Highest Growth Rates in Organic Food Industry Are Currently Seen in North America Compared to a Low Growth of Five Percent in Most West European Countries
Posted on: Wednesday, 28 June 2006, 09:00 CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c38813) has announced the addition of World Organic Foods and Beverages Report (2006) to their offering.
For the past several years, the organic foods industry has been growing at a rate of 20 to 24 percent annually. Such growth has led to a transformation in the organic foods industry. The major focus of this report "World Organic Food and Beverages Market (2006)" is to determine how new and established firms are performing in this entrepreneurial climate, and whether they can expect to coexist and thrive in this market.
This research has observed that the organic food industry has been performing remarkably for the past several years. The organic food industry world over is outpacing the conventional food industry in term of growth and is expected to generate sales of $32 billion by the year 2009. This research work shows that growing awareness towards health and environmental issues, and sustainability have become the key factors behind the recent success of global organic food industry. Constantly increasing number of well-informed consumers, primarily within developed countries like Western Europe, North America, Japan and Australia, have significantly contributed to the rapid makeover of the industry.
The research analysts have found that the highest growth rates in organic food industry are currently seen in North America, whereas most West European countries are registering rather low growth of up to five percent. Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia Pacific regions, with considerably smaller markets in terms of revenue, are also registering a high percentage growth. This report has found that the high price premiums attached with the organic food products is stifling the potential growth of the industry in the developing countries.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
- Key factors behind the global organic food industry growth
- Key countries from the perspective of organic food market
- Emerging markets of Latin America and Asia
- Analysis of organic food market by product segments
- Profiles of the major players in the organic food market
Who should buy this report?
- This report is an excellent decision making tool for the business analysts and consultants who are closely following the developments in the global organic food market.
- This report will serve as a basis for the analysis for the probable investors who are interested in investing in a particular geographical region or in a particular product segment with in the organic food market.
- This report is a good decision support tool for top management operating in the organic food industry. It provides a holistic view to assess the future strategic directions.
- This report is useful for the people who want to attain working knowledge of the organic food industry.
Contents are as follows:
1. The Organic Food Market in Perspective
2. Organic Food Market: World Perspective
3. Market Trends for Organic Products
4. Organic Food Retail Market
5. Organic Food Market: Consumer Preferences
6. Organic Farming: PEST Analysis
7. SWOT Analysis
8. Challenges and Market Opportunities
9. Company Profiles: Manufacturers, Retailers and Suppliers
10. Recent Trends and Development
11. Outlook
12. Appendices
List of Tables
List of Figures
Companies Mentioned:
- Dean Foods Company
- Unilever N.V.
- The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.
- Koninklijke Wessanen nv
- Granovita UK Ltd.
- R.A.B. Holdings, Inc.
- Nestle S.A.
- Nash-Finch Company
- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
- Carrefour SA
- Metro AG
- Royal Ahold N.V.
- Tesco PLC
- United Natural Foods, Inc.
- Supervalu INC.
- Kroger Co.
- Greencore Group plc
- Safeway Inc.
- Cranswick plc
- The Yeo Valley Organic Company Ltd.
For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c38813
Source: Business Wire
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