China Premiumisation in Food and Drink Market Report 2019
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Providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date information and analysis of the Premiumisation in Food and Drink market, and the behaviours, preferences and habits of the consumer.
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What are the key challenges facing the industry? Who is the consumer and what do they want? Where are the opportunities, where are the risks and what lies ahead?
Key points included
- Prioritising wellness over other factors in life
- Freshness and desirable nutrients appeal to the majority as dietary essential
- Engagement through premium shopping experiences to win consumers’ loyalty
Covered in this report
This report seeks to discover whether Chinese consumers are
upgrading their consumption of general food and drink categories
and the reasons and criteria why they are going premium.
As individuals’ opinions towards premium products can differ,
consumers’ motivation and understanding will be examined as
well.
To better quantify the concept of ‘premiumisation’, premium
products are defined as those with higher prices in this survey.
Expert analysis from a specialist in the field
Written by Wenxin Xu, a leading analyst in the Food & Drink sector, her extensive knowledge delivers in-depth commentary and analysis to highlight current trends and add expert context to the numbers.
The majority of Chinese consumers are prioritising a healthier lifestyle by consuming quality food and drink products. With an overall elevated financial capability, consumers are actively seeking premium cues that can fulfil their needs to improve health as well as satisfy taste buds as they tend towards becoming value-driven rather than price-driven.
Wenxin Xu
Senior Food & Drink Analyst
Table of Contents
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Overview
- What you need to know
- Covered in this report
- What you need to know
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Executive Summary
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- The market
- The consumer
- Market for premiumised food and drink remains enormous
- Figure 1: Premiumised categories, February 2019
- Seeking upgraded and wholesome shopping experiences
- Figure 2: Purchase channels, February 2019
- The pursuit for better product quality to elevate personal health outplays other factors
- Figure 3: Reasons for premiumisation, February 2019
- Nutritional value is highly regarded by most
- Figure 4: Evaluation of premium products, February 2019
- Perceived high nutrient value is prioritised in purchasing
- Figure 5: Prioritised categories, February 2019
- Majority is enticed by premiumised products’ value
- Figure 6: Attitudes towards premiumisation, February 2019
- What we think
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Issues and Insights
- Prioritising wellness over other factors in life
- The facts
- The implications
- Figure 7: Bright Diary’s Momchilovtsi yogurt featuring low sugar low fat ambient type
- Freshness and desirable nutrients appeal to the majority as dietary essential
- The facts
- The implications
- Figure 8: Le Pur and Bioderma crossover branding
- Engagement through premium shopping experiences to win consumers’ loyalty
- The facts
- The implications
- Figure 9: Aldi Shanghai’s grand opening
- Figure 10: JD’s private label snacks and nuts
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- Figure 11: Nestlé Japan’s travel memories KitKat vending machine
- Prioritising wellness over other factors in life
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The Market – What You Need to Know
- Shopping channels handling fierce competition with diverse positioning
- Advanced technology empowering entrepreneurs to redefine food and drink category
- Innovation serving multiple purposes could win consumers’ hearts
- Shopping channels handling fierce competition with diverse positioning
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Market Drivers
- Dynamic competition pushing innovation in retail spaces
- Figure 12: Vanguard’s boutique supermarket Olé
- Figure 13: RT-Mart’s boutique supermarket RHLavia in Changzhou
- E-commerce enabling premium products to become easily accessible for more users
- Figure 14: Three Squirrels’ Double 11 order fulfilment centre
- Favourable trade deals increasing product diversity and raising quality standards
- Dynamic competition pushing innovation in retail spaces
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Who’s Innovating?
- Niche brand positioning creating a new sub-category
- Figure 15: Mengniu’s new product launch ‘tianxin’ marketed as a hangover cure
- Startup attempting to topple market leader through added fun elements
- Figure 16: Chali’s bagged tea
- Figure 17: Tea Drop’s compressed loose tea leaves
- Intertwined new sensations and convenience gaining popularity
- Figure 18: Saturnbird’s instant cold brew coffee pots
- Social media sparks crossover branding
- Figure 19: Rio and Liu shen brand crossover
- Figure 20: Product claims of Bread & Bread Products, Cakes, Pastries & Sweet Goods, Baking Ingredients & Mixes launched 2014-18, China
- Figure 21: Acecook and Pringles crossover product innovation
- Niche brand positioning creating a new sub-category
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The Consumer – What You Need to Know
- Wave of premiumisation is well-received by the population
- Prioritising nutritional value reflects consumers’ pursuit and growing awareness
- Nuances in regional preferences reveal lifestyle and health beliefs
- Wave of premiumisation is well-received by the population
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Premiumised Categories
- Great market potential for chilled items
- Figure 22: Premiumised categories, February 2019
- Second tier cities benefit from advanced technologies
- Figure 23: Premiumised categories – selected categories, by city tier, February 2019
- Females pay attention to the overall food and drink market
- Figure 24: Premiumised categories, by selected demographics, February 2019
- High income consumers and those with kids have stronger urge to upgrade
- Figure 25: Premiumised categories, by monthly personal income, February 2019
- Figure 26: Premiumised categories, by family structure, February 2019
- Great market potential for chilled items
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Purchase Channel
- Premium-priced products entering mass market
- Figure 27: Purchase channels, February 2019
- Age and gender impact shopping channel preferences
- Figure 28: Purchase channels, by age and gender, February 2019
- High income earners use more innovative channels
- Figure 29: Purchase channels, by monthly personal income, February 2019
- Premium-priced products entering mass market
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Reasons for Premiumisation
- Shared pursuit of better quality and healthier options
- Figure 30: Reasons for premiumisation, February 2019
- Socioeconomic status impacts consumption reasoning
- Figure 31: Reasons for premiumisation, by age groups, February 2019
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- Figure 32: Reasons for premiumisation, choice ranking by age groups, February 2019
- Families with multiple kids value more aspects of premiumisation
- Figure 33: Reasons for premiumisation, by family structure, February 2019
- Shared pursuit of better quality and healthier options
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Evaluation of Premium Products
- Nutritional value outweighs other factors
- Figure 34: Evaluation of premium products, February 2019
- Varied premium cues for different cities and regions
- Figure 35: Evaluation of premium products, by city tiers and regions, February 2019
- Consumers from 80s generation demand more premium cues
- Figure 36: Evaluation of premium products, by generation, February 2019
- Nutritional value outweighs other factors
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Prioritised Categories
- Unleashing opportunities in ‘freshness’ and ‘nutrients’
- Figure 37: Prioritised categories, February 2019
- Similar preference throughout different regions reflects a common goal
- Figure 38: Prioritised categories, by regions, February 2019
- Unleashing opportunities in ‘freshness’ and ‘nutrients’
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Attitudes towards Premiumisation
- Premiumisation is perceived as inevitable by the majority
- Figure 39: Attitudes towards premiumisation, February 2019
- Subtle difference in attitude reflects generational gap
- Figure 40: Attitudes towards premiumisation, by age group, February 2019
- Regional preferences reveal lifestyle and health beliefs
- Figure 41: Attitudes towards premiumisation, by age group, February 2019
- Premiumisation is perceived as inevitable by the majority
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Meet the Mintropolitans
- MinTs have strong sense of needs when choosing premiumised goods
- Figure 42: Reasons for premiumisation, by consumer classification, February 2019
- Diverse aspects of product upgrade attract Mintropolitans
- Figure 43: Evaluation of premium products, by consumer classification, February 2019
- Different preferences in less popular categories reveals nutritional value perception
- Figure 44: Prioritised categories, by consumer classification, February 2019
- MinTs have strong sense of needs when choosing premiumised goods
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Appendix – Methodology and Abbreviations
- Methodology
- Abbreviations
- Methodology
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