Sales value growth of food supplements in Italy H1 2018, by distribution channel

This statistic shows the sales value growth rate of food supplements in Italy during the first half of 2018, by distribution channel. According to data, the channel showing the most significant growth as compared to the previous year was the one of corner pharmacies in supermarkets and hypermarkets, as the turnover generated by these kinds of retailers increased by 11.2 percent. The sales value of nutraceuticals in pharmacies, instead, grew by 3.9 percent between 2017 and 2018.
According to the definition of the European Food Safety Authority, FSMPs are designed to feed patients who, because of particular disease, disorder of medical condition, have nutritional needs that cannot be met by consuming standard foodstuffs. They can be used only under medical supervision.