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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

Market Definition

INTRODUCTION

MARKET POSITION

PRODUCT SECTORS

MARKET TRENDS

Table 1: Consumer Expenditure on Food and Snack Food Sales as a Proportion of Total Food Expenditure (£bn and percent), 1993-1997

Table 2: The UK Snack Foods Market by Main Product Sectors (£m and percent), 1997

Table 3: Consumption Trends for Selected Snacks (grams per person per week), 1986-1996

Market Size

THE TOTAL MARKET

MARKET SECTORS

FOREIGN TRADE

Table 4: The UK Snack Foods Market by Main Product Sectors (£m at rsp), 1993-1997

Table 5: percentage Breakdown of the UK Snack Foods Market by Product Sector ( percent), 1993-1997

Table 6: Imports of Potato Products by Country of Origin (£000 and percent), 1995-1997

Table 7: Exports of Potato Products by Destination (£000 and percent), 1995-1997

Table 8: Imports of Nuts by Country of Origin and Area (£000 and percent), 1995-1997

Table 9: Exports of Nuts by Country of Destination (£000 and percent), 1995-1997

Industry Background

RECENT HISTORY

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

RETAIL DISTRIBUTION

TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Brands

GENERAL DEVELOPMENTS

LEADING BRANDS

BRAND DEVELOPMENTS

BRAND SHARE

KEY NOTE RESEARCH

ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION

Table 10: Leading Snack Food Manufacturers and Brands, 1997

Table 11: Top Ten Brands in the Retail Bagged Snacks Market ( percent share of value sales), 1996 and 1997

Table 12: Selected Snack Brands Purchased at Least Once a Month by Sex ( percent of respondents), 1998

Table 13: Selected Crisp Brands Purchased at Least Once a Month by Age, Social Grade and Region ( percent of respondents), 1998

Table 14: Selected Snack Brands Purchased at Least Once a Month by Age, Social Grade and Region ( percent of respondents), 1998

Table 15: Selected Savoury Snack Brands and Nuts Purchased at Least Once a Month by Age, Social Grade and Region ( percent of respondents), 1998

Table 16: Main Media Advertising on Snack Foods by Leading Brands (£000), Years to September 1996 and 1997

Competitor Analysis

THE MARKETPLACE

LEADING COMPANIES

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT)

STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

OPPORTUNITIES

THREATS

Buying Behaviour

CONSUMER PENETRATION

Table 17: Penetration and Profile of Purchasing of Potato Crisps by Sex, Age, Social Grade and Region ( percent of adults), 1997

Table 18: Frequency of Purchases of Potato Crisps ( percent of adults), 1997

Table 19: Penetration and Profile of Purchasing of Packet and Tinned Nuts by Sex, Age, Social Grade and Region ( percent of adults), 1997

Table 20: Frequency of Purchase of Packeted and Tinned Nuts ( percent of adults), 1997

Table 21: Penetration and Profile of Purchasing of Potato Sticks and Other Crisp Savoury Snacks by Sex, Age, Social Grade and Region ( percent of adults), 1997

Table 22: Frequency of Purchase of Potato Sticks and Other Crisp Savoury Snacks ( percent of adults), 1997

Outside Suppliers to the Industry

SPECIALIST MACHINERY

PACKAGING EQUIPMENT

FOOD INGREIDENTS

Current Issues

EUROPEAN MARKETS

BRAND ACTIVITY

FORECOURT RETAILING

CRISP PRICES

Table 24: Per Capita Consumption of Snack Foods (kilograms), 1996

Forecasts

FORECASTS FOR 1998-2001

PRODUCT SECTORS

CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS

Table 25: Forecast of the UK Snack Foods Market (£m), 1998-2001

Table 26: Forecasts of Consumer Expenditure on Food and Snack Food (£bn and percent), 1998-2001

Market Growth

GROWTH TO THE YEAR 2001

Figure 1: The Total Market for UK Snack Foods (£m), 1992-2001

Company Profiles

INTRODUCTION

DEFINITIONS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Company Financials

Further Sources

ASSOCIATIONS

PERIODICALS

DIRECTORIES

GENERAL SOURCES

HBI UK INFORMATION SOURCES

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS

OTHER SOURCES

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Snack foods have been one of the fastest growing sectors of the food market in recent years, with both volume and value consumption increasing. The continued trend towards snacking and grazing, the growth of lunch box-type meals, and extensive new product developments (NPDs) have all helped to boost sales. By 1997, the snack foods market was valued at an estimated £2.01bn, an increase of 3.1 percent on 1996. Between 1993 and 1997, the value of the market increased by an estimated 14.6 percent.

The largest market sector is bagged snacks which accounted for 89.6 percent of all snack food sales covered in this report in 1997. The bagged snacks sector comprises crisps (47.9 percent of total snack food sales), savoury snacks (34.8 percent) and nuts (6.9 percent). The remainder of the market covers plain and savoury biscuits (5.5 percent) and savoury snack biscuits (4.9 percent).

Savoury snack sales are buoyant with adult snacks identified as a strong growth area, but the nut market is showing little signs of growth. In the savoury snacks sector, the emergence of mainstream adult brands such as Walkers Doritos have transformed what were niche sectors into mass-market snacks. Competition from savoury snacks and limited NPD, are the main factors preventing strong growth in the nut market. The other major growth area is savoury snack biscuits where minipacks and the spread of lunch box-type meals has helped sales.

Key Note forecasts continued growth in the snack foods market over the next few years. Between 1997 and the year 2001, the value of the market is forecast to increase by 18.7 percent, with sales expected to reach £2.39bn. The continued emphasis on snacking and grazing, the growth of the adult snack sector and further new product launches, should continue to boost sales.

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