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This publication must not be The Centre for Food & Health Studies Auckland 0650 New Zealand circlated outside the staff who work at the address to ISSN 1464-3308 All rights reserved, photocopying of any part strictly which it is sent without the prior written agreement of prohibited. the publisher. © New Nutrition Business 2017 2 www.new-nutrition.com 3 Kids Nutrition Report Issue 60 2017 Contents EDITORIAL The case for whole milk is adding up .................................................................................................13 CASE STUDIES MARKETING CASE STUDY Creating lifelong customers from health-oriented moms ................................ 4 STRATEGY CASE STUDY School nutrition a “great opportunity” for healthier brands ............................... 9 DAIRY CASE STUDY Passion for cheese turns into sweet snacking range .............................................14 START-UP CASE STUDY MySuperFoods maintains steady growth ........................................................18 STRATEGY CASE STUDY Success with sneaky vegetables ....................................................................22 BEVERAGE CASE STUDY Brewing up exotic tea....................................................................................25 Nutrition News ...................................................................................................................................27 New Products listing ..........................................................................................................................30 Important Notice ................................................................................................................................35 Order Form ........................................................................................................................................39 Subscribe ..........................................................................................................................................40 Companies and brands in this Issue A Cup of Jo ................................................................. 7 Mintel ........................................................................1 AccelFoods ........................................................... ,4 Monogram Capital Partners .....................................4 AquaBall.................................................................... 12 MySuperFoods ...........................................1,1,0,1 Auckland University of Technology ......................... 13 OBE Organic Beef .................................................. , Baby Center ................................................................ 4 Once Upon a Farm ..................................................... Back to the Roots ...................................................... 12 Ozark Mountain Poultry ........................................... 11 Bossi Kids Tea ......................................................, PepsiCo ..................................................................... 10 Chickentopia ..........................................................,11 Safe + Fair ................................................................. 10 Coca-Cola ................................................................. 10 Sargento ....................................................................14 Cow Candy ................................................14,1,1,1 Skeeeters .................................................................... 10 DairyFood USA ................................................... 14,1 Somma Food Group.......................................... ,11,1 Emil Capital Partners ................................................4 Sparkling Ice ........................................................ 10,11 Enjoy Life Foods ......................................................., Spork & Ladle ........................................................... 20 GreenPurse PR ............................................... 4,,,, Stew eonard’s ........................................................., Harris Teeter .............................................................4 Stonyfield arms ......................................................... Hasbro ....................................................................... 17 Talking Rain......................................................... 10,11 HEB .......................................................................... 4 Target ........................................................................4 Kashi ......................................................................... 12 Walmart..................................................................... 4 Kellogg ...................................................................... 12 Wee Isle Dairy ........................................................... 13 Kidfresh ...........................................................,,4 Well + Good ................................................................ Kroger .......................................................................4 Whole Foods Market .........................................,1,1 Mind Body Green ....................................................... 2 © New Nutrition Business 2017 3 www.new-nutrition.com Kids Nutrition Report Issue 60 2017 Marketing Case Study Creating lifelong customers from health-oriented moms A pregnancy and new baby often prompts a change in womens’ shopping habits as they focus on giving their baby the best start in life. PR/Communications consultant Lisa Mabe discusses quick-start ideas to help brands to create lifetime customers from new moms. By KAREN RATERMAN. Mothers have always been a driving force behind “These first-time moms represent a window the success of brands and retail outlets. But with of opportunity for both retailers and brands to the emergence of the natural, organic and healthy catch a customer on the cusp of a new life stage products segments, moms, especially new moms, preferably while they are still pregnant, and who have become the ultimate gateway consumer for they can potentially keep as loyal customers for a brands and retailers aiming at this category. There long time to come,” Mabe said. is plenty of data that underscores their importance, ew moms and pregnant women become super according to isa Mabe, founder of reenurse focused on being healthy for their developing infant , a specialty research and public relations and this changes their criteria, not only for the foods consultancy. they eat, but also across product categories, such “Connecting with pregnant and new moms as the chemicals used in clothing they purchase for (0 of whom are millennials) is a gateway to a themselves and their infant and the personal care super-motivated type of consumer, many of whom products they use. “Many stop coloring their hair become new converts’ into natural and organic or painting their nails to try to limit the amount of products,” she told Kids Nutrition Report. einforcing potential toxins on their body,” she noted. this idea, the Baby Center’s 01 State of Modern ge doesn’t really