Key Benefits of Report

• • Benchmark BMI’s Independent 5-year Food and Drink Industry Forecasts on US to test other views – a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the American Food and Drink market.
  • Target Business Opportunities & Risks in US through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes, and major deals, projects and investments.
  • Exploit Latest Competitive Intelligence & Company SWOTS on your competitors and peers through company rankings by sales, market share and ownership structure – includes multi-national and national companies.

Coverage 

Executive Summary

At-a-glance overview of BMI’s latest industry forecasts, and a summary of headline news events from the last quarter.

Business Environment Rankings

Cross-border analysis of the region’s key markets, ranking them in order of competitiveness from an investor angle. Taking into account, economic risk, political risk, mass grocery retail sales growth, market entry potential, possible barriers to entry and per-capita consumption, BMI provides a unique study on the region’s business environments for the retail and food & drink industries.

5-Year Retail Forecast

Divided up into six sections, BMI’s retail chapter provides insights into each market’s mass grocery retail industry, culminating in a 5-year forecast for the sector. The chapter includes the following elements:

• Regional Overview - complete with data, an overview of the size of the region’s market
• Market Overview - an outlook of the structure of the market, introducing the key players and discussing underlying trends
• Industry Developments - analysis and explanation of industry trends and how these could encourage or prevent further investment
• Company Developments - a summary of corporate developments, including news on M&As, FDI, expansions, closures and financial results
• Industry Forecast Scenario - Historic data series and 5-year forecasts to end-2011 for growth or decline of grocery retail formats, such as supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores and co-operatives
• Macroeconomic Outlook - 5-year forecasts for headline macroeconomic indicators, including real GDP growth, inflation, fiscal balance, trade balance, current account and external debt

5-Year Food and Drink Forecast

Comprising five sections, BMI’s Food & Drink chapter provides analysis of each market’s Food & Drink industry, culminating in a 5-year forecast for the sector. The chapter includes the following elements: Regional Overview, Market Overview, Industry Developments, Company Developments and a 5-Year Forecast. This section contains a historic data series and forecasts to end- 2011 for key indicators including food consumption (US$mn), food expenditure (% household spending), canned food sales (‘000 tonnes); canned food sales, value (US$mn); confectionery sales (‘000 tonnes); confectionery sales, value (US$mn); coffee sales (US$mn); tea sales (US$mn); alcoholic drinks sales (US$mn); and soft drinks sales (US$mn).

5-Year Tobacco Forecast

Overview and analysis of structure, industry developments and forecasts for the tobacco market.

SWOT Analysis

At-a-glance perspective on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing each market’s Food & Drink industry. BMI also provides similar economic and business environment studies.

Competitive Landscape & Profiles

Illustration of the industry via rankings tables comparing revenues, number of outlets, number of employees and registration dates. BMI analyses each company’s performance, market position, strategy and investment potential.