Specialist
coffee shops in Australia see vigorous expansion
- 3 Feb 2006
Specialist coffee shops in Australia are becoming a lucrative sector, as a result
of a growing coffee culture and increasing franchising opportunities, according
to a new report by Euromonitor International – “Consumer Foodservice
in Australia”. Baked
not fried - bakery fast food shows strongest growth in US fast food - 5
Jan 2006
The bakery products sector is the clear winner of the US fast food market, according
to a new report from Euromonitor International – “Consumer Foodservice
in the USA”. Natural
ingredients drive growth in cosmetics and toiletries
Market Trends
Global - Cosmetics and toiletries products containing natural ingredients are
reviving growth in maturing cosmetics markets, according to a new report from
Euromonitor International - "The Growth of Natural Ingredients".
Health
awareness drives bakery market in Hong Kong and China
Health awareness
is on the increase in China and Hong Kong, with improving living standards and
recent events such as the SARS outbreak in 2003 and the avian flu epidemic in
2004, making consumers all the more concerned over how they can manage their health.
China's
youth population holds the answer to future consumption patterns
After
25 years of the "one child policy", China's population is en route to
stabilisation, with annual growth rates forecast to drop from 1.3% between 1980
and 2000, to 0.6% over the coming two decades. Changing
attitudes to pet ownership drive pet food sales - 16/03/05
Pet
ownership in China is on the increase and attitudes towards pets are changing,
with Chinese people demonstrating greater love and care towards their pets, according
to the latest report from Euromonitor International. Bright
future for global OTC Healthcare - 28/10/04
Ageing populations
in the developed world, an increasing willingness to self-medicate in developing
regions, such as Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe and a growing concern with personal
appearance, are just three of the key trends helping to make the future look bright
for the global OTC industry. Consolidation
re-shapes UK retailing - 29 Sep 2004
In 2004, the competitive
environment in the UK retail market has experienced a dramatic re-shape. Coffee
brews a future in China? - 13 Sep 2004
Coffee marketers are
working on transforming China – the homeland of tea – to a coffee drinking
nation. Coffee remains a statement of fashion although consumption is growing
rapidly. Functional
bread in Europe - a niche market with potential - 27 Aug 2004
Given the tight margins across the whole industry, food manufacturers have increasingly
been focusing on added-value products as a way to improve profit margins and as
a means of differentiation Retailing
in Argentina: Poised for a comeback - 01/07/04
After a tumultuous
period of damaged consumer confidence, store closures and rapidly declining sales
during Argentina’s recession of 1999-2002, all signs point towards the recovery
of the country’s retail industry. Beer
goes from strength to strength - 25/06/04
The beer industry
remains in fairly good shape, with volume sales up by 2.2% in 2003. Men’s
hair care: virile growth - 18 Jun 2004
Global men's hair care
sales continue to surge forward in 2003, valued at US$2.4 billion, up 4% versus
2002. Breakdown
of traditional eating patterns benefits bakery products - 17/05/04
Despite the historical role of bread in a number of culinary cultures, the
bakery products market is generally benefiting from a global trend towards the
breakdown of traditional eating patterns. All
the tea in India - 30/03/04
India produced 826 million kg of
tea in 2002, representing approximately 30% of the world’s tea supply. However,
the Indian tea industry faces considerable difficulties. Retailing
in India - 16/03/04
India has sometimes been called a nation
of shopkeepers. This epithet has its roots in the huge number of retail enterprises
in India, which totalled over 12 million in 2003. | 
