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Baby Food and Formula Industry Services, Capacity and Key Manufacturers Till 2025

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<strong>Baby</strong> <strong>Food</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Formula</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>Services</strong>, <strong>Capacity</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Key</strong><br />

<strong>Manufacturers</strong> <strong>Till</strong> <strong>2025</strong><br />

“Global <strong>Baby</strong> <strong>Food</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Formula</strong> Market report includes in-depth analysis of<br />

industry by recent technologies, trends, opportunities, challenges, key players<br />

<strong>and</strong> business strategies considering types, segment <strong>and</strong> future outlook.”<br />

<strong>Baby</strong> <strong>Food</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Formula</strong> Market consists of soft, easy consumed food with the infant formula<br />

for the replacement of natural breast milk. Specifically, the products under baby food are<br />

majorly categorized for four to six months, whereas the infant formula is majorly for the babies<br />

under the age of twelve months <strong>and</strong> usually prepared for cup feeding or bottle feeding from<br />

powder or liquid. Specifically, The U.S. Federal <strong>Food</strong>, Drug, <strong>and</strong> Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) has<br />

defined the infant formula as a food specially represented for special dietary use for infants<br />

because of its complete or partial replacement of human milk. On the other h<strong>and</strong>, baby food<br />

comes in different varieties <strong>and</strong> tastes. It can be ready made food from the market or the<br />

homemade mashed up food.<br />

The market of baby food <strong>and</strong> formula is a huge market <strong>and</strong> its major growth has been seen in<br />

past 5 years. It is expected to witness major growth in the next seven years owing to the increase<br />

in the growth of working women <strong>and</strong> increase in the people awareness about the product’s<br />

convenience, quality, comfort <strong>and</strong> benefits associated with it. Nowadays, parents with time<br />

have become very precise in giving proper nutrition to their child through any mode whether<br />

it’s a mashed-up food or an infant formula.<br />

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Due to this fact parents are ready to spend any amount, but due to the increase in competition<br />

in the baby care market where numerous br<strong>and</strong>ed products at different price points come in<br />

parent’s attention, market is going to be stiff in future. Hence, this becomes the major restrain<br />

for new players to enter in the market. In this market key drivers are growing awareness of<br />

parent’s to partially or completely substitute the daily natural food products, increase in the<br />

number of working women population, consciousness of parents to provide nutritious rich food,<br />

<strong>and</strong> attention of parents to the growing diseases owing to the increase in pollution to food<br />

products.<br />

According to the World Bank, between 1960 <strong>and</strong> 2013 the birth rates around the world have<br />

declined to more than 45% on an average. Majorly, due to that parents have become more<br />

critical in choosing the right baby’s food product. Companies find themselves in difficult stage<br />

where they must provide the utopian products in a stiff competition that too at a lucrative price<br />

points so that parents mind <strong>and</strong> heart can be won.<br />

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<strong>Baby</strong> infant formula is generally segmented into the three types; first being the Powder type<br />

which is prepared by mixing the scoops of powder with sterilized water <strong>and</strong> can be stored for<br />

less than 30 days in a cool place, second being the Concentrated liquid type which is majorly<br />

prepared with sterilized water in equal proportion <strong>and</strong> can be stored for less than 24 hours in a<br />

refrigerators, lastly ready to use type which do not need any water mix <strong>and</strong> can be stored for<br />

less than 24 hours in a refrigerators.<br />

The <strong>Food</strong> <strong>and</strong> Drug Administration (FDA) has benchmarked the quality st<strong>and</strong>ards on the basis of<br />

nutrition level to ensure that the products are safe <strong>and</strong> supports healthy growth in infants. Due<br />

to this reason, producers of the same have set the nutritional level above the FDA set points<br />

which are different for different segments. Other than infant formula which is for babes less<br />

than 12 months of age, there are baby foods which are segmented according to the food type<br />

such as Cereals, Fruits, <strong>and</strong> Vegetables, Meats, <strong>and</strong> Sweet & Salty foods. <strong>Baby</strong> foods are<br />

produced majorly for babies four to five years old.<br />

<strong>Baby</strong> <strong>Food</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Formula</strong> sales share is highest in developed region whereas growing fastest in<br />

developing regions. Globally European region constitutes to be more than 50% sales values for<br />

baby food <strong>and</strong> more than 25% sales values for infant formula. From other developed regions<br />

North America constitutes more than 30% in the baby food <strong>and</strong> more than 40% in the infant


formula. These regions is expected to constitute to account more than 30-40% each in baby<br />

food & in infant formula as they are heavily investing in producing the best quality products with<br />

utmost care to the nutritious level.<br />

The other main reason for them to remain main regions for these products is due to the drastic<br />

increase in the awareness <strong>and</strong> dependency. Other very important region is Asia Pacific which is<br />

currently accounts for more than 10% sales value in infant formula <strong>and</strong> more than 5% in the<br />

baby food. Asia Pacific region is the fastest growing region as it includes countries such as India,<br />

China, Japan <strong>and</strong> Singapore which are the fastest developing nations economically.<br />

There is a huge transition in the working population of women. Due to this here use of baby<br />

food products <strong>and</strong> infant formula have substantially increased. Latin America has also shown<br />

the highest market growth in sales value of more than 40% in 2014 <strong>and</strong> is expected to foster<br />

same growth rate in forecasted period. Major vendors in this market are Abbott Laboratories,<br />

Danone SA, Mead Johnson & Co. LLC, Nestle SA. Other prominent vendors are Ballamy Organics,<br />

Meiji, Nurture Inc, Parent’s Choice etc.<br />

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