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Breakfast Products - World

Euromonitor International's Breakfast Products - World market report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at an international level. It provides the latest retail sales data, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market - be they new product developments, packaging innovations, economic/lifestyle influences, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts illustrate how the market is set to change.

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Chapters: 7  |  Tables: 6  |  Publication date: Oct 2007
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Regional coverage

Western Europe; Eastern Europe; North America; Latin America; Asia-Pacific; Oceania; Africa and the Middle East

Table of contents

EXECUTIVE BRIEFING

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KEY CONSUMER TRENDS

DEVELOPED MARKETS

Whole foods and natural ingredients on the rise

Functionality reaches breakfast products

Premiumisation takes many forms in developed markets

Convenience and portability

Corporate social responsibility issues at the front of consumer thinking

DEVELOPING MARKETS

Premiumisation at early stage

Convenience

Westernisation of eating habits increasing but still niche

Health mindedness nascent but growing

Changing distribution patterns bring private label to the fore

TRANSLATING INSIGHT INTO ACTION

KELLOGG LAUNCHES AN AGGRESSIVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS PUSH IN THE US

Special K brand leads the counterattack

Aspirational message trumps nutritional reality

Keeping it “real”

Brand extensions follow major market trends

Outlook

UNILEVER CONSOLIDATING POSITION IN SPREADABLE OILS AND FATS

Producing products that are aligned with consumer needs

Raising the bar for competitors

Taking the sting out of the trans fats controversy

Outlook

NUTRELLA ALIMENTOS CARVING OUT HEALTH AND WELLNESS NICHE

Fierce price competition drives innovation

Outlook

NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS

LEADING INNOVATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE

Health and wellness reigns supreme

Superfoods, a powerful trend in health and wellness

Media coverage a double-edged sword

Outlook bright in other regions

Health and wellness also a key driver in developing markets

Westernisation of tastes in Russia

Asia-Pacific market difficult to crack

Japan proves more resistant

Kraft Foods gives Vegemite a makeover in Australia

Summary 1 Breakfast Products: Leading Innovations 2005-2006

BRILLIANT MISTAKES AND OTHER NOTABLE FAILURES

Premiumisation must deliver demonstrable consumer benefits

Weetabix Gold illustrates some of the pitfalls of premiumisation

Failure to establish a separate identity a crippling weakness

Granola bars target health-conscious Colombians

Summary 2 Breakfast Products: Notable Recent Failures 2005- 2006

INSIGHTS INTO MARKET PERFORMANCE

HEADLINES

FASTEST GROWING MARKETS: ARE YOU THERE YET?

Global Overview

Chart 19 Global Sales of Bread, 1998/2006

Chart 20 Global Sales of Breakfast Bars, Pastries and Breakfast Cereals: 1998/2006

Chart 21 Global Sales of Butter, Margarine, Spreadable Oils and Fats, and Spreads: 1998/2006

Chart 22 Global Value Growth of Breakfast Products in US$: 1998/2006

Regional Overview

Chart 23 Bread Retail Value Sales by Region 2006: Breakdown in US$

Chart 24 Bread Retail Value Growth by Region in US$: 1998/2006

Chart 25 Pastries Retail Value Sales by Region 2006: Breakdown in US$

Chart 26 Pastries Retail Value Growth by Region in US$: 1998/2006

Chart 27 Breakfast Cereals Retail Value Sales by Region 2006: Breakdown in US$

Chart 28 Breakfast Cereals Retail Value Growth by Region in US$: 1998/2006

Chart 29 Breakfast Bars Retail Value Sales by Region 2006: Breakdown in US$

Chart 30 Breakfast Bars Retail Value Growth by Region in US$: 1998/2006

Chart 31 Spreads Retail Value Sales by Region 2006: Breakdown in US$

Chart 32 Spreads Retail Value Growth by Region in US$: 1998/2006

Chart 33 Spreadable Oils and Fats Retail Value Sales by Region 2006: Breakdown in US$

Chart 34 Spreadable Oils and Fats Retail Value Growth by Region in US$: 1998/2006

Chart 35 Margarine Retail Value Sales by Region 2006: Breakdown in US$

Chart 36 Margarine Retail Value Growth by Region in US$: 1998/2006

Chart 37 Butter Retail Value Sales by Region 2006: Breakdown in US$

Chart 38 Butter Retail Value Growth by Region in US$: 1998/2006

MAGIC COMBINATIONS: FASTEST GROWING MARKETS AND FASTEST GROWING SECTORS

Emerging regions dominate fastest growing markets

Building on traditional diets in Africa and the Middle East

Traditional bread dominates in Guatemala

Traditional consumption habits provide challenges and opportunities in Asia

Table 1 Fastest Growing Markets of Breakfast Products: Per Capita Expenditure and % of World Total, 2006

Chart 39 Fastest Growing Markets: Sales of Breakfast Products, 1998/2006

Chart 40 Fastest Growing Markets of Breakfast Products: 2006 % Value Breakdown by Sector

SLOW GROWTH COMBINATIONS. THE WAY FORWARD

Targeting health concerns

Fitting into consumer lifestyles

Moving beyond breakfast

Table 2 Major Markets of Breakfast Products: Per Capita Expenditure and % of World Total, 2006

Chart 41 Major Markets: Sales of Meal Solution Products, 1998/2006

Chart 42 Major Markets of Breakfast Products: 2006 % Value Breakdown by Sector

COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT

GLOBAL PLAYER PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

Headlines

Kellogg leverages undisputed market leadership in breakfast cereals

Unilever dominant in spreadable oils and fats

Bimbo, the global leader in bread

General Mills falls further behind Kellogg in breakfast cereals

Table 3 Global Company Value Shares of Breakfast Products: 2005

Chart 43 Global Company Value Shares of Bread: 2005

Chart 44 Global Company Value Shares of Pastries: 2005

Chart 45 Global Company Value Shares of Breakfast Cereals: 2005

Chart 46 Global Company Value Shares of Breakfast Bars: 2005

Chart 47 Global Company Value Shares of Spreads: 2005

Chart 48 Global Company Value Shares of Spreadable Oils and Fats: 2005

Chart 49 Global Company Value Shares of Margarine: 2005

Chart 50 Global Company Value Shares of Butter: 2005

REGIONAL PLAYERS PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT

Barilla raises its sights beyond Italy

Ferrero continues to dominate in chocolate spreads

George Weston struggles to come to terms with the fragmenting North American bread market

Sara Lee sees success with new product launches

Asia-Pacific

Latin America

Eastern Europe

Africa and Middle East

Australasia

Summary 3 Sector Ranking of Major Players by Region: 2005 Value Sales

EMERGING COMPANIES TO WATCH

Cereal Partners Worldwide exploits developing markets

C-Pro doubles share of Eastern European breakfast cereals

Tiger Brands overtakes Unilever to lead in spreads

Malt-O-Meal attacks leading players in North American breakfast cereals from below

KEY HURDLES EXPERIENCED IN 2005/2006

Concern over rising levels of obesity driving health and wellness issue

Backlash against hydrogenated fats

Changing eating habits undermine the traditional breakfast

Higher raw material prices and increased retail consolidation squeeze margins

KEY LEARNINGS FROM SUCCESSES 2005/2006

Positive image of the traditional breakfast presents growth opportunities

For bakers, Atkins is gone but not forgotten

Manufacturers innovate to create new unique selling points in health and wellness

Bringing luxury products to the mass market

The mass market remains potent

Convenience provides amble scope for packaging innovation

MERGER AND ACQUISITION ACTIVITY

Dearth of headline-grabbing merger and acquisition deals

Little scope for further concentration

A slightly more favourable environment for mergers and acquisitions in pastries

Kellogg uses organic cereal producer as a new product development vehicle

B&G widens packaged food presence by entering hot cereals

Kellogg likely to make acquisitions in developing economies to build market share

The combination of Nestlé and General Mills would be a logical step

Rumours of Nestlé-PepsiCo combination could open the merger and acquisition floodgates in North America

Unilever’s divestment strategy drives change in spreadable oils and fats and spreads

THE GLOBAL MARKET FOR BREAKFAST PRODUCTS IN 2011

FORECAST MARKET PERFORMANCE AND PREDICTIONS

Health, convenience and quality to reign supreme

Low-carb leaves its mark

Breakfast to go

The shifting boundaries of premiumisation

The burgeoning of ethical consumerism

The impact of price fluctuations

Changing distribution patterns

Potential in emerging markets

Chart 51 Global Sales of Breakfast Products: 2006-2011

Chart 52 Western Europe Sales of Breakfast Products: 2006-2011

Chart 53 Eastern Europe Sales of Breakfast Products: 2006-2011

Chart 54 North America Sales of Breakfast Products: 2006-2011

Chart 55 Latin America Sales of Breakfast Products: 2006-2011

Chart 56 Asia Pacific Sales of Breakfast Products: 2006-2011

Chart 57 Australasia Sales of Breakfast Products: 2006-2011

Chart 58 Africa/Middle East Sales of Breakfast Products: 2006-2011

PRODUCTS FOR THE FUTURE

Looking beyond the fads

Catering to all needs

The growth of superfoods

Ageing consumers demand functional foods

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