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Indonesia Food and Drink Report Q2 2008 Examine the Impact Spiralling Food Prices Are Having on Consumer Spending in the Country

Posted on: Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 06:00 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91034) has announced the addition of "Indonesia Food and Drink Report Q2 2008" to their offering.

The Indonesia Food Drink Report provides independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Indonesia's food and drink industry.

Executive Summary

Global food price inflation continues to make itself felt in both developed and emerging markets, with Indonesia's agricultural and fledgling food processing industries no exception. In this newly published Q208 Indonesia Food & Drink Report, we examine the impact spiralling food prices are having on consumer spending in the country and their knock-on effect on food and beverage industry investment.

Back at the start of the year, leading local food processor Indofood Sukses Makmur revealed that it expected rising commodity costs to have a considerable knock-on effect on profitability throughout 2008. In Q208, this view was supported by Indonesia's vast tempeh production industry, with producers of these soybean cakes - a staple in Indonesian diets - claiming that rising soybean import costs were threatening to put them out of business. The scrapping of soybean import tariffs and a short-term government subsidy scheme helped to remove the threat to tempeh producer livelihoods, while Indofood's announcement of interim financials revealed steady profit growth which suggested that it too was riding out the current storm.

Confirmation from Unilever Indonesia - the local subsidiary of the Dutch consumer goods giant - that it would match its US$60mn 2007 investment in the country in 2008 after price increases of 4% had only a minor impact on customer loyalty further alleviated the short-term outlook for producers. However, while the local food and beverage industry might be finding the capital to weather the current storm, with the government assisting the agricultural sector to do the same, unabated consumer demand will continue to stimulate local food price inflation.

The current situation highlights the conflicting nature of the Indonesian food and beverage market. On the one hand, a developed mass grocery retail sector simplifies distribution for producers, while an immense population ensures an enormous audience for food and beverage products. On the other, however, food spending in Indonesia is low - with average per capita levels dragged down by the country's poorer rural groups.

Food and beverage import dependency - a situation expected to alleviate as government agricultural initiatives finally come to the fore - causes further vulnerability to food price inflation, vulnerability that will ensure that this long-term promising, but hugely price sensitive, market remains a risky proposition for investors for the time being.

Contents:

Executive Summary

Business Environment

Regional Food & Drink Business Environment Ratings

Table: Asia Pacific Food & Drink Ratings - Q208

Indonesia's Food & Drink Business Environment Rating

Table: Indonesia's Global Food & Drink Business Environment Ratings Peer Group

SWOT Analysis

Mass Grocery Retail

Indonesia Mass Grocery Retail Industry SWOT

Food and Drink

Indonesia Food And Drink Industry SWOT

Macroeconomic Outlook

Table: Indonesia - Economic Activity

Retail

Industry Forecast Scenario

Table: Indonesia Mass Grocery Retail Sales By Format (US$bn)

Table: Grocery Retail Sales By Format (%) - Historical Data & Forecasts

Industry Developments

Market Overview

Table: Structure of Indonesia's Mass Grocery Retail Sector - Estimated Number of Outlets

Table: Structure of Indonesia's Mass Grocery Retail Sector - Sales By Format (US$mn)

Table: Average Annual Sales By Format, 2007

Food And Drink

Regional Overview: Confectionery in the Asia Pacific region

Table: Leading Global Chocolate Manufacturers

Table: Leading Confectionery Companies In The Asia Pacific Region

Industry Forecast Scenario

Food

Table: Food Consumption Indicators - Historical Data & Forecasts

Table: Value/Volume Sales, selected food sub-sectors - Historical Data & Forecasts

Table: Sectoral Trade Indicators - Historical Data & F 32

Drink

Table: Indonesia Beverage Sub-Sectors - Value Sales - Historical Data & Forecasts

Industry Developments

Agriculture

Food

Drink

Market Overview

Food

Agriculture

Table: Indonesia Organic Agricultural Data

Table: Indonesia Agricultural Sub-Sector Production ('000 tonnes, unless stated) - Historical Data

Table: Indonesia Dairy Industry Production, Consumption & Trade Data ('000 tonnes)

Drink

Tobacco

And more...

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c91034.

Source: Business Wire

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