Prebiotics Market by Types, Products & Geography: Global Trends & Forecasts To 2018
Prebiotics are non-digestible food substances that are responsible to stimulate the growth of the favorable species of bacteria in the gut and thus it benefits the host. The future outlook for Prebiotics market is highly encouraging given that several food ingredient manufacturers and food processors continue to seek ways to capitalize on the growing demand for health-oriented foods. Prebiotics is rapidly rising in popularity within the functional food market, thanks to its vast applications in dairy products, health drinks, nutrition bars, breakfast cereals, beverages, bakery products, meat products, mineral supplements, weight loss products, green foods, infant food, and pet food. Some of the major factors driving this market are increasing consumer awareness towards health, nutrition and their amplified focus on need for essential ingredients in the diet. The European and the US market for prebiotics is projected to reach $1.17 billion and $225.31 million respectively by the year 2015. While the European market is driven by the expansion of prebiotic ingredient manufacturers into new application areas such as meat and snack products, the US market is driven by continued demand for Fructans, which is the largest product segment in the US prebiotic market.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Key Take- Away
1.2 Report Description
1.3 Markets Covered
1.4 Stakeholders
1.5 Research Methodology
2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
3 MARKET OVERVIEW
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Market Dynamics
3.2.1 Drivers
3.2.2 Restraints
3.2.3 Opportunities
3.3 Burning Issues
3.4 Winning Imperatives
3.5 Patent Analysis
4 GLOBAL PREBIOTIC INGREDIENT MARKET BY TYPE
4.1 FIRST GENERATION
4.1.1 SHORT CHAIN
4.1.2 LONG CHAIN
4.1.3 FULL SPECTRUM
4.2 SECOND GENERATION
5 GLOBAL PREBIOTIC INGREDIENT MARKET BY PRODUCT
5.1 NUTRITION AND MEAL REPLACEMENT BARS
5.2 DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
5.3 DAIRY FOODS
5.4 PREMIXES
5.5 FUNCTIONAL BEVERAGES
5.6 OTHERS
6 GLOBAL PREBIOTIC INGREDIENT MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY
6.1 NORTH AMERICA
6.1.1 US
6.1.2 Canada
6.1.3 Mexico
6.2 EUROPE
6.2.1 United Kingdom
6.2.2 France
6.2.3 Germany
6.2.4 Others
6.3 ASIA PACIFIC
6.3.1 China
6.3.2 Japan
6.3.3 India
6.3.4 Australia
6.3.5 Others
6.4 ROW
6.4.1 Brazil
6.4.2 South Africa
6.4.3 Others
7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
7.1 Mergers and Acquisitions
7.2 New Product Launches
7.3 Agreements, Partnerships, and Collaborations
7.4 Geographic Expansions
7.5 Production Expansions
8 COMPANY PROFILES
8.1 Beghin Meiji (France)
8.2 Beneo-Orafti SA (Belgium)
8.3 Cargill Inc. (US)
8.4 Clasado Ltd. (England)
8.5 Cosucra Groupe Warcoing SA (Belgium)
8.6 GTC Nutrition (US)
8.7 FrieslandCampina Domo (Netherlands)
8.8 Jarrow (US)
8.9 Kraft Foods, Inc. (US)
8.10 Parmalat S.p.A. (Italy)
8.11 Roquette America, Inc. (US)
8.12 Royal Cosun (Netherlands)
8.13 Sensus (US)
8.14 Solvay Pharmaceuticals SA (Belgium)
8.15 Stonyfield Farm (US)
8.16 Weetabix (UK)
8.17 Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd. (Japan)
9. APPENDIX
Growth opportunities and latent adjacency in Prebiotics Market