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Research Methodology
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Issues in the Market
Future Opportunities
Market in Brief
Internal Market Environment
Broader Market Environment
Competitive Context
Strengths and Weaknesses in the Market
Who’s Innovating?
Market Size, Segmentation and Forecast
Market Share
Companies and Products
Brand Elements
Brand Communication and Promotion
Channels to Market
Overall Consumer Usage and Frequency
Consumer Usage and Frequency by Drink Type
Consumer – Occasions and Motivations Behind Drinking
General Consumer Attitudes towards Hot Malted Drinks
Appendix – Internal Market Environment
Appendix – Overall Consumer Usage and Frequency
Appendix – Occasions and Motivations Behind Drinking
Appendix – General Consumer Attitudes towards Hot Malted Drinks
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Hot Chocolate and Malted Drinks - UK - March 2010
Hot Chocolate and Malted Drinks - UK - March 2010
The investment potential of the hot chocolate market is clearly highlighted by growth of 20% between 2007 and 2009. Despite the economic downturn, the market is now worth just under £100m.
By contrast, once-iconic malted drinks, such as Horlicks and Ovaltine are now seen as old-fashioned and less relevant to today’s consumer. As a result, sales declined by 12% between 2005 and 2009.
The hot chocolate and malted drinks markets are struggling to increase purchase and consumption rates. Seen as heavier and more calorific than regularly-drunk alternatives such as tea and coffee, both drinks suffer from a perception of being an “occasional” drink.
The investment potential of the hot chocolate market is clearly highlighted by growth of 20% between 2007 and 2009. Despite the economic downturn, the market is now worth just under £100m.
By contrast, once-iconic malted drinks, such as Horlicks and Ovaltine are now seen as old-fashioned and less relevant to today’s consumer. As a result, sales declined by 12% between 2005 and 2009.
The hot chocolate and malted drinks markets are struggling to increase purchase and consumption rates. Seen as heavier and more calorific than regularly-drunk alternatives such as tea and coffee, both drinks suffer from a perception of being an “occasional” drink.
It does not help that these products are seen as highly seasonal. Mintel’s research shows that 17 million people drink them primarily in the winter or when the weather is cold, in contrast, to the 7 million consumers who drink them all year-round.
Cadbury’s Hot Choc Chunks is a new innovation to watch as it allows consumers to melt real pieces of chocolate into milk. By re-inventing hot chocolate as a dessert rather than just a drink, greater usage may be stimulated as well as adding a fun factor to a very traditional sector.
Some consumers use these heavier beverages to avoid unnecessary snacking, according to Mintel’s focus group. Marketing campaigns could promote the products as helping, rather than hindering, calorie control.

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