Datamonitor's Cost Foodservice: Global Industry Guide is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the spirits 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 the Report * Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation * Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and profiles of the leading companies * Covers Global, European, Asia-Pacific & 11 individual country markets * Includes a five-year forecast of the industryHighlightsThe global cost foodservice sector generated total revenues of $214.5 billion in 2005, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.7% for the five-year period spanning 2001-2005.The leading revenue source for the global cost foodservice sector is the provision of food in educational establishments, which generated total revenues of $93.5 billion in 2005.The foodservice sector in Asia-Pacific is highly competitive, and to survive, individual businesses are following strategies designed to boost operational efficiency and cut costs.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 researchDefinitionFoodservice is defined as the sale of food and drinks for immediate consumption either on the premises from which they were bought, or in designated eating areas shared with other foodservice operators, or in the case of takeaways transactions, freshly prepared food for immediate consumption.
Datamonitor's definition excludes sales through vending machines and is restricted to sales in specific foodservice channels (please see channel definitions below).All sector values are given in Operator Buying Prices, that is the amount spent by foodservice operators on the food and drink that they serve and not the amount the consumers spend on food and drinks (Operator Selling Prices - OSPs) in these channels.
The difference is the mark up the foodservice operator adds in order to cover their other costs and generate a profit.
This therefore values the sector in terms of the amount of money for which food and drinks manufacturers are competing.For the purposes of this report, Europe consists of Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Russia.Asia-Pacific consists of Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan.The Americas comprises of the United States, Canada, Brazil and Mexico.The global sector consists of the Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas.Any currency conversions contained within this report have been calculated using constant 2005 annual average exchange rates.