Clinical Nutrition Products

Overall sales of clinical nutrition products are rising with an aging population in the U.S. and EU as well as rising incidence of illnesses and conditions that require clinical nutrition. But sales of clinical nutrition products containing probiotics and prebiotics are outpacing sales of conventional clinical nutrition products, opening up a new market that is dominated by a handful of players, according to a recent report from Business Insights. Nearly all of the major manufacturers of enteral nutrition products—Abbott Nutrition, Danone, Fresenius Kabi and Nestlé—are currently working to expand their offerings of products containing probiotics and prebiotics. For further information: www.business-insights.com