Currently, the global economy is slowing down, but China's consumer market is frequently reporting good news. Recently, China Resources acquired all of Heineken's operations in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau, winning widespread praise. In the niche cheese FMCG market, Chinese FMCG brands represented by Miaokelanduo have for the first time surpassed century-old overseas brands such as Anchor and Breguet. According to JD.com's May "cheese" category consumption data, Miaokelanduo's transaction amount and transaction volume both increased, with transaction volume up 11.23% month-on-month, while Anchor and Breguet saw significant month-on-month declines, with Anchor down 24.11% and Breguet down 13.61%. The data shows that the brand activation of domestic cheese brand Miaokelanduo has achieved phased success. So what is the core logic behind Miaokelanduo's rapid emergence? Rooted in Local Market: Creating High-Calcium Nutritious Cheese Suitable for Chinese Children's Tastes Regarding the potential of China's cheese market, the Prospective Industry Research Institute predicts that China's cheese sales will grow at a rate of 15%-20% per year over the next five years. Facing the rapidly growing domestic market, domestic brands and foreign giants have long been gearing up. To win the market, Miaokelanduo has spared no expense. Whether in introducing internationally advanced production processes and technologies or in talent recruitment and reserve, it is not inferior to foreign brands. Quality is the lifeline. To this end, Miaokelanduo has established dedicated R&D centers in Shanghai and Tianjin, assembled a strong R&D team, and also engaged with world-class quality resources from countries such as Italy, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the UK, France, the US, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, and Japan. Compared with foreign cheese brands that have first-mover advantage, Miaokelanduo's latecomer advantage is prominent in leveraging local brand strengths. Anchor and Breguet emphasize imported milk sources and European craftsmanship to consumers. When raw materials and processes are similar, making products more suitable for Chinese children's tastes becomes extremely critical. Miaokelanduo's cheese sticks are rich in protein, calcium, minerals, and vitamins, making them suitable for growing children. Each bag contains individually wrapped portions, with advanced oxygen-barrier packaging technology that locks in nutrition and flavor, ensuring cleanliness and convenience for on-the-go consumption. Available in original, mixed fruit, fruit pulp, banana, and chocolate flavors, it not only meets children's diverse taste needs but also suits Chinese children's palates. In a market with limited choices, refinement and localization may seem insignificant, but as competition intensifies and category education matures, Miaokelanduo's creation of products more loved by Chinese children becomes particularly crucial. This is one of its core elements for resisting and defeating foreign brands. Brand Focus: Online Content Marketing + Offline Focus Media Competition is multi-dimensional. Latecomers succeed not only through products but also through effective brand building, which is the winning weapon to gain favor among mainstream consumers. Looking at Breguet's brand marketing, it still relies mainly on traditional online word-of-mouth and e-commerce channel advertisements, with a relatively mediocre approach. Miaokelanduo's strategy is to follow trends and adopt a diversified marketing mix. For example, it collaborates with many influencers on Xiaohongshu and Tmall communities, continuously producing quality content through live streaming, influencer partnerships, and product reviews, steadily contributing precise traffic to the brand. It also uses popular animated IPs for creative packaging design, such as partnering with the dog characters from the IP "PAW Patrol," which is commendable. Its new advertisement adapted from "Two Tigers" is not only catchy and loved by children but also evokes childhood memories for parents. In the face of fragmented information, Miaokelanduo adopts a two-pronged strategy: focusing on content marketing online and deeply cultivating Focus Media's elevator media offline. Although Miaokelanduo's cheese sticks target children as the main consumers, the purchasers are mainly post-80s parents, a group highly aligned with the 300 million mainstream consumers covered by Focus Media's elevator media. Clearly, the brand saturation attack from April to May has been effective, and Miaokelanduo has become the first choice for cheese brands among China's mainstream consumers. In the current decentralized era, it is increasingly difficult to ignite mainstream brands. Occupying elevator media has become a core high ground for many brands to seize the market. Miaokelanduo's heavy partnership with Focus Media's elevator media values its brand ignition power under scale and concentration advantages, which is of great significance for overtaking competitors. Coincidentally, the number one domestic milk powder brand Feihe overtook foreign milk powder brands, with 2018 sales exceeding 10 billion yuan and becoming the mainstream choice for Chinese mothers, closely linked to its strategic cooperation with Focus Media. Feihe's chairman, Leng Youbin, previously fully affirmed Focus Media's unique value in igniting mainstream audiences at a press conference, stating: "In the era of information explosion, good products need good communication. Feihe needs an appropriate medium to accurately convey its craftsmanship quality to mainstream audiences!" With continuous consumption upgrades and families' growing awareness of children's health consumption, this will inevitably further activate the cheese consumption market. Judging from current market performance, Miaokelanduo's sales growth of over 500% year-on-year from January to April 2019 is no accident. With the continuous enhancement of brand power, Miaokelanduo, the number one cheese brand in China, will further capture the market. Tips will be paid 400-2000 yuan once adopted. China FMCG + Internet Professional New Media Committed to FMCG manufacturer and distributor transformation and channel digital solutions
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Miaokelanduo Teams Up with Focus Media for a Remarkable Comeback: May Sales Surpass Foreign Brands for the First Time
Despite the global economic slowdown, China's consumer market is delivering good news. In the niche cheese FMCG market, Chinese brands like Miaokelanduo have for the first time surpassed century-old foreign brands such as Anchor and Breguet. According to JD.com's May cheese category data, Miaokelanduo's transaction value and volume both increased, with volume up 11.23% month-on-month, while Anchor and Breguet saw significant declines.
