RNCOS' report, “Food and Beverages Market: A Global Review (2006-2007)”, provides an updated and detailed analysis of the Food and Beverage Market worldwide and focuses exclusively on ten most important countries. The report also provides an overview of the global food and beverages market. It is also highly informative about the current and future market trends and gives useful insights about the sub-sectors of the industry. The emphasis has been put on the country analysis, which will help client to identify the scope of growth and the emerging opportunities.

The sub-sectors covered in this report are Meat, Milk, Fruit, Vegetable and Confectionary under food industry and Coffee, Tea, Alcoholic and Soft Drinks under Beverage Industry. Their forecasts are well supported by key facts such as consumer expenditure, safety concerns, and demographics figures.

Key Findings

§ Global Food and Beverage market will continue to grow, largely contributed by growth in the developing countries such as India and China.
§ Asia-Pacific will be the region where there will be increased activity in terms of production and demand.
§ Eastern Europe particularly Ukraine, is gaining in importance with Food and Beverage contributing 15% of the total FDI.
§ Mexico in particular is an extremely attractive retail sector, where the opportunities for organized retailing are increasing rapidly. As a result, the demand for food and beverages is expected to increase manifold.
§ Health remains the biggest concern in the consumer's mind while purchasing the products. Media is also playing a crucial role in promoting Healthy diets.

Key Issues and Facts Analyzed

The research report also addresses the issues and facts that are critical to business success, such as:

§ How has the Food and Beverage industry performed till now and what are the future prospects?
§ What are the fastest growing markets in the food and beverage industry?
§ What will be the growth prospects of Food and Beverages in different countries?
§ What are the factors associated with the success of the industry?
§ What key challenges are faced by the industry?

Key Players

This section provides the overview, key facts, financials and stock performance of several players like PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods, Unilever N.V, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Cadbury Schweppes and Groupe Danone.

Research Methodology used

Information Sources
Information has been sourced from namely, books, newspapers, trade journals, and white papers, industry portals, government agencies, trade associations, industry news and developments and through access to more than 3000 paid databases.

Analysis Method
The analysis methods includes the following: Ratio Analysis, Historical Trend Analysis, Linear Regression Analysis using software tools, Judgmental Forecasting and Cause and Effect Analysis.