Packaged Food 2011 (Part 2): Product Category Performance Review

Introduction

Scope

Objectives of three-part global briefing

Learn more about latest developments in the global food industry

Key findings

Nutrition/Staples Performance

Dairy, oils and fats, bread drive global retail values for staple food

Shift to packaged formats, focus on added value driving dairy sales

Baby food growth reliant on increased consumption and spending

Ongoing shift to packaged cooking oils drives oils and fats growth

Unpackaged bread outperforms packaged formats thanks to MEA

End of bread subsidies in Iran wreaks havoc on retail market

Egyptian bread retail volumes supported by political unrest

Making staple food items into more convenient meal solutions

Meal Solutions Performance

Resurgent consumer foodservice constrains meal solutions

Global retail market for canned, chilled and frozen food

Chilled food the category to beat by both retail value and volume

Fresh is best: Chilled formats driving global ready meals

Fridge-freezer penetration drives chilled, frozen food consumption

Chinese retail refrigeration appliances market at a glance

Fukushima crisis impacts canned, chilled, frozen food in Japan

Global soup sales remain lacklustre thanks to flagging US market

Health and convenience drive sauces, dressings and condiments

Impulse and Indulgence Performance

Impulse and indulgence food remains “affordable luxury”

Emerging markets drive retail sales and profitability

Will health and wellness trends derail demand for indulgence?

Eyes on the prize: Market potential for confectionery in Asia-Pacific

Ignore mature impulse and indulgence markets at your peril

Ice cream leveraging indulgence to reduce seasonal dependence

Is snacking the future of packaged food?

“Snackifying” the global packaged food market

Report Definitions

Report terminology

Report terminology (continued)

Product category definitions

Retail distribution definitions

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