Research and Markets: Sun Valley, Salty Dog and Ocean Spray International Are Among the Companies Operating and Competing in the UK’s Nuts, Seeds and Dried Fruit Today

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c56353) has announced the addition of Nuts, Seeds and Dried Fruit in the United Kingdom 2006 to their offering.

The author examined the market for nuts and dried fruit in July 2001. Since that time healthy eating has established itself as a driving force behind many sectors of the UK food market, a trend which has benefited demand for premium nuts, mixes and dried fruit, and given rise to the emergence of seeds as a mainstream snacking food.

Retail sales of nuts, seeds and dried fruit increased by 34% between 2001 and 2005 to stand at £449 million and are expected to exceed £500 million by the end of 2006. To date manufacturers have focused on achieving growth through NPD and improvements in merchandising and distribution.

Key Topics include:

Issues in the Market Definition Excluded from this report are

Market in Brief In a nutshell Health drive set to sustain sales Women opt for low-calorie snacks

Internal Market Environment Impact of home baking In-home snacking Good press and PR The influence of diets Snacking on the go Entertaining at home

Broader Market Environment Demographic changes favour growth

Competitive Context Healthy snacks trail behind

Strengths and Weaknesses in the Market

Market Size and Forecast Sales growth has accelerated

Segment Performance – Nuts

Segment Performance – Dried Fruit Dried fruit remain popular

Market Share

Major Companies and Products

Other companies & products

Recent entrants

Brand Communication

Channels to Market

The Consumer – Usage Habits

Understanding the Consumer

Appendix

Issues in the market Consumer research ACORN Advertising data Abbreviations

Broader market environment

Who’s innovating?

The Consumer – Usage habits: Detailed demographics

Understanding the consumer: Detailed demographics

The Consumer – Further insights: Detailed demographics

Companies Mentioned:

– Humdinger

– PepsiCo

– Stream Foods

– S&B Herba

– Above-the-line support

– Trigon Snacks

– United Biscuits

– Whitworths

– Community Foods

– Above-the-line support

– Dormen Foods

– The Food Doctor

– Sun Valley

– Salty Dog

– Ocean Spray International

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