Global Confectionery Market Expected to Reach $107.4 Billion by the End of 2010

DUBLIN, IRELAND, (NAMC) - Research and Markets  has announced the addition of Datamonitor's new report: Datamonitor's new report: Confectionery: Global Industry Guide to their offering.

The Confectionery Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the confectionery industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, and profiles of the leading companies. This incisive report provides expert analysis on a global, regional and country basis

Scope of this title:

• Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation
• Provides textual analysis of the industry’s prospects, competitive landscape and leading companies
• Covers Global, European, Asia-Pacific & 11 individual country markets
• Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

Highlights of this title:

The global confectionery market generated total revenues of $95.3 billion in 2005, this representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.5% for the five-year period spanning 2001-2005.

Chocolate sales proved the most lucrative for the global confectionery market in 2005, generating total revenues of $53.2 billion, equivalent to 55.8% of the markets overall value.

The performance of the market is forecast to follow a similar pattern, with an anticipated CAGR of 2.4% for the five-year period 2005-2010 expected to drive the market to a value of $107.4 billion by the end of 2010.

Why you should buy this report:

• Spot future trends and developments
• Inform your business decisions
• Add weight to presentations and marketing materials
• Save time carrying out entry-level research

Definition

The Confectionery market consists of Chocolate, Gum, Cereal bars and Sugar confectionery. The market is valued according to retail selling price (RSP) and includes any applicable taxes. Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2005 annual average exchange rates.

For the purposes of this report, Europe comprises Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Russia.

Asia-Pacific includes China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

The Americas consist of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil.

The global market refers to Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas.

Companies Profiled:

Cadbury Schweppes plc

Hershey Foods Corporation

Mars, Inc.

Nestle S.A.

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Source: Datamonitor

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