European Lactose-Free Market Report 2017/2018 Report

CONTENTS
THE EUROPEAN LACTOSE-FREE MARKET 2017/2018
Executive Summary 3
1. Lactose Intolerance and health 4
1.1 Causes of lactose intolerance 4
1.1.1 Primary lactase deficiency 4
1.1.2 Secondary lactase deficiency 5
1.1.3 Congenital lactase deficiency 5
1.2 Milk allergies and lactose intolerance 5
1.3 Managing lactose intolerance 6
1.3.1 Lactose content of different dairy products 6
1.3.2 Lactose intolerance of mammalian milk 7
1.3.3 Milk alternatives for lactose intolerant consumers 8
2. Global distribution of lactose intolerance 9
2.1 Demographic change and the lactose-free market 11
2.1.1 Increasing global wealth 11
2.1.2 Migration and the lactose-free market 12
3. A history of the lactose-free sector 13
4. Lactose-free and EU regulations 15
5. Lactose-free product categories 17
5.1 Lactose-free cows’ milk 18
5.1.1 Lactose-free cows’ milk: Arla Lactofree 18
5.1.2 Lactose-free cows’ milk: Valio Eila 19
5.1.3 Lactose-free dairy products in the mainstream 20
5.2 Plant-based dairy alternatives 21
5.2.1 Brief history of plant-based milks 22
5.2.2 Current trends in plant-based milk products 23
5.2.3 Plant-based milk and health 24
5.2.4 Plant-based dairy alternative: Alpro 26
5.2.5 Plant-based milk products: supermarket own-brand 27
5.3 A2 Milk 29
5.3.1 A2 Milk and human health 30
6. Lactose-free: views from the UK food industry 31
7. Future trends in the lactose-free sector 32
7.1 Consumer trends 32
7.2 Product development 33
7.3 Retailer innovation 33
8. Conclusions 34
9. References 36
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