Methodology

OBJECTIVES SUPPLY Key Suppliers, market share, production & capacity, grades and prices, main researches conducted Upcoming players DEMAND Volumes of product sold worldwide or in specific areas Volumes and values, breakdown by applications Major users: specifications, prices, and quality required Major countries of use Market trends Trends and factors that can help developing or limiting the market Regulations Modes of promotion PROSPECTIVE Prospective vision of the market for the next 5 years, highlighting threats and opportunities, strategic moves and market’s future.  GENERAL APPROACH General synopsis The main information result from interviews with the main players in the business to obtain an in-depth understanding of the forces that drive the market. STEP 1 : Experts interviews. UBIC gathers information relative to the scientific background pertaining to each application and to researchers opinion. STEP 2 : Interviews of suppliers UBIC gathers information relative to producers acting on the market: Revenues and production volumes Products & specifications Prices Process Main directions of research STEP 3: Interviews of Food Supplements Companies and Retailers UBIC analyzes the following aspect of the demand: Large buyers consumption and outlook Product expectations Buying pattern Consumer pattern Health relations Mode of promotion Trends   Retail distributors interviews complement this review to give a better understanding of the consumer perception . Particularly, UBIC gathers the information regarding the promoting and inhibiting factors in the development of the demand.