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CPW is a joint venture between General Mills and Nestle to target non-North American breakfast cereals. Its portfolio includes some of the leading brands in the category. It is also present in snack bars although it has retrenched over the review period as the partners chose to pursue their own individual interests rather than those of CPW. The company however, remains overly reliant on the mature Western European market and has struggled with competition from Kellogg in Latin America.

Packaged food market volume performance is expected to increase at the same levels as the pre-revolution years after it faced a slowdown in growth in 2011. The market has been predominantly driven by sales in artisanal bread and rice, which are the foundations of the Egyptian market, accounting for 79% of market volume in 2013. However, higher growth rates are limited by the continued competition from unpackaged and traditional alternatives.

Tiger Brands is the number one player in South African packaged food and a top five player in the wider Middle East and Africa region. The company has been gradually expanding in other African markets but continues to generate the vast majority of its sales in South Africa, particularly in rice, confectionery and canned processed food. Many of its brands are South African household staples.

Despite supply shortages and inflationary price increases, demand for packaged food will still witness volume growth in 2013 that is above the population growth rate. Supply shortage of essential products like milk, baker strikes causing some delays in channel distribution, and the weakening Tunisian dinar have collectively raised unit prices across the packaged food market. This is worsened by reduced supply issues caused by informal exportation to Libya due to higher margins for wholesalers.

Packaged food benefited in 2013 from increasing demand for convenience, urbanisation and players' efforts. Many categories are set to record strong sales growth in 2013, benefiting from consumers' fast-paced urban lifestyles. These categories are frozen food, instant noodles, breakfast cereals and drinking milk products. Manufacturers are also keen to add more variety to their products while trying to keep prices unchanged amid inflationary costs.

TraceGains, a web-based, full-service supplier, compliance, and regulatory document management solution, explored the popularity of “natural foods” and the implications for food manufacturers and suppliers. Jennifer Brusco, TraceGains’ Marketing Specialist, interviewed Antonio Gallegos, Counsel at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, to clarify “natural” labeling for food industry.

The performance of packaged food improved over the review period, thanks to growth in the retail infrastructure, the growing population and a robustly growing economy. Nutrition/staples grew on the back of the population surge, whereas growing health awareness helped to increase sales of niche products.

Packaged food market in France still posted positive value growth in 2013, but it was nonetheless a weaker performance compared to 2011 and 2012. Positive value growth in 2013 was mainly attributed to rising unit prices more than volume growth. Continued economic gloom, combined with weak consumer confidence, continued to pose obstacles to the demand for several categories, ranging from ready meals to yoghurt and sour milk drinks. A number of categories managed to post a healthy performance -...

Croxsons, a renowned bottle manufacturer in the UK now offers unmatched products at the best prices possible. They have been putting continuous efforts in order to bring out a product that can be proved beneficial for businesses. Their huge stock of glass bottles makes them the best glass bottle supplier in the UK. They appreciate that all of their clients have businesses to run, so they have tried to make it as easy and quick as possible to put their clients in touch with their core ranges.

After the economic crisis of 2008-2009, real GDP in the United Arab Emirates fell dramatically in 2009, only to sharply recover the following year. After three years of sustained positive real GDP growth, which were accompanied by significant growth in the population as a result of large immigration movements into the country, the economic climate has stabilised, and consumer confidence returned. This economic stability resulted in the government lifting the price caps that had been put on...

The Campbell name remains synonymous with soup in its largest market - North America. The company however has recently undertaken a number of acquisitions as it hopes to move beyond soup into new categories including baby food and chilled processed food. Campbell remains far behind many of its global competitors however in terms of emerging market presence. This will weigh on the company's prospects if not addressed.

Despite a nationwide protest from consumers, the Indonesian government finally decided to increase fuel prices significantly starting in May 2013. This further reduced consumer purchasing power while inflation was also higher in 2013 compared to the previous year. As a result, Indonesian consumers became more cautious regarding spending, with packaged food being no exception. Many packaged food products, including major contributors to value sales of packaged food such as rice, dairy, noodles...

South African packaged food achieved 9% growth in current value terms in 2013, showing an improvement of just under one percentage point compared with the previous year. Value growth was boosted by rising unit prices, driven up by increasing costs in terms of raw materials, as well as fuel and electricity. However, many leading manufacturers implemented price promotions through the course of the year in order to encourage consumers to resume spending in categories which are considered...

The Dutch packaged food market is expected to continue to post positive current value growth in 2013, on a par with the performance seen in 2012. However, in constant terms the value growth of packaged food is expected to decline. One major issue is that consumers are either looking for the lowest prices, or superior quality and added-value products, putting the mid-priced segment under pressure. The growth of packaged food is therefore expected to be limited. However, despite the fact that...

The packaged food sales recorded double digits value growth in 2013, thanks to the rapid westernisation and changing consumer lifestyles. A growing desire for convenience among Kenyan consumers continues to drive the strong growth of packaged food, especially for products such as noodles and baby food. Despite continuous price increases, Kenyans are increasingly demanding packaged food and moving away from traditional unpackaged food products.

Following the review period performance, which was strongly impeded by the economic crisis period of 2008-2009, the situation in Georgia is stabilising. This is leading to a return to growth trends in both volume and value terms in the packaged food environment. Also, in line with consumers' rising disposable income levels, their interest in higher quality and higher priced packaged production has increased. These combined factors positively impacted performance in both value and volume terms...

Barilla has ambitious growth plans, with aims to double its revenues (net of the German Lieken bakery business, which was divested in 2013) by 2020. The company aims to achieve this goal through a focus on its core pasta, sauces as well as ready meals categories, with a particular focus on emerging markets, and above all Brazil which Barilla has singled out as a top priority market in its international expansion efforts.

The packaged food market in Singapore records the stable growth in 2013, showing similar growth to the constant value CAGR recorded over the review period. Although GDP growth was slower in 2012, 2013 is likely to see more optimistic signs of growth. As consumers' purchasing power remains strong in Singapore, they are shifting to purchase more premium and artisanal products in order to pamper themselves. The manufacturers are also introducing more value added products, such as smaller-packaged...

Overall, the mature Canadian packaged food marketplace saw a relatively flat performance in volume terms across most categories, while value growth was still hampered by retail competition and bargain hunting on the part of many Canadian consumers. Added to the slow growth is the mature nature of packaged food, slow population growth and an ageing population. Subsequently, many food staples, such as bread and milk, continued to see slow volume growth or even declines. Furthermore, many Canadian...

In 2013, the large nutrition/staples category which accounts for almost two thirds of the total packaged food value sales, fuels overall growth with an excellent performance; only one percentage point less than the CAGR of the review period. For the third consecutive year, the price increases of unpackaged/artisanal bread more than offset declining volumes and contributed to the performance of the category. The good economic conditions prevailing in the country and consumers' purchasing power...

Del Monte announced in October 2013 plans to sell its Consumer Products division including its brands in canned/preserved food and sauces, dressings and condiments. The company has for the past several years been refocusing on its more successful pet products business. It intends to make this area its sole focus moving forward. Del Monte has been faced with mature markets and a poorly performing canned/preserved food category as consumers move to chilled and fresh alternatives.

Founded in the year 2007, Anny’s Plastic Tableware Company Ltd is one of the leading manufacturers of superior quality catering and food packaging products. The company is offering a wide range of quality disposable plastic tableware that includes disposable plastic glasses and cups, foil containers plastic plates and bowls, disposable cutleries, aluminum foils, plastic plates, disposable plastic bowls, plastic dessert tableware, disposable foil bake ware and imprinted plastic cups, at the most affordable prices. Headquartered in Zhejiang Province of China, Anny’s Plastic Tableware Company Ltd exports its products to many countries around the globe, which makes it one of the most reputed and trustable companies worldwide.

Australia's growing love affair with all things food has allowed packaged food to overcome any negative concerns regarding the state of the economy. Consumers increasingly aspire to a more gourmet lifestyle and are willing to pay more for food that reflects these aspirations. Value growth of packaged food remained resilient, with growth rates comparable to those prior to the global financial crisis. Cookery-based reality television shows have thus played a role in buttressing sales of packaged...

Zhejiang Province, China, based Anny's Plastic Tableware Company Ltd is a renowned manufacturer and supplier of quality food packing and catering related products at the most attractive rates.

Current value across all categories of packaged food is set to underperform the overall review period CAGR. Although Norway has one of the best-performing economies in Europe, the economic troubles of neighbouring countries has created a greater focus on "value for money" among Norwegian consumers. This has contributed to the rise of discounters offering an attractive selection of products at increasingly competitive prices.