Global Toddler Nutrition Market Size, Trends, and 2020 Forecasts January 2017 | Page 3

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Global Infant and Toddler Nutrition Market : Size , Trends & Forecasts ( 2016-2020 ) Country Coverage : China , North America , Brazil & Europe Company Coverage : Nestle S . A ., Mead Johnson Nutrition Company & Danone SA
Infant nutrition is being made to support the dietary requirements of newly born babies and young children . It is an essential component for the proper physical and mental growth of the baby . It offers various advantages such as ease of digestion and no difficulties are being faced by babies during chewing .
The global infant and toddler nutrition market can be segmented on the basis of products into prepared baby food , dried baby food , other baby food and milk formula . Milk formulas can further be divided into standard formulas , follow-on milks , toddler milks and specialty milks .
The global infant and toddler nutrition market is expected to grow at a healthy rate during the forecast period ( 2016-2020 ). The growth is expected on account of many factors , such as an increase in the urban population & modernization , female participation in the labor force and birth rate in developing countries along with the innovation in packaging and recommendations from doctors .
However , the market also faces some challenges , which include declining birth rates in developed countries , safety concerns of packaged baby food and the high cost of production of baby food . Growing e-commerce sales , increasing popularity of organic baby food , new markets of baby foods and strong price power of baby foods in China and the U . S . are some of the latest trends in the infant and toddler nutrition market .

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