Food

Market research for food and beverages

The FMCG market is redefining itself: caught between price sensitivity and green trends, and between new food trends and regional identity, consumers are seeking new direction.

With over 40 years of experience and a strong global network, we guide you through complex markets. We combine deep category expertise—from new food and beverages to baked goods and dairy products—with innovative methods to ensure your brand remains relevant for tomorrow.

We’ll help you not only understand this change, but also actively shape it.

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Sebastian Klein

Head of FMCG & Health

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FAQ - Market research for food, beverages, and FMCG

Market research provides essential insights into consumer behavior, product acceptance, packaging design, and price perception. It supports companies in product development and innovation management and minimizes risks in strategic decisions.

We have extensive project experience with international corporations and regional providers alike, and we select the approach individually based on your objectives: The combination of qualitative in-depth insights (e.g., interviews) and reliable quantitative data (e.g., online surveys) often forms the foundation. This is supplemented by specific tools such as taste tests or shopper research to realistically map behavior at the point of sale.

Through systematic product and packaging tests as well as concept trials, we identify early on which innovations will be well received by consumers. On this basis, we provide concrete recommendations for optimization before high costs are incurred by a market launch.

Our trend and consumer analyses highlight changes in eating habits and social trends (e.g., convenience or sustainability). This enables companies to respond strategically to market changes and proactively seize opportunities for innovation.

Market research projects in the FMCG sector are designed for efficiency and, depending on their scope, deliver valid results within just a few weeks. This enables you to make product decisions, campaign adjustments, or portfolio strategies in a timely manner based on data.

We evaluate key KPIs such as brand awareness, image, purchase intent, and the specific advertising impact of your measures. This allows marketing budgets to be used efficiently and campaigns to be managed in a targeted manner in a competitive environment.

These specialized analyses reveal the priorities (e.g., brand vs. price vs. organic certification) that actually influence consumers' decisions at the shelf. This enables precise optimization of target group targeting and placement strategy at the point of sale.

After a joint briefing, we develop a customized study design. The collected data is analyzed in depth and translated into understandable, directly actionable strategic recommendations to actively support your brand management.

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Stefanie Gelbicke

Research Director

Sebastian Klein

Head of FMCG & Health

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