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Executive Summary

Market Definition

MARKET SECTORS

MARKET TRENDS

Figure 1: Composition of Household Expenditure on Convenience Foods ( percent), 1993

Table 1: Composition of Household Expenditure on Convenience Foods ( percent), 1973-1993

Table 2: Household Consumption for Main Food Groups (ounces per person per week), 1980-1994

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

INDIVIDUAL SECTORS

Table 3: Commercial/Industrial Market for Food Ingredients at Current and Constant Prices (£m at msp), 1991-1995

Figure 2: Commercial/Industrial Market for Food Ingredients at Current and Constant Prices (£m at msp), 1991-1995

Table 4: UK Manufacturers' Sales of Edible Emulsifiers (£m), 1991-1995

Table 5: Apparent UK Consumption of Yeast (£m), 1991-1995

Table 6: Apparent UK Consumption of Pepper and Spices (£m), 1991-1995

Table 7: Apparent UK Consumption of Starch (£m), 1991-1995

Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY

DISTRIBUTION

INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Table 8: Number of Companies in the Food Ingredients Industry, 1991 and 1995

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

MARKET LEADERS AND THEIR BRANDS

MARKET SECTORS

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION

Table 9: Turnover and Activities of the Major UK Food Ingredient Companies (£m), Years Ended 1993/1994

Table 10: Consumer Advertising of Sugar and Artificial Sweeteners (£000), Years Ended September 1994 and 1995

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

Buying Behaviour

CONSUMER ATTITUDES

NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY REPORT

GALLUP SURVEY

NATIONAL FOOD SURVEY

Table 11: Frequency of Looking at Information on Food Labels When Shopping ( percent), 1995

Table 12: Consumers' Attitudes to Food ( percent agreeing with the statement), 1995

Table 13: 10-Year Trends in Food Consumption (ounces per person per week), 1984 and 1994

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

RAW MATERIALS

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D)

MANUFACTURING AND HANDLING EQUIPMENT

Current Issues

LEGISLATION

COMPANY NEWS

NEW PRODUCTS

FUNCTIONAL FOODS

Forecasts

NEW INGREDIENTS

FLAVOUR RESEARCH

GROWTH AREAS

GOVERNMENT REPORTS

CHANGING DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE

MARKET FORECAST

Table 14: Forecast Commercial/Industrial Market for Food Ingredients (£m at msp), 1996-1999

Company Profiles

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

DIRECTORIES

GENERAL SOURCES

HBI UK INFORMATION SOURCES

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

OTHER SOURCES

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Key Note estimates the UK market for food ingredients to have been worth £626m at manufacturers' selling prices (msp) in 1995, a 9.4 percent increase on 1991. In real terms, however, growth has been more elusive, with the market only rising by 1 percent.

The report focuses on the supply of flavourings and ingredients to food manufacturers. The major product groups are emulsifiers and stabilisers, flavours, yeast and enzymes, acidulants, colours and sweeteners.

The health of the ingredients industry is closely linked to that of the overall food industry. While people are eating more processed and convenience foods than ever before, the prices paid have remained low. The early 1990s was a time of recession, and since then, supermarkets have embarked on a price war which has squeezed manufacturers and their suppliers, including the food ingredients industry.

Factors influencing the wider food market have repercussions for the ingredients industry. The increasing number of working women, for example, has given a boost to convenience foods of all kinds, as women now have less time to shop and prepare meals for the family. Indeed, family-based households are in decline, with 27 percent of households now containing only one person; for these people too, convenience foods are simpler than cooking for one.

As part of its drive to reduce levels of heart disease, the Government has set out healthy-eating guidelines. Manufacturers have reacted by creating low-fat versions of standard ranges, or reducing the levels of salt and sugar in their food and drinks. Growth in prepared ethnic dishes has benefited the flavours market, while more healthy foods have used an increasing amount of intense sweeteners and cereal products as bulking agents and fat replacers.

During 1996, the industry will need to adapt to the impact of several European Directives which have been enacted in British law and which took affect from the start of the year. These Directives cover colours, sweeteners and other miscellaneous food additives. In each category, permitted lists have been drawn up, along with maximum levels allowed for use.

Future food trends are likely to see more health foods and vegetarian foods. Functional foods -- those with added ingredients to promote particular health benefits -- could be a major new market in the second half of the 1990s.

Text © 1997 Key Note

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