Baby Food in the United States

Baby Food in the United States industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2010-14, and forecast to 2019). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the United States baby food market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

The baby food market consists of the retail sale of bottled baby food, baby cereals, baby snacks, canned baby food and other baby foods.

The US baby food market had total revenues of $1,425.5m in 2014, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.4% between 2010 and 2014.

Major challenges for the baby food industry are low birth rates and static market conditions in developed countries.

Market consumption volume increased with a CAGR of 0.1% between 2010-2014, to reach a total of 248.9 million kilograms in 2014.

Scope

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the baby food market in the United States

Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the baby food market in the United States

Leading company profiles reveal details of key baby food market players’ global operations and financial performance

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United States baby food market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the United States economy

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What was the size of the United States baby food market by value in 2014?

What will be the size of the United States baby food market in 2019?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United States baby food market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

Who are the top competitiors in the United States's baby food market?

Companies mentioned

H. J. Heinz Company; Hero AG; Nestlé; TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary 2

Market value 2

Market value forecast 2

Market volume 2

Market volume forecast 2

Category segmentation 2

Geography segmentation 2

Market share 2

Market rivalry 2

Market Overview 7

Market definition 7

Market analysis 7

Market Data 8

Market value 8

Market volume 9

Market Segmentation 10

Category segmentation 10

Geography segmentation 11

Market share 12

Market distribution 13

Market Outlook 14

Market value forecast 14

Market volume forecast 15

Five Forces Analysis 16

Summary 16

Buyer power 17

Supplier power 18

New entrants 19

Threat of substitutes 20

Degree of rivalry 21

Leading Companies 22

H. J. Heinz Company 22

Hero AG 25

Nestlé 26

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. 30

Macroeconomic Indicators 33

Country Data 33

Methodology 35

Industry associations 36

Related MarketLine research 36

Appendix 37

About MarketLine 37

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: United States baby food market value: $ million, 2010-14 8

Table 2: United States baby food market volume: million kilograms, 2010-14 9

Table 3: United States baby food market category segmentation: $ million, 2014 10

Table 4: United States baby food market geography segmentation: $ million, 2014 11

Table 5: United States baby food market share: % share, by value, 2014 12

Table 6: United States baby food market distribution: % share, by value, 2014 13

Table 7: United States baby food market value forecast: $ million, 2014-19 14

Table 8: United States baby food market volume forecast: million kilograms, 2014-19 15

Table 9: H. J. Heinz Company: key facts 22

Table 10: H. J. Heinz Company: key financials ($) 23

Table 11: H. J. Heinz Company: key financial ratios 23

Table 12: Hero AG: key facts 25

Table 13: Nestlé: key facts 26

Table 14: Nestlé: key financials ($) 28

Table 15: Nestlé: key financials (CHF) 28

Table 16: Nestlé: key financial ratios 28

Table 17: TreeHouse Foods, Inc.: key facts 30

Table 18: TreeHouse Foods, Inc.: key financials ($) 31

Table 19: TreeHouse Foods, Inc.: key financial ratios 31

Table 20: United States size of population (million), 2010-14 33

Table 21: United States gdp (constant 2005 prices, $ billion), 2010-14 33

Table 22: United States gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2010-14 33

Table 23: United States inflation, 2010-14 34

Table 24: United States consumer price index (absolute), 2010-14 34

Table 25: United States exchange rate, 2010-14 34

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: United States baby food market value: $ million, 2010-14 8

Figure 2: United States baby food market volume: million kilograms, 2010-14 9

Figure 3: United States baby food market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2014 10

Figure 4: United States baby food market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2014 11

Figure 5: United States baby food market share: % share, by value, 2014 12

Figure 6: United States baby food market distribution: % share, by value, 2014 13

Figure 7: United States baby food market value forecast: $ million, 2014-19 14

Figure 8: United States baby food market volume forecast: million kilograms, 2014-19 15

Figure 9: Forces driving competition in the baby food market in the United States, 2014 16

Figure 10: Drivers of buyer power in the baby food market in the United States, 2014 17

Figure 11: Drivers of supplier power in the baby food market in the United States, 2014 18

Figure 12: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the baby food market in the United States, 2014 19

Figure 13: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the baby food market in the United States, 2014 20

Figure 14: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the baby food market in the United States, 2014 21

Figure 15: H. J. Heinz Company: revenues & profitability 24

Figure 16: H. J. Heinz Company: assets & liabilities 24

Figure 17: Nestlé: revenues & profitability 29

Figure 18: Nestlé: assets & liabilities 29

Figure 19: TreeHouse Foods, Inc.: revenues & profitability 32

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