rising new baby birth coupled with growing demand for baby foods. Furthermore,

Key Vendor Analysis

Some of the prominent players in this industry are Groupe Danone, Nestle, Abbott, and Mead Johnson & Company. Collectively, these companies accounted for more than 60% share of the overall market. This market is heavily dominated by well-known brands which hold significant market share. Nestle emerged as the leading player in global baby foods market, generated 26.8% of the market value in 2015. This industry is dominated by large, and powerful incumbents, which increases the competition rivalry significantly. Trying to enter this market with a new brand in the face of such formidable incumbents can be extremely challenging. New entrants face large companies whose economies of scale allow them to compete fiercely on price.

The market size and forecast for each segment and sub-segments has been considered as below:

Historical Year – 2014 & 2016
Base Year – 2017
Estimated Year – 2018
Projected Year – 2025
TARGET AUDIENCE

Traders, Distributors, and Suppliers
Manufacturers
Government and Regional Agencies and Research Organizations
Consultants
Distributors
SCOPE OF THE REPORT

The scope of this report covers the market by its major segments, which include as follows:

MARKET, BY TYPES

Baby Wet Meals
Baby Cereals & Dry Meals
Toddler Milk
Baby Drinks
First Stage Milk
Special Formula
Others
MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL

Pharma Stores
Hypermarkets
Food Specialty Stores
Others
MARKET, BY REGION

North America
U.S.
Canada
Europe
Germany
France
Rest of Europe
Asia Pacific
India
China
Rest of APAC
Rest of the World
Middle East and Africa
Latin America

Geography Analysis:

The report further discusses the market opportunity, compound annual growth rate (CAGR) growth rate, competition, new technology innovations, market players analysis, government guidelines, export and import (EXIM) analysis, historical revenues, future forecasts etc. in the following regions and/or countries:

• North America (U.S. & Canada) Market Size, Y-O-Y Growth, Market Players Analysis & Opportunity Outlook
• Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Rest of Latin America) Market Size, Y-O-Y Growth & Market Players Analysis & Opportunity Outlook
• Europe (U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg, NORDIC(Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark), Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Turkey, Russia, Rest of Europe), Poland, Turkey, Russia, Rest of Europe) Market Size, Y-O-Y Growth Market Players Analys  & Opportunity Outlook
• Asia-Pacific (China, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Rest of Asia-Pacific) Market Size, Y-O-Y Growth & Market Players Analysis & Opportunity Outlook
• Middle East and Africa  (Israel, GCC (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman), North Africa, South Africa, Rest of Middle East and Africa) Market Size, Y-O-Y Growth Market Players Analysis & Opportunity Outlook

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