Маркетинговые исследования потребительских предпочтений для разработки обогащенных сывороточных напитков

Abstract

Currently, to ensure high competitiveness of food products, manufacturers need to achieve not only their compliance with the requirements of regulatory and technical documentation, but also to develop conceptual ideas and solutions that take into account the wishes of consumers, anticipate and quickly respond to changes in their quality requirements. In this regard, determining consumer preferences is an important step in the development of new products. This article presents the results of a consumer preference study used to develop an enriched whey drink. At the first stage of the research, the target portrait of the consumer of fortified whey drinks was determined by the method of a survey in the form of a questionnaire. By gender and depending on the age of the respondents, dairy products are preferred by the ages of 26 to 35, with the majority of them being two groups: «workers» (32.9%) and «specialists» (29.6%). The most preferred type of dairy products are fermented milk drinks (71.2% of responses), however, it should be noted that the diet of a modern consumer includes whey products. The majority of respondents chose «fruits and berries and their processed product» as a fortifier (38%), «grains and their products» (34%), «biologically active additives» (16%) and 12% of the respondents chose «nuts and oilseeds». At the second stage of the research, the assortment of whey drinks presented in the retail. It has been established that the range of whey drinks is represented by three large producers, but there are no drinks from local producers enriched with local raw materials, the development and production of which is a promising and relevant research area.