date:Feb 20, 2013
The company notes that a new market analysis predicts the global probiotics market will grow by 6.8% a year until 2018, driven by Asia-Pacific with Europe as another dominant market in spite of current health claim law issues. In sales terms, this corresponds to $US 27.9 billion in 2011, forecast to reach $US 44.9 billion in 2018.
Increasing culture sales, both in terms of probiotics and food cultures, puts pressure on Chr. Hansens production facilities, the company said, and in order to sustai