GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, September 12, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- This total Canned food Products market is forecast to grow at an average annual real -1.12% during the 2009 - 2012 period, compared to 0.51% for the total food and drink market.
More than 849 companies are involved in Canned food products across Europe, with the Top-10 companies supplying 42.5% of the market. Current major players are Nestle with a market share of 8.5%, followed by Mars (8%) and Heinz (4.4%). FFT's online database tracks and incorporates M&A activity on a continuous basis.
Ten product markets are covered - Canned fruit, Canned vegetables, Canned and cartoned soup, Canned meat, Canned fish, Canned pasta, Canned ready meals, Baby jars, Canned cat food, Canned dog food - in the 16 countries covered by the survey. Thus the study covers 160 country and product markets, with Nestle have a leading presence, being present in 87 markets.
Country Markets
The largest country market is Germany, with a 28% share of the total 2009 West European canned products market, worth Euros 32.3 billion (for 20% of the total population), the 3 largest country markets, including Italy and France, make up 54% of the total canned food market (for 51% of the total population) and the 5 largest country markets, including the U.K. and Spain, make up 75% of the West European market (for 77% of the total population).
The best 3 countries market performances based on annual real % growth (2004-2009) are Portugal (+1.6%), Spain (+1.3%) and Austria (+1.1%)
Product Markets
The largest product market (among the 10 products currently selected) is Canned Fish, which makes up 28% of the total 2009 West European canned products market worth Euros 32.3 billion, or Euros 9.2 billion.
The next largest product market, Canned Vegetables, makes up 17% of the total market, or Euros 5.4 billion.
The three largest West European product markets, adding Canned Meat to Canned Fish and Canned Vegetables, make up 59% of the total market, or Euros 19 billion.
The best 3 product market performances based on annual real % growth (2004-2009) are Canned and cartoned soup with 1.1%, followed by Canned vegetables and Canned fish with 1.0% and 0.8% respectively.
Foodservice
The total foodservice market is worth 11.4% or Euros 3.7 billion, and the retail market worth 88.6% with a Euros 28.7 billion.
Own Label
In the total market by value, distributors' own label products now make up 24.7%, with manufacturers' branded products making up 75.3% of the total market.
Retail distributors' own label products continue to make inroads into manufacturers' branded products in many food and drink markets. Artisanal products (own-produced for own sale) and unbranded products (important in say fresh fruit and vegetable markets) make up the rest of distribution.
This 8 pages synopsis for free at Food for Thought Website
http://www.fft.com
Direct link:
http://www.fft.com/index.php?module=rspecial&page=specialReports
Canned food in Europe report data analysis:
Canned Food market in Europe REPORT / Special OFFER
Other Canned food Data at:
http://www.fft.com/index.php?module=preconfig&page=reportListing&bby=1&catid=1003
FFT is a Swiss, independent, international food and drink consultancy based in Geneva, Switzerland, in the heart of Europe. First launched in 1989 by Alan D. Deane and Michael R. Salmon, it has grown from small beginnings to encompass North America, Western and Eastern Europe today.
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