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While only a small number of Irish consumers officially suffer from allergies or intolerances in 2014, the level of sales of free-from food is undoubtedly improving, with a greater level of media attention on the likes of free-from diets and a greater availability of products helping to drive usage among consumers who do not suffer from such afflictions.
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Table of Content
Introduction
Key themes in the report
Consumer data
Definition
Wheat-free, gluten-free (WF/GF)
Dairy-free/lactose-free
Allergies and intolerances
Abbreviations
Executive Summary
The market
Figure 1: Free-from food and drink sales vs all-grocery sales, IoI, 2009-14
Forecast
Figure 2: Indexed market value of free-from foods, NI and RoI, 2009-19
Market factors
Improvements in the Irish economy
One in 10 NI and 3% of RoI consumers suffer from allergies
Ireland has low allergy rate compared to the rest of Europe
Figure 3: Top 10 European countries, by percentage of population that suffers from an allergy (including those who have suffered in the past), 2011
Coeliac affects one in 100 in Ireland
Increasing urbanisation could lead to increased incidence of allergies
Maturing population could shift dynamic in free-from food market
Innovations
Figure 4: Indexed level of products launched claiming to be gluten-free and low/no/reduced allergen, UK and Ireland, 2007-14
Figure 5: Gluten-free and low/no allergen products launched to UK and Irish market, by product category, 2014*
The consumer
Wheat, gluten, dairy and lactose most commonly avoided foods/ingredients
Figure 6: Types of food/ingredients avoided due to allergy, intolerance or coeliac disease and those who avoid as part of a healthy lifestyle, RoI, August 2014
Figure 7: Types of food/ingredients avoided due to allergy, intolerance or coeliac disease and those who avoid as part of a healthy...