date:Nov 09, 2015
Rising obesity rates and consumer demand for convenient, on-the-go meals are just two factors driving the $3 billion meal replacement food and beverage market, according to a recent report from Euromonitor. Industry revenue increased by an average of 6.9 percent per year from 2006 to 2011, and revenue is expected to grow 9.3 percent in 2011.
The opportunity for makers of prepackaged powdered drink mixes, ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages or bars is ripe, but now that traditional vitamins and miner