Product Insights: Global Product Innovation Update, May 2012
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The Global Product Innovation Update is Datamonitor's monthly review of new products and innovations. Focusing on the food, drinks, personal care, and household goods industries in Europe, North America, South and Central America, and Asia Pacific, it tracks major product developments and key category, claim, and flavor trends.
- Keep up to date with developments in the food, drinks, personal care, and household goods industries by accessing the latest data and insight.
- Drive product ideation by studying the latest consumer goods innovations from around the world.
- Gain a detailed understanding of category, claim, and flavor trends in the food, drinks, personal care, and household goods industries.
Aligning environmentally friendly packaging with an ecological product formula, one French manufacturer is hoping to stand out in the laundry detergent category, as reported in this month's summary of household goods innovations. Meanwhile, fragrancing microcapsules have emerged in the floor cleaners segment.
- What are the latest category, claim, and flavor trends in the consumer packaged goods industry?
- What are the major new product and packaging developments in this sector that I need to be aware of?
Table of contents
•Catalyst
•Summary
In this month's Global Product Innovation Update:
FLAVOR/FRAGRANCE ANALYSIS
•Gum: top flavors in new products
Europe
North America
South and Central America
Asia Pacific
•Concentrates: top flavors in new products
Europe
North America
South and Central America
Asia Pacific
•Cold and cough preparations: top flavors in new products
Europe
North America
South and Central America
Asia Pacific
•Fabric softeners: top fragrances in new products
Europe
North America
South and Central America
Asia Pacific
NEW FOOD REVIEW
•Energy products take a cue from medicine with capsule innovation
•New food launches by category, January to March 2012: chocolate fails to sweeten in North America
Europe
North America
South and Central America
Asia Pacific
•Product claims: new food launches, January to March 2012
Europe
North America
South and Central America
Asia Pacific
NEW DRINKS REVIEW
•QR branding sees wine embrace the smartphone era
•New drinks launches by category, January to March 2012: lager soars in South and Central America
Europe
North America
South and Central America
Asia Pacific
•Product claims: new drinks launches, January to March 2012
Europe
North America
South and Central America
Asia Pacific
NEW PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS REVIEW
•Antibacterial silver finds new home in nail varnish
•New personal care launches by category, January to March 2012: make-up falls flat in Europe
Europe
North America
South and Central America
Asia Pacific
•Product claims: new personal care launches, January to March 2012
Europe
North America
South and Central America
Asia Pacific
NEW HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS REVIEW
•Bag-in-box laundry detergent tests the ecological waters
•New household goods launches by category, January to March 2012: electrical air fresheners appeal in South and Central America
Europe
North America
South and Central America
Asia Pacific
•Product claims: new household goods launches, January to March 2012
Europe
North America
South and Central America
Asia Pacific
APPENDIX
•About Product Launch Analytics
•Editors
•Ask the analyst
•Disclaimer
TABLES
•Table: Top claims in new food launches in Europe, January to March 2012, and growth compared to January to March 2011
•Table: Top claims in new food launches in North America, January to March 2012, and growth compared to January to March 2011
•Table: Top claims in new food launches in South and Central America, January to March 2012, and growth compared to January to March 2011
•Table: Top claims in new food launches in Asia Pacific, January to March 2012, and growth compared to January to March 2011
•Table: Top claims in new drinks launches in Europe, January to March 2012, and growth compared to January to March 2011
•Table: Top claims in new drinks launches in North America, January to March 2012, and growth compared to January to March 2011
•Table: Top claims in new drinks launches in South and Central America, January to March 2012, and growth compared to January to March 2011
•Table: Top claims in new drinks launches in South and Central America, January to March 2012, and growth compared to January to March 2011
•Table: Top claims in new personal care launches in Europe, January to March 2012, compared to January to March 2011
•Table: Top claims in new personal care launches in North America, January to March 2012, compared to January to March 2011
•Table: Top claims in new personal care launches in South and Central America, January to March 2012, compared to January to March 2011
•Table: Top claims in new personal care launches in Asia Pacific, January to March 2012, compared to January to March 2011
•Table: Top claims in new household goods launches in Europe, January to March 2012, compared to January to March 2011
•Table: Top claims in new household goods launches in North America, January to March 2012, compared to January to March 2011
•Table: Top claims in new household goods launches in South and Central America, January to March 2012, compared to January to March 2011
•Table: Top claims in new household goods launches in Asia Pacific, January to March 2012, compared to January to March 2011
FIGURES
•Figure: Gum: top flavors in new products in Europe
•Figure: Gum: top flavors in new products in North America
•Figure: Gum: top flavors in new products in South and Central America
•Figure: Gum: top flavors in new products in Asia Pacific
•Figure: Concentrates: top flavors in new products in Europe
•Figure: Concentrates: top flavors in new products in North America
•Figure: Concentrates: top flavors in new products in South and Central America
•Figure: Concentrates: top flavors in new products in Asia Pacific
•Figure: Cold and cough preparations: top flavors in new products in Europe
•Figure: Cold and cough preparations: top flavors in new products in North America
•Figure: Cold and cough preparations: top flavors in new products in South and Central America
•Figure: Cold and cough preparations: top flavors in new products in Asia Pacific
•Figure: Fabric softeners: top fragrances in new products in Europe
•Figure: Fabric softeners: top fragrances in new products in North America
•Figure: Fabric softeners: top fragrances in new products in South and Central America
•Figure: Fabric softeners: top fragrances in new products in Asia Pacific
•Figure: Blue Elph Energy Powder Capsules
•Figure: Specialita del Trentino Dark Chocolate Easter Egg Decoration Kit
•Figure: Mummy’s Yummies Cupcake Mix – Lemon Crunch, Tutti Frutti, Britannia Brownie, Ginger Bread, Easter Egg
•Figure: Trader Joe’s Speculoos Cookie Butter
•Figure: Xianbali Cooked Egg White – Five-Spice Flavor, Mala Flavor, BBQ Flavor
•Figure: Gbarbosa Ice Cream – Neapolitan, Chocolate Flakes, Chocolate, Hogplum and Soursop
•Figure: Gartenfrisch Jung Gourmetdressing Winter Salad Dressing – Almond & Poppyseed
•Figure: Leading food launches





