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Baby Food in the United Kingdom

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  • 24 Pages
  • August 2025
  • Region: United Kingdom
  • Euromonitor International
  • ID: 339721
Sales of baby food in the UK have seen a small decline in retail volume terms in 2025 despite stabilising prices. Although higher unit prices have supported value growth, this momentum is expected to slow as inflation has peaked, and birth rates continue to decline. Milk formula has also been at the centre of regulatory and consumer scrutiny.

The Baby Food in United Kingdom report offers in-depth knowledge of the market at a national level, providing local insight and understanding unavailable elsewhere. In addition to the latest retail sales data 2020-2024, it identifies the leading companies, brands and retail outlets, and assesses the key trends and demographic shifts behind consumer demand and sales growth. How key trends such as health and wellness, sustainability and recovery from the pandemic are currently shaping the market along with prospects for the next five years, clearly indicating how the market is expected to change.

Product coverage: Dried Baby Food, Milk Formula, Other Baby Food, Prepared Baby Food.

Data coverage: Market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

Why buy this report?

  • Get a detailed picture of the Baby Food market;
  • Pinpoint growth sectors and identify factors driving change;
  • Understand the competitive environment, the market’s major players and leading brands;
  • Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

Table of Contents

KEY DATA FINDINGS
2025 DEVELOPMENTS
  • Baby food faces headwinds from cost pressures and increased regulatory focus
  • Danone retains lead as Kendamil rises through value-focused growth
  • Supermarkets dominate but discounters and digital channels drive growth
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
  • Modest value growth expected amid demographic decline
  • Baby food innovation shifts toward developmental support and ingredient integrity
  • Transparency and trust set to take centre stage in baby food reform
CATEGORY DATA
  • Table 1 Sales of Baby Food by Category: Volume 2020-2025
  • Table 2 Sales of Baby Food by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 3 Sales of Baby Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 4 Sales of Baby Food by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 5 Sales of Growing-Up Milk Formula by Age: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 6 NBO Company Shares of Baby Food: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 7 LBN Brand Shares of Baby Food: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 8 Distribution of Baby Food by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 9 Forecast Sales of Baby Food by Category: Volume 2025-2030
  • Table 10 Forecast Sales of Baby Food by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 11 Forecast Sales of Baby Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2025-2030
  • Table 12 Forecast Sales of Baby Food by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DAIRY PRODUCTS AND ALTERNATIVES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Dairy products and alternatives in 2025: The big picture
  • Key trends in 2025
  • Competitive Landscape
  • Channel developments
  • What next for dairy products and alternatives?
MARKET DATA
  • Table 13 Sales of Dairy Products and Alternatives by Category: Value 2020-2025
  • Table 14 Sales of Dairy Products and Alternatives by Category: % Value Growth 2020-2025
  • Table 15 NBO Company Shares of Dairy Products and Alternatives: % Value 2021-2025
  • Table 16 LBN Brand Shares of Dairy Products and Alternatives: % Value 2022-2025
  • Table 17 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 18 Distribution of Dairy Products and Alternatives by Format: % Value 2020-2025
  • Table 19 Forecast Sales of Dairy Products and Alternatives by Category: Value 2025-2030
  • Table 20 Forecast Sales of Dairy Products and Alternatives by Category: % Value Growth 2025-2030
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
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