Strategies for Blood Pressure Lowering Products

Lessons from Europe, The U.S. and Japan

Publication Date	May 2006
Publisher	New Nutrition Business
Product Type	Report
Pages	56
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	NNB00006

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Summary

Any company involved in the marketing and sales of blood pressure lowering products will be aware that hypertension is, for most of its sufferers, an invisible problem making the job of reaching potential consumers a complex one. This case study offers strategic options for delivering blood pressure lowering products to market. As well as seven case studies which explore various blood pressure lowering products and strategies developed and used in Europe, the US and Japan, this case study also contains:

Information about blood pressure lowering ingredient technology and relevant nutrition-related research
Strategies for creating awareness of blood pressure lowering products
Suggestions for capturing the blood pressure lowering opportunity
Communication rules for navigating a "niche" product domain
In-depth analysis of strategies for marketing blood pressure lowering products based on interviews with companies in Europe, the US and Japan
Plain English explanations of recent research into blood pressure lowering diets and foods
Colour illustrations as well as tables and charts detailing the blood pressure lowering market products, pitches and science

Content

Key Point Summary
1. Introduction: the blood pressure lowering opportunity
2. Strategies in blood pressure lowering - what can you do?
3. Europe: dairy takes the lead as a platform for blood pressure control
- Case Study 3.1 Evolus
- Case Study 3.2 Pro.activ - Unilever ties up a Japanese innovation
- Case Study 3.3 Yoplait and Multibene
4. America: adding benefits to breakfast cereal and marketing fruits' intrinsic health benefits
- Case Study 4.1 Marketing the intrinsic benefit of orange juice
- Case Study 4.2 Bananas and other fresh fruit
- Case Study 4.3 Quaker Oats
- Case Study 4.4 Kellogg
5. Tough times in Japan's blood pressure lowering business
6. Ingredient technologies for blood pressure control
- 6.1 Peptides
- 6.2 PanSalt and MultiBene
7. Nutrition Research Studies
- 7.1 The DASH diet
- 7.2 Dairy, fruit and vegetables
Boxes, photographs and figures
Boxes
- 1.1.1 Some blood pressure facts
- 1.1.2 Abundant evidence for potassium's benefits
- 3.1.1 Emmi Evolus: Ingredients and Nutrition Facts
- 3.1.2 Evolus nutrition profile compared to "regular" products
- 3.1.3 Iceland scores a world-first
- 3.1.4 Flora Pro.activ at-a-glance
- 3.1.5 Yoplait Lower Blood Pressure and Cholesterol: Ingredients and Nutrition Facts
- 4.1 FDA gives go-ahead for a blood pressure health claim
- 4.4.1 Kashi Heart to Heart: Ingredients, Nutrition Facts and Package text
- 5.1 Sales of FOSHU products
Photographs
- 3.1 Evolus, Kaiku and Becel Pro.activ blood pressure lowering products
- 3.2.1 Becel Pro.activ
- 3.2.2 Flora Pro.activ website
- 3.3.1 Yoplait Essence Lower Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
- 3.3.2 Yoplait Healthy Heart
- 4.1.1 Tropicana website
- 4.1.2 Tropicana Pure Premium
- 4.3.1 Quaker Oatmeal's Take Heart Package
- 4.4.1 Kellogg's Smart Start Healthy Heart Package
- 4.4.2 Kashi's Heart to Heart Package
- 5.1 A selection of blood pressure lowering products by Calpis
- 5.2 Becel Pro.activ
- 6.2.1 Caesin DP Peptio Drink
- 6.2.2 DMV's C12 Strategies for Blood Pressure Lowering ProductsTables
- 2.3.1 Examples of foods in the Europe and U.S. that are marketed on a blood pressure control benefit
- 4.2.1 The potassium benefits of commonly eaten fruits and vegetables
- 5.1 Blood pressure controlling FOSHU market
- 5.2 Japanese Blood Pressure Lowering Products
- 5.3 Major FOSHU products for blood pressure
Figures
- 4.3.1 Take Heart Golden Maple: Nutrition facts
- 4.3.2 Windows from Quaker Oats' website
- 5.1 Sales of "Ameal S" brand