Protein Bar Supply Chain Analysis: Market Share, SWOT, PEST & Future

This presentation provides a detailed supply chain analysis of protein bars, a popular energy source for athletes. It covers strategic and stakeholder management, highlighting the growth in profits and competition within the market, along with increasing consumer awareness. The analysis includes a market share review as of 2017, a PEST analysis focusing on health impacts, economic sustainability, sports activities, and technological advancements, and a SWOT analysis identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Recommendations emphasize diversification of consumer preferences, channel integration, and sustainable approaches. The conclusion underscores the importance of sports activities in driving the growth of protein bars and the need for strong customer relations in effective supply chain implementation. The presentation also includes references to support its findings and recommendations, making it a valuable resource for understanding the dynamics of the protein bar market.

Supply Chain Analysis of
Protein Bars
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Introduction
 Proteins bars have become a
common extra burst of energy
for athletes in the world.
 The global market is one main
features that is increasingly
contributing to the growth of
demand through an increase in
population and generally
improved logistics and supply
chain (Brennan, Derbyshire,
Tiwari, and Brennan, 2013).

Supply Chain Mapping

Strategic and Stakeholder’s Management
 Manufacturers have reported a growth in profits and competition
in the market.
 Consumer awareness of the product has also been a key issues
(Hitt, Ireland, and Hoskisson, 2012).
 Currently, most of market attention has shifted to nutrition and
energy bars.

Continuation
Protein Bar Market Share as per 2017 Review
North America - 32% Europe - 26% Asia - 24% Rest of the World - 18%

PEST Analysis of Protein Bars
 Health impacts of the consumers.
 Strong Economic sustainability and growth.
 Increase in sports activities and health concerns
 Increase in technology advancements in supply chain exchange
(Hitt, Ireland, and Hoskisson, 2012).

SWOT Analysis
Protein Bars SWOT Analysis
Strength Weaknesses
1. Large sports market.
2. Use of natural ingredients.
3. Increasing demand in protein diet
(Aryee and Boye, 2015).
4. large snack market.
1. Costlier in comparison to other bars.
2. Lack of a real marketing campaign.
3. Little or no awareness regarding the
product.
Opportunity Threats
1. Availability of untapped target
segments.
2. The shift of healthier diet attention
concern.
3. Creating an impression on potential
customers as a result of low awareness
(Hitt, Ireland, and Hoskisson, 2012).
1. Increased regional competitors.
2. Presence of substitute products.
3. Health concerns and legal impacts.

Strength Vs Weaknesses
 Shift in the application of use natural products.
 Diversification of the products.
 Maximizing on the market segmentation (Govindarajan and
Ramamurti, 2011).

Opportunities Vs Threats
 Untapped market segment maximization.
 Improving marketing and advertising strategies of the products
(Barnes, 2016).

Recommendations
 Diversification of Consumer Preferences.
 Channel integration.
 Construction of more sustainable approaches.

Conclusion
 One of the main contributing factors to the growth of protein bars
has been the growth of sport activities.
 To maximize on the product performance, customer relation should
be one of key factors that should be emphasized upon in the
implementation of effective supply chain (Willer & Lernoud, 2016).

References
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Continuation
 Govindarajan, V. and Ramamurti, R., 2011. Reverse innovation, emerging markets, and global
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 Hitt, M.A., Ireland, R.D. and Hoskisson, R.E., 2012. Strategic management cases: competitiveness
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