Chocolate Confectionery Industry Insights: Future profit opportunities and growth indicators

SUMMARY

Chocolate Confectionery Industry Insights: Future profit opportunities and growth indicators is a new management report analysing the chocolate confectionery market in the United States, six major Western European countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom and three Eastern European countries: Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland.

The report considers each market in terms of its value and volume over the period 1998 to 2003 and provides future growth expectations, by sub-category, to 2008. The report addresses issues such as current and future NPD and distribution trends, major players and company overviews

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Executive Summary

• The chocolate confectionery market in Belgium
• The chocolate confectionery market in Eastern Europe
• The chocolate confectionery market in France
• The chocolate confectionery market in Germany
• The chocolate confectionery market in Italy
• The chocolate confectionery market in Spain
• The chocolate confectionery market in the UK
• The chocolate confectionery market in the United States

Chapter 1 The Chocolate Confectionery

• Market Overview
• Introduction
• Market value
• Market volume
• Distribution
• NPD and marketing trends
• Ferrero leads the way in innovation
• Major players
• Definitions used within the report

Chapter 2 The Chocolate Confectionery

• Market in Belgium
• Executive Summary
• Market overview
• Market value
• Forecast value to 2008
• Market volume
• Forecast volume to 2008
• Distribution overview
• NPD and marketing trends
• Major players
• Chocolate company market shares
• Barry Callebaut

Chapter 3 The Chocolate Confectionery

• Market in Eastern Europe
• Executive Summary
• Market overview
• Market value
• Chocolate
• Forecast value to 2008
• Market volume
• Future volume forecasts to 2008
• Distribution overview
• Czech Republic
• Hungary
• Poland
• NPD and marketing trends
• Major players
• Czech Republic chocolate company market shares
• Hungary chocolate company market shares
• Poland chocolate company market shares
• Company overviews
• Mars
• New product innovation and re-invention

Chapter 4 The Chocolate Confectionery

• Market in France
• Executive Summary
• Market overview
• Market value
• Future value forecast to 2008
• Market volume
• Future volume forecast to 2008
• Distribution overview
• NPD and marketing trends
• Major players
• Chocolate company market shares
• Company overviews
• Lindt & Sprungli
• Cadbury France SA

Chapter 5 The Chocolate Confectionery

• Market in Germany
• Summary
• Market overview
• Market value
• Chocolate
• Future value forecast to 2008
• Market volume
• Chocolate
• Future volume forecast to 2008
• Distribution overview
• NPD and marketing trends
• Major players
• Chocolate company market shares
• Company overviews
• Ritter GmbH
• Chapter 6 The Chocolate Confectionery
• Market in Italy
• Summary
• Market overview
• Market value
• Chocolate
• Future value forecast to 2008
• Market volume
• Chocolate
• Future volume forecast to 2008
• Distribution overview
• NPD and marketing trends
• Major players
• Chocolate company market shares
• Distribution overview
• NPD and marketing trends
• Major players
• Chocolate company market shares
• Company overviews
• Lindt & Sprungli
• Cadbury France SA

Chapter 5 The Chocolate Confectionery

• Market in Germany
• Summary
• Market overview
• Market value
• Chocolate
• Future value forecast to 2008
• Market volume
• Chocolate
• Future volume forecast to 2008
• Distribution overview
• NPD and marketing trends
• Major players
• Chocolate company market shares
• Company overviews
• Ritter GmbH

Chapter 6 The Chocolate Confectionery

• Market in Italy
• Summary
• Market overview
• Market value
• Chocolate
• Future value forecast to 2008
• Market volume
• Chocolate
• Future volume forecast to 2008
• Distribution overview
• NPD and marketing trends
• Major players
• Chocolate company market shares

Chapter 7 The Chocolate Confectionery

• Market in Spain
• Summary
• Market overview
• Market value
• Future value forecast to 2008
• Market volume
• Future volume forecast to 2008
• Distribution overview
• NPD and marketing trends
• Major players
• Chocolate company market shares
• Company overviews
• Chocolates Valor SA

Chapter 8 The Confectionery Market in the

• United Kingdom
• Summary
• Market overview
• Market value
• Future value forecast to 2008
• Market volume
• Future volume forecast to 2008
• Distribution overview
• NPD and marketing trends
• Major players
• Chocolate company market shares
• Thorntons: back on track
• Cadbury Trebor Bassett
• Fighting to keep a primary position in a saturated market

Chapter 9 The Chocolate Confectionery

• Market in the United States
• Executive Summary
• Market overview
• Market value
• Future value forecast to 2008
• Market volume
• Future volume forecast to 2008
• NPD trends
• Distribution outlets
• Major players
• U.S. chocolate company market shares
• Company overviews
• Hershey Foods Corporation

Chapter 10 Industry Opinion Survey

• Summary
• Introduction
• Breakdown of survey respondents by country
• How financially significant is the confectionery market compared to the rest of the food and drinks industry?
• How important do you think the following factors will be in influencing food and drink market growth in your country over the next 18 months?
• How innovative do you think your country is in the confectionery category?
• How innovative do you think the confectionery markets are in the following countries?
• Meeting consumer demand for low fat products
• Health concerns threaten indulgence

List of Figures

Figure 2.1: Belgian confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003

Figure 2.2: Belgian confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003

Figure 2.3: Belgian chocolate company market shares, 2002-2003

Figure 3.4: Czech Republic confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003

Figure 3.5: Hungary confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003

Figure 3.6: Poland confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003

Figure 3.7: Czech Republic chocolate company market shares, 2002-2003

Figure 3.8: Hungary chocolate company market shares, 2002-2003

Figure 3.9: Poland chocolate company market shares, 2002-2003

Figure 4.10: France confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003

Figure 4.11: French chocolate company market shares, 2002-2003

Figure 4.12: Selected products from Lindt & Sprungli

Figure 5.13: Germany confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003

Figure 5.14: Germany chocolate company market shares, 2002-2003

Figure 5.15: Selected products from Ritter

Figure 6.16: Italy confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003

Figure 6.17: Italian chocolate company market shares, 2002-2003

Figure 6.18: Selected products from Bauli

Figure 7.19: Spain confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003

Figure 7.20: Caja Roja -new product development from the market leader

Figure 7.21: Spanish chocolate company market shares, 2002-2003

Figure 7.22: Selected products from Chocolates Valor

Figure 8.23: UK confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003

Figure 8.24: UK chocolate company market shares, 2002-2003

Figure 8.25: Selected products from Cadbury Trebor Bassett

Figure 9.26: Chocolate product innovation

Figure 9.27: U.S. confectionery major distribution outlets, 2003

Figure 9.28: U.S. chocolate company market shares, 2002-2003

Figure 10.29: Breakdown of survey respondents by country

Figure 10.30: How financially significant is the confectionery market compared to the rest of the food and drinks industry at present?

Figure 10.31: How important do you think the following factors will be in influencing food and

drink market growth in your country over the next 18-24 months?

Figure 10.32: How innovative do you think your country is in the confectionery category compared to other food and drinks categories?

Figure 10.33: How innovative do you think the confectionery markets are in the following countries?

List of Tables

Table 1.1: Total chocolate sales value (€ m), 1998-2003

Table 1.2: Total chocolate sales volume (kg m), 1998-2003

Table 2.3: Belgium chocolate sales value (€m), by segment, 1998-2003

Table 2.4: Belgium chocolate sales value (€ m), by segment, 2004 - 2008

Table 2.5: Belgium chocolate sales volume (kg m), by segment, 1998-2003

Table 2.6: Belgium chocolate sales volume (kg m), by segment, 2004 - 2008

Table 3.7: Eastern Europe chocolate sales value (€ m), by segment, 1998-2003

Table 3.8: Eastern Europe chocolate sales value (€ m), by segment, 2004-2008

Table 3.9: Eastern Europe chocolate sales volume (kg m), by segment, 1998-2003

Table 3.10: Eastern Europe chocolate sales volume (kg m), by segment, 1998-2003

Table 3.11: Eastern Europe chocolate sales volume (kg m), by segment, 2004 - 2008

Table 3.12: Eastern Europe chocolate sales volume (kg m), by segment, 2004 - 2008

Table 4.13: France chocolate confectionery sales value (€ m), by segment, 1998-2003

Table 4.14: France chocolate confectionery sales value (€ m), by segment, 2004-2008

Table 4.15: France chocolate confectionery sales volume (kg m), by segment, 1998-2003

Table 4.16: France chocolate confectionery sales volume (kg m), by segment, 2004-2008

Table 4.17: Lindt & Sprungli contact details, France

Table 4.18: Cadbury s contact details, France

Table 5.19: Germany chocolate confectionery sales value (. m), by segment, 1998-2003

Table 5.20: Germany chocolate confectionery sales value (. m), by segment, 2004-2008

Table 5.21: Germany chocolate confectionery sales volume (kg m), by segment, 1998-2003

Table 5.22: Germany chocolate confectionery sales volume (kg m), by segment, 2004-2008

Table 5.23: Ritter contact details in Germany

Table 6.24: Italy chocolate confectionery sales value (. m), by segment, 1998-2003

Table 6.25: Italy chocolate confectionery sales value (. m), by segment, 2004-2008

Table 6.26: Italy chocolate confectionery sales volume (kg m), by segment, 1998-2003

Table 6.27: Italy chocolate confectionery sales volume (kg m), by segment, 2004-2008

Table 6.28: Bauli SpA contact details, Italy

Table 7.29: Spain chocolate market value (.m), 1998-2003

Table 7.30: Spain chocolate market value (.m), 2004-2008

Table 7.31: Spain chocolate market volume (kg m), 1998-2003

Table 7.32: Spain chocolate market volume (kg m), 1998-2003

Table 7.33: Chocolates Valor contact details in Spain

Table 8.34: UK chocolate market value (.m), 1998-2003

Table 8.35: UK chocolate market value (.m), 2004-2008

Table 8.36: UK chocolate market volume (kg m), 1998-2003

Table 8.37: UK chocolate market volume (kg m), 1998-2003

Table 8.38: Cadbury Trebor Bassett contact details, UK

Table 9.39: U.S. chocolate market value (.m), 1998-2003

Table 9.40: U.S. chocolate market value (.m), 2004-2008

Table 9.41: U.S. chocolate sales volume (kg m), by segment, 1998-2003

Table 9.42: U.S. chocolate market volume (kg m), 1998-2003

Table 9.43: Hershey Foods Corporation contact details, United States