Fortified drinks with health-enhancing ingredients next big opportunity in APAC
Globaldata
According to the company’s Q1 2017 consumer survey, stress, overwork and memory loss are the major concerns for APAC consumers. Among the three, stress was the leading mental health concern with 84%.
The company’s report, ‘Top Trends in Healthcare and OTC Products 2018’ reveals that the majority (61%) of consumers in APAC are looking for drinks with health-enhancing ingredients but very few drinks feature them.
Will Grimwade, Consumer Analyst at GlobalData, says: “Health drinks have often been pigeon holed into being either low sugar variants or energy boosters fortified with caffeine, vitamins or minerals. Mental health is a growing concern, but fortified drinks rarely address this need.
“Sales of fortified drinks and demand for drinks with health enhancing ingredients in APAC are both currently at a medium level. There is little focus on mental health within this sector and the large size of the total soft drinks market makes this a good opportunity.”
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