Table of Contents
Introduction and Abbreviations
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- Definitions
- Research methodology
- Consumer research
- ACORN
- Other research
- Abbreviations
Premier Insight
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- Encouraging more frequent visits to health food stores
- An opportunity for an ailment-based health store
- Still more potential to increase appeal of organic ranges
- Focussing on the more niche products
- Supermarkets and stand on health and diet
Executive Summary
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- Are functional foods and ‘healthy eating’ ranges really healthy?
- Multiples may propel health food into the mainstream
- Sales growing in most health food categories
- Organic food and drink sales top £1 billion
- Meat and dairy are the fastest-growing organic segments
- Wider distribution also helps the organics market
- Supermarket organics share slips as consumers turn to local sources
- High prices for organics deter even affluent, committed consumers
- Meat-free sales gain from health-motivated meat avoidance
- Supermarket strength in own-brand chilled meat-free
- Demand grows for special dietary food
- Price competition weakens VMS sales growth
- Boots remains largest VMS retailer despite erosion of market share
- Threat of legislation holds back VMS sales…
- …and new product development
- Complementary medicines gain wider acceptance and distribution
- Tesco has complementary strength through Nutri Centre
- Herbal penetration fell in 2005 as EU legislation loomed
- Huge growth in sports nutritional sales
- Scientific backing supports wider distribution of sports nutrition
- Slimming products suffer from popularity of Atkins
- Relative retailer and channel performances
- UK debut of Whole Foods Market may rejuvenate the specialist sector
- The importance of expert advice
- More exclusive products to differentiate specialists
- Is health food becoming mainstream?
Retail Sales
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- All retail sales
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- Figure 1: All retail sales, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Sales by supermarkets
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- Figure 2: Retail sales through non-specialist food stores, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
- Sales through health food stores
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- Figure 3: Estimated sales through health food stores, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-05
Sector Structure
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- Trends in specialist health food retailing
- Number of specialist health food stores
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- Figure 4: Estimated number of specialist health food stores, UK, 2001-05
- Non-specialists in the market
- Supermarkets
- Chemists
- Industry representation and regulation
- National Association of Health Stores (NAHS)
- Health Food Manufacturers’ Association (HFMA)
- The Soil Association
- The Vegetarian Society
Consumer Expenditure
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- Figure 5: Trends in spending on key health food and related products sectors, 2000-05
- Total expenditure on organic food and drink
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- Figure 6: Consumer expenditure on organic food and non-alcoholic drink, by product category, at current prices, 2000-05
- Meat-free spending up despite smaller vegetarian population
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- Figure 7: Consumer expenditure on meat-free food, by category, at current prices, 2000-05
- Spending on VMS, herbal, homeopathic, sports & slimming products
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- Figure 8: Consumer expenditure on VMS, herbal and homeopathic remedies, sports nutrition and slimming products, by category, at current prices, 2000-05
- Spending on ‘healthy’ food and drinks
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- Figure 9: Consumer expenditure on natural foods and other ‘healthy’ products, by category, at current prices, 2000-05
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Market Factors
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- Economic factors
- PDI and consumer expenditure
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- Figure 10: PDI and consumer expenditure, at current and constant 2000 prices, 2000-10
- Employment levels
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- Figure 11: Structure of the UK working population, by gender, 2000-10
- Demographic factors
- Population
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- Figure 12: UK population, by age group, 2000-10
- Socio-economic analysis
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- Figure 13: UK population, by socio-economic group, 2000-10
- Health and other factors
- Trends in the number of vegetarians
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- Figure 14: Agreement with the statement ‘I am a vegetarian’, all adults and by gender, 1999-2005
- Incidence of meat avoidance
- Fad diets and food fashion
- The obesity epidemic
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- Figure 15: Incidence of being overweight or obese among adults in England, by age group, 1994 and 2003
- Health scares and the media
- Government health campaigns
- Regulation and legislation
- Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive
The Consumer
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- Key consumer findings
- Frequency of use of VMS
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- Figure 16: Vitamins and other supplements, use and frequency of use, 2000-05
- Health foods and supplements purchased
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- Figure 17: Health foods and food supplements purchased in the last 12 months, 2003 and 2005
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- Figure 18: Health foods and food supplements purchased in the last 12 months, by gender, age and socio-economic group, November 2005
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- Figure 19: Health foods and food supplements purchased in the last 12 months, by gender, age and socio-economic group, November 2005
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- Figure 20: Health foods and food supplements purchased in the last 12 months, by gender, age and socio-economic group, November 2005
- Sources of purchase for health foods and food supplements
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- Figure 21: Sources of purchase for health foods and food supplements, November 2005
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- Figure 22: Sources of purchase for health foods and food supplements, by gender, age and socio-economic group, November 2005
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- Figure 23: Sources of purchase for health foods and food supplements, by gender, age and socio-economic group, November 2005
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- Figure 24: Sources of purchase for health foods and food supplements, by gender, age and socio-economic group, November 2005
- Health foods and food supplements purchased by sources of purchase
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- Figure 25: Health foods and food supplements purchased in the last 12 months, by sources of purchase, November 2005
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- Figure 26: Health foods and food supplements purchased in the last 12 months, by sources of purchase, November 2005
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- Figure 27: Health foods and food supplements purchased in the last 12 months, by sources of purchase, November 2005
The Consumer – Detailed Consumer Demographics
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- Figure 28: Health foods and food supplements purchased in the last 12 months, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, November 2005
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- Figure 29: Health foods and food supplements purchased in the last 12 months, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, November 2005
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- Figure 30: Health foods and food supplements purchased in the last 12 months, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, November 2005
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- Figure 31: Health foods and food supplements purchased in the last 12 months, by region and ACORN category, November 2005
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- Figure 32: Health foods and food supplements purchased in the last 12 months, by region and ACORN category, November 2005
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- Figure 33: Health foods and food supplements purchased in the last 12 months, by region and ACORN category, November 2005
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- Figure 34: Health foods and food supplements purchased in the last 12 months, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, November 2005
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- Figure 35: Health foods and food supplements purchased in the last 12 months, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, November 2005
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- Figure 36: Health foods and food supplements purchased in the last 12 months, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, November 2005
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- Figure 37: Sources of purchase for health foods and food supplements, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, November 2005
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- Figure 38: Sources of purchase for health foods and food supplements, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, November 2005
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- Figure 39: Sources of purchase for health foods and food supplements, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, November 2005
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- Figure 40: Sources of purchase for health foods and food supplements, by region and ACORN category, November 2005
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- Figure 41: Sources of purchase for health foods and food supplements, by region and ACORN category, November 2005
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- Figure 42: Sources of purchase for health foods and food supplements, by region and ACORN category, November 2005
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- Figure 43: Sources of purchase for health foods and food supplements, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, November 2005
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- Figure 44: Sources of purchase for health foods and food supplements, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, November 2005
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- Figure 45: Sources of purchase for health foods and food supplements, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, November 2005
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Consumer Attitudes and Typologies
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- Key consumer findings
- Attitudes towards food, diet and health
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- Figure 46: Consumer attitudes towards food, diet and health, 2000-05
- Shopping for health foods and supplements
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- Figure 47: Shopping for health foods and supplements, 2005
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- Figure 48: Shopping for health foods and supplements, by gender, age and socio-economic group, November 2005
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- Figure 49: Shopping for health foods and supplements, by sources of purchase, November 2005
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- Figure 50: Shopping for health foods and supplements, by gender, age and socio-economic group, November 2005
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- Figure 51: Shopping for health foods and supplements, by sources of purchase, November 2005
- Attitudes towards health food shops and health foods
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- Figure 52: Attitudes towards health food shops and health foods, November 2005
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- Figure 53: Attitudes towards health food shops and health foods, by gender, age and socio-economic group, November 2005
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- Figure 54: Attitudes towards health food shops and health foods, by sources of purchase, November 2005
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- Figure 55: Attitudes towards health food shops and health foods, by gender, age and socio-economic group, November 2005
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- Figure 56: Attitudes towards health food shops and health foods, by sources of purchase, November 2005
- Repertoire of health foods purchased
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- Figure 57: Repertoire of health food items purchased, by gender, age and socio-economic group, November 2005
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- Figure 58: Repertoire of health food items purchased, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, November 2005
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- Figure 59: Repertoire of health food items purchased, by media usage and source of regular grocery shopping, November 2005
- Repertoire of shops used to purchase health foods
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- Figure 60: Repertoire of shops used to purchase health foods, by source of health food purchasiing, November 2005
- Identifying health food targets
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- Figure 61: Consumer typology groups for health foods, November 2005
- Demographic features of consumer typologies
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- Figure 62: Typologies of health food purchasers, by gender, age and socio-economic group, November 2005
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- Figure 63: Typologies of health food purchasers, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, November 2005
- Typologies by repertoire of shops used and items purchased
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- Figure 64: Cross-analysis of health food purchaser typologies with repertoire of shops used and items purchased, November 2005
Consumer Attitudes and Typologies – Detailed Consumer Demographics
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- Figure 65: Shopping for health foods and supplements, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, November 2005
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- Figure 66: Shopping for health foods and supplements, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, November 2005
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- Figure 67: Shopping for health foods and supplements, by region and ACORN category, November 2005
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- Figure 68: Shopping for health foods and supplements, by region and ACORN category, November 2005
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- Figure 69: Shopping for health foods and supplements, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, November 2005
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- Figure 70: Shopping for health foods and supplements, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, November 2005
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- Figure 71: Attitudes towards health food shops and health foods, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, November 2005
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- Figure 72: Attitudes towards health food shops and health foods, by lifestage and Mintel’s Special Groups, November 2005
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- Figure 73: Attitudes towards health food shops and health foods, by region and ACORN category, November 2005
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- Figure 74: Attitudes towards health food shops and health foods, by region and ACORN category, November 2005
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- Figure 75: Attitudes towards health food shops and health foods, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, November 2005
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- Figure 76: Attitudes towards health food shops and health foods, by media usage, commercial TV viewing and source of regular grocery shopping, November 2005
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- Figure 77: Typologies of health food purchasers, by media usage and source of regular grocery shopping, November 2005
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Retail Market Shares
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- Vitamins and mineral supplements
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- Figure 78: UK retail market shares of VMS sales, 2005
- Figure 79: UK retail market shares of VMS sales, by outlet type, 2003 and 2005
- Herbal and homeopathic remedies
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- Figure 80: UK retail market shares of herbal and homeopathic sales, by outlet type, 2003 and 2005
- Aromatherapy
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- Figure 81: UK retail market shares of aromatherapy sales, by outlet type, 2003 and 2005
- Sports drinks and nutritional supplements
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- Figure 82: UK retail market shares of sports nutrition sales, by outlet type, 2003 and 2005
- Slimming products
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- Figure 83: UK retail market shares of meal replacement & appetite suppressant products, by outlet type, 2003 and 2005
- Organic food and drink
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- Figure 84: UK retail market shares of organic food and drink, by outlet type, 2003 and 2005
- Meat-free foods
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- Figure 85: UK retail market shares of meat-free food sales, by outlet type, 2003 and 2005
Retailer Profiles
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- Specialists
- Holland & Barrett/GNC (UK)
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- Figure 86: Holland & Barrett*, number of outlets, 2001-05
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- Figure 87: Holland & Barrett Retail Ltd., financial performance, 2000-04
- Independent health food shops
- Organic supermarkets
- Fresh & Wild
- Planet Organic
- Other organic supermarkets
- Other specialists
- Julian Graves
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- Figure 88: Julian Graves Ltd, number of outlets, 2001-05
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- Figure 89: Julian Graves Ltd, financial performance, 2001-05
- Neal’s Yard Remedies
- Napiers/Culpeper
- Dr & Herbs
- Direct sellers
- Online and direct delivery organic retailers
- Online and mail order VMS retailers
- Other online health food retailers
- Non-specialists
- Chemists
- Boots the Chemist
- Superdrug
- Lloyds Pharmacy
- Alliance Pharmacy (formerly Moss Pharmacy)
- Grocery multiples
- Tesco
- Sainsbury’s
- Asda
- Wm Morrison
- Waitrose
- Marks & Spencer
- Other supermarkets
Industry Issues and Insights
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- The definition of health foods is evolving
- Recent sector performance and current trading
- The effects of EU legislation on supplement sales
- The McKeith effect is welcome but nothing new
- Are government health campaigns effective?
- Is there more demand for special dietary food?
- Home shopping for health foods is limited
- Which retailers are gaining in the health foods market?
- Is the growing presence of multiples affecting prices?
- Reactions to the arrival of Whole Foods Market
- Any other new entrants expected?
- Differentiation strategies for independents
- Further issues for independent retailers
The Future
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- Factors likely to influence the market
- Product categories likely to benefit
- The dust settles in supplements
- New products to differentiate specialists
- Retail winners and losers
- Summary and conclusions
Forecasts
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- Health food shops
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- Figure 90: Forecast sales through health food shops, at current and constant 2005 prices, 2005-10
- Organic foods
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- Figure 91: Forecast sales of organic food and non-alcoholic drink, at current and constant 2005 prices, 2005-10
- Meat-free products
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- Figure 92: Forecast sales of meat-free products, at current and constant 2005 prices, 2005-10
- VMS, herbal, homeopathic, sports and slimming products
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- Figure 93: Forecast sales of VMS, herbal and homeopathic remedies, sports drinks and supplements and slimming products, at current and constant 2005 prices, 2005-10
- Figure 94: Forecast growth of key segments of the health foods market, 2005-10
- Factors incorporated in the forecast
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