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Global Briefing

Packaged Food Ingredients: Trends and Influences

Jun 2012

Price: US$2,000

About this Report

About this Report

There are multiple trends and influences at play in the global packaged food industry, so much so that the single most important challenge for ingredients suppliers is to balance the many contrasting needs of both manufacturers and consumers. This report provides an overview of the market for packaged food ingredients and examines the key trends and developments in each of the main ingredient categories, highlighting the best opportunities for future growth.


What this report includes

  • Up-to-the minute analysis of the latest trends in the industry
  • New product development, forecasts and other themes
  • Unique graphics and illustrated case studies
  • Most recent brand and company news
  • New insight into the size and shape of the market

Why buy this report

  • Clear, concise powerpoint format makes it easy to digest
  • Leading industry opinion keeps you abreast of latest news and trends
  • Forward-looking outlook on a category, market or issue affecting the industry
  • Latest five year forecasts assess how the market is predicted to develop
  • Understand the competitive environment, the leading players and brands

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Introduction

Scope

Key findings

Supply and Demand Drivers

Supply: Two-handed approach to sustainability

Supply: Natural is in favour but is GM needed to feed the world?

Supply: Ingredient advances require strong R&D investment

Supply: The world's ingredients giants continue to grow

Supply: Regional spread essential to target multinational customers

Supply: Economic challenges and opportunities

Demand: Five key areas of influence in packaged food

Demand: Category impact from health and wellness

Demand: Category impact from convenience and indulgence

Demand: Category impact from natural and ethical products

Current and future impact

The Market for Packaged Food Ingredients

Packaged food uses over 123 million tonnes of key ingredients

Commodities lead volume growth but specialities are more dynamic

Category Analysis

Acidulants /salts: Lactic acid stands out

Acidulants /salts: Trends, influences and recent developments

Botanicals/ bioactives : Natural credentials drive growth

Botanicals/ bioactives : Trends and influences

Cocoa ingredients: Dairy and ice cream use is growing fastest

Cocoa ingredients: Trends, influences and recent developments

Colours: Modest growth as developed world looks to alternatives

Colours: Trends, influences and recent developments

Cultures: Dairy cultures dominate but probiotics are growing fastest

Cultures: Trends, influences and recent developments

Emulsifiers: PGE, datem esters and lecithin see fastest growth

Emulsifiers: Trends, influences and recent developments

Enzymes: Low volume is no indication of low interest

Enzymes: Trends, influences and recent developments

Fats and oils: Vegetable oil dominant but specialities in demand

Fats and oils: Trends, influences and recent developments

Flavours/enhancers: Natural claims affect flavour/enhancer choice

Flavours/enhancers: Trends, influences and recent developments

Poly/oligosaccharides: Respectable growth throughout the market

Poly/oligosaccharides: Trends and influences

Poly/oligosaccharides: Recent developments

Preservatives/antioxidants: Reliance on mature bakery markets

Preservatives/antioxidants: Trends, influences and developments

Proteins: Already strong growth boosted by rising focus on health

Proteins: Trends, influences and recent developments

Sweeteners: Lactose shows significant rate of growth

Sweeteners: Trends and influences

Sweeteners: Recent developments

Vitamins/derivatives: Baby milks drive strong vitamin C market

Vitamins/derivatives: Trends, influences and recent developments

Report Definitions

Data parameters and report definitions

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