Whey Protein Ingredients Market

Not very long ago whey was considered as a leftover of the cheese making process. Nowadays whey is referred to as liquid gold. In about 15 years the dairy ingredient business developed to a mature and competitive market in which Europe, North America and Oceania are battling for the favor of the consumers of their products. Whey, one of those dairy ingredients, is used for a lot of purposes. There is hardly any food, which does not contain whey or a derivative of whey. Whey proteins, especially some of their components, are also an excellent protein source for individuals of all ages.

The whey protein ingredients market report is a comprehensive analysis of whey proteins characteristics, market size, applications and market outlook. The report firstly gives an overview of whey proteins definitions, nutritional and industrial aspects in relation to raw material use and extraction methods. The next part investigates the use of these ingredients in the F&B, infant formula, sports nutrition and clinical nutrition segments. Market quantification section presents a detailed assessment of whey proteins market size by country then by ingredient category which gives insight on key ingredients occupying major shares. New market opportunities and trends are also approached as well as supply analysis by region.
The last part of the report provides analysis of the world’s leading players operating in the whey proteins market.
The following segmentation details the types of information that will be presented in the report:

UBIC’s approach is based on in-depth interviews with food companies completed by a desk review.

MARKET SIZE

Quantification of the market is based on:

• Primary data coming from desk research;
• Interview with food companies and producers;
• Experts interviews;
• UBIC’s database.

MARKET EVALUATION

Desk search and experts interviews

• Data-bases (internal, Dialog, Datastar)
• Professional Organizations
• Market players’ annual and quarterly reports
• Specialized press
• Experts (consultants, associations, distributors, etc.)

MARKET EXPECTATIONS

UBIC has done a series of interviews towards the industrial clients. Those user interviews give an in-depth appreciation of their needs and expectations in terms of ingredients usage and purchase.

INTERVIEWS OF INDUSTRIAL USERS

Interviews are conducted at the R&D, supplying and marketing levels.