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HBP
Our Industry and
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Nutrition and Consumer Healthcare –
Our Exclusive Industry Focus
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Our
Clients
HBP serves
participants across the nutrition and consumer healthcare
industries including companies whose products are among the
following:
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Healthy,
natural, organic or functional foods and beverages
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Nutraceuticals and nutritional supplements
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OTC,
cosmeceuticals,
personal, and self-care products
And typically
sold to consumers by
HBP also serves
clients who supply the industry with products and services such
as:
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Ingredients
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Manufacturing services
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Distribution services
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Within
America’s Largest Sector. . .
In 2005 healthcare expenditures were
estimated at $1.9 trillion, making healthcare America’s largest industry sector. Coupled with the greater than $550 billion
retail food and beverage sales in the U.S. in 2005, these two sectors collectively represented
at least 22% of the U.S.
GDP. Within such enormous sectors of the economy, powerful trends can drive rapid growth and can result in spending shifts of billions of
dollars.
Nutrition and Consumer Healthcare
is an Expanding Niche. . .
Two significant trends
shaping both consumer and supplier behavior within these sectors are 1)
the aging of the U.S. population and 2) the desire of consumers to take
greater control of their own healthcare decisions. Understandably, U.S.
consumers have become more conscience of their health and wellness as
the overall population ages. As they have additionally sought greater
control over their healthcare decisions, consumers have directed an
increasing portion of their healthcare spending toward purchases of
OTC products, dietary supplements, and natural and organic foods.
According to Nutrition Business Journal, industry sales in these
segments increased over 9% from 2004 and reached $75.4 billion in 2005.
With a Complex
Landscape. . .
On the supply side, the
thousands of businesses that constitute this nutrition and consumer
healthcare industry vary tremendously in size, market share, ownership
and other key characteristics. Business models and operating
characteristics span a variety of value chain segments and distribution
channels. Industry participants range from small privately held
companies to large publicly traded multinationals and from niche
suppliers to broad distributors and multi-channel retailers.
And a
Dynamic Environment
Given the very high degree
of fragmentation and the underlying trends that are driving attractive
industry fundamentals, it is not surprising that the industry landscape
is dynamic with consolidation and new entrants. HBP focuses exclusively
on understanding this complex industry and its dynamics and serving
industry participants with Wall Street quality investment banking
services.
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