Frozen Fruits and Vegetables - A Global Market Perspective

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Development of advanced freezing technologies have enabled efficient preservation of the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables for longer times, have reduced material losses and have resulted in longer product shelf life. All of these factors have helped boost popularity of frozen fruits and vegetables among consumers. Given, the dynamic and intensely competitive market environment, product innovation ranks as a key to success in the marketplace.

Manufacturers have inundated the market with innovative vegetable mixes, featuring preserved freshness, enriched taste, and nutritional fortification, that are easy to cook with meat for quick meal preparation, in new convenient packages. Innovation that tinkers with a brand's functionality is the buzzword that determines consumer value and benefits. Essential pre-requisites of winning branding strategies include strategic emphasis, focus and insight on consumer requirements and value additions.

Consumption of frozen fruits and vegetables in daily diets is steadily increasing, driven by shifting food preferences, and rising consumer emphasis on health and well-being. Factors such as fast paced lifestyles, more number of workingwomen, round-the-year availability, convenience and the development of innovative freezing technologies, all favor growth of the frozen fruits and vegetables market.

These and other market data and trends are presented in "Frozen Fruits and Vegetables: A Global Market Perspective" by BizAcumen, Inc. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses.

FROZEN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BMR-3008

CONTENTS

1. METHODOLOGY 1

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1

Disclaimers 2

Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3

2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK 4

Global Frozen Food Market 4

Market Trends 4

Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Growing in Popularity 4

Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market in the Grip of Consolidation 5

Innovative Marketing - A Key Deciding Factor for Corporate

Success 5

Frozen Vegetables: Packaging Makes a Difference 6

Frozen Potato Market: A Quick Primer 6

Growing Health Consciousness Spurs Growth in the UK 7

Fresh Vegetables Prevail Over Frozen Vegetables in the UK 7

3. PRODUCT FACTS 8

4. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 9

Unilever to Take Over Inmarko 9

Aviko Pockets Seru & Annoot and Eurofreez 9

Agthia Takes Over Vegetable Processing and Canning Factory 9

Performance Food Group Enters into Merger Agreement 9

J.M. Smucker to Acquire Europe's Best 10

Himalaya International Forays into Specialty Food Market 10

McCain Ventures into Frozen Vegetable Sector 10

Birds Eye Rolls Out Baby Brussels Sprouts 10

Arvind Mills Diversifies into IQF Sector 11

Nippon Suisan Acquires Controlling Interest in Cite Marine 11

SunOpta Acquires Organic Corporation 11

VION to Acquire Oerlemans Foods 11

Bonduelle Group Acquires Aliments Carriere 12

Patties Foods Takes Over Chefs Pride and Creative Gourmet 12

The Inventure Group Takes Over Rader Farms 12

SunOpta Acquires Global Trading and Congeladora 12

SunOpta Acquires Portion of Assets in Baja California 13

Nichiro Establishes a JV in China 13

ConAgra Acquires Alexia Foods 13

Pinguin Acquires Padley Vegetables 13

Pinguin Acquires Frozen Vegetable Business of Christian Salvesen 14

Pinguin Acquires Lutosa Group 14

Temptation Foods Completes the Acquisition of Everfresh 14

Dole Introduces DOLE `Wildly Nutritious Signature Blends 14

5. MAJOR PLAYERS 15

Ardo Group (Belgium) 15

Birds Eye Foods, Inc. (USA) 15

Bonduelle (France) 15

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (USA) 16

Lamb Weston, Inc. (USA) 16

Findus Sweden AB (Sweden) 16

Geest Limited (UK) 17

Gelagri Bretagne SA (France) 17

Green Giant (USA) 17

H.J. Heinz Company (USA) 17

Hajdufreeze (Hungary) 18

McCain Foods (Canada) 18

Merko Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Turkey) 18

NG Fung Hong Limited (Hong Kong) 19

Pinguin N.V. (Belgium) 19

Simplot Australia Pty Ltd. (Australia) 19

Simplot Food Group (USA) 19

Unilever Plc (UK) 20

Unifrost NV (Belgium) 20

Vivartia S.A. (Greece) 20

6. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS 21

7. THE UNITED STATES 24

Frozen Foods Market: Convenience and Availability Boost

Consumption 24

Market Musings 24

Sunny Skies Ahead for Frozen Fruits and Vegetables 24

Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market in the Grip of Consolidation 25

Flavored Frozen Vegetables Gaining Ground 25

Product Innovation Fans Healthy Demand for Frozen Vegetables 26

Leading Manufacturers Innovate to Stay Ahead 27

Packaging Innovation Drives Frozen Vegetables Market 28

Demand for Frozen Potato Products on the Roll 28

Frozen Fruits Market Prospering Despite Turbulent Times 29

Export & Import Statistics 30

Frozen Potato Exports Scale New Heights 30

8. CANADA 35

Fruits and Vegetables Market Overview 35

Processed Fruits and Vegetable Exports Surging 37

9. JAPAN 40

Frozen Vegetables Market - An Overview 40

High Dependence on Imports 41

Tainted Vegetable Imports from China: A Major Setback for

Chinese Exporters into Japan 42

Consumption 42

Commercial Sector Forms the Key End Usage 42

Strong Demand from Food Service Industry Drives Frozen

Vegetable Consumption 43

Leading Brands 43

Leading Product Categories 43

Foreign Participation 43

Frozen Fruits Market - An Overview 43

Consumption Patterns 43

Primary Sources of Imports 43

Organic Fruits and Vegetables in Japan: Spiraling in Popularity 43

10. EUROPE 45

a. France 48

b. Germany 50

c. The United Kingdom 51

d. Italy 53

e. Spain 54

f. Russia 55

g. Rest of Europe 57

11. ASIA-PACIFIC 60

Major Markets 60

China 60

Frozen Potatoes 60

Frozen Strawberry 60

EU Anti-Dumping Duty Whittle Downs Frozen Strawberry Exports 60

Frozen Strawberry Imports 60

Export & Import Statistics 61

India 62

Market Overview 62

Export & Import Statistics 62

New Zealand 64

Processed Vegetables Market 64

Demand for Frozen Vegetables Fails Farming Sector's Growth 65

Quality Produce Drives Exports of Frozen Vegetables 65

Taiwan 65

Market Overview 65

Export Market for Frozen Soybeans 66

Korea 66

Korea-US FTA Proffers New Trading Opportunities for Potato

Industry 66

Australia 67

12. LATIN AMERICA 69

Major Markets 69

Brazil 69

Mexico 70

Chile 70

Rapid Surge in Exports of Processed Foods 70

13. REST OF WORLD 72

Consumption Pattern in the Middle East 72

EXHIBITS

Table 1: Breakdown of Frozen Potato Products Production &

Exports - 2005 (In '000 Metric Tons)

Table 2: Global Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market by Region

for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 3: Percentage Breakdown of Global Frozen Fruits and

Vegetables Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 4: Global Frozen Fruits Market by Region for the Period

2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 5: Percentage Breakdown of Global Frozen Fruits Market

by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 6: Global Frozen Vegetables Market by Region for the

Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 7: Percentage Breakdown of Global Frozen Vegetables

Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 8: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Foods Retail Value

Sales by Distribution Channel in the US - 2005

Table 9: Percentage Share Breakdown of Frozen Vegetables

Annual Retail Sales through Supermarkets - 2005

Table 10: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Frozen Vegetables

Brands in the US - 2005

Table 11: Breakdown of Frozen Fruit Per Capita Consumption on

Product-Weight Basis - 2006 (In Pounds)

Table 12: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Frozen Fruits Brands

in the US - 2005

Table 13: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Potatoes and Other

Vegetables Export Value by Destination Country in the US -

2007

Table 14: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Potatoes and Other

Vegetables Import Value by Select Country - 2007

Table 15: Breakdown of Frozen Fruits Import Value by Select

Product Type in the US - Q1 2008 (In US$ '000)

Table 16: Percentage Breakdown of the US Frozen Berries

(including Blackberries, Raspberries, Mulberries, Loganberries

& Currants) Export Value by Destination - 2007

Table 17: Percentage Breakdown of the US Frozen Berries

(including Blackberries, Raspberries, Mulberries, Loganberries

& Currants) Import Value by Country - 2007

Table 18: Breakdown of the US Frozen Strawberries Export Value

by Destination Country - 2007 (In US$ '000)

Table 19: Percentage Share Breakdown of the US Frozen

Strawberries Import Value by Country - 2007

Table 20: Percentage Breakdown of the US Frozen Vegetables

Export Value by Destination - 2007

Table 21: Percentage Breakdown of the US Frozen Vegetables

Import Value by Country - 2007

Table 22: Percentage Breakdown of the US Frozen Fruits Import

Value by Country - 2007

Table 23: Percentage Breakdown of the US Frozen Fruits Export

Value by Destination Country - 2007

Table 24: Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market by Segment in

the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 25: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

Market by Segment in the US for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 26: Breakdown of Potato Products Per Capita Consumption

by Product Type in Canada - 2005

Table 27: Breakdown of the Canadian Frozen French Fries Export

Volume by Destination - 2007 (In '000 Metric Tons)

Table 28: Percentage Breakdown of the Canadian Frozen

Vegetables Export Value by Destination - 2007

Table 29: Percentage Breakdown of the Canadian Frozen

Vegetables Import Value by Country - 2007

Table 30: Breakdown of the Canadian Frozen Potatoes and Other

Vegetables Export Value by Destination Country - 2007 (In

US$ Million)

Table 31: Breakdown of the Canadian Frozen Potatoes and Other

Vegetables Import Value by Country - 2007 (In US$ '000)

Table 32: Percentage Breakdown of the Canadian Frozen Berries

(Including Blackberries, Raspberries, Mulberries, Loganberries

& Currants) Export Value by Destination - 2007

Table 33: Percentage Breakdown of the Canadian Frozen Berries

(Including Blackberries, Raspberries, Mulberries, Loganberries

& Currants) Import Value by Country - 2007

Table 34: Breakdown of the Canadian Frozen Strawberries Export

Value by Destination - 2007 (In US$ '000)

Table 35: Percentage Breakdown of the Canadian Frozen

Strawberries Import Value by Country - 2007

Table 36: Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market by Segment in

Canada: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 37: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

Market by Segment in Canada for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 38: Percentage Breakdown of the Japanese Frozen Potato

Products Import Volume by Country - 2006

Table 39: Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market by Segment in

Japan: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 40: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

Market by Segment in Japan for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 41: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Vegetables Production

Volume by Country in Europe - 2006

Table 42: Percentage Breakdown of Vegetables Consumption by

Product Market in Western Europe - 2005

Table 43: Breakdown of Frozen Vegetables Per Capita

Consumption by Select Country - 2006 (In Kgs)

Table 44: Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market by Region in

Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 45: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

Market by Region in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 46: Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market by Segment in

Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 47: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

Market by Segment in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 48: Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market by Segment in

France: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 49: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

Market by Segment in France for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 50: Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market by Segment in

Germany: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 51: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

Market by Segment in Germany for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 52: Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market by Segment in

the UK: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 53: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

Market by Segment in the UK for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 54: Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market by Segment in

Italy: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 55: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

Market by Segment in Italy for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 56: Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market by Segment in

Spain: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 57: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

Market by Segment in Spain for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 58: Percentage Breakdown of the in Russian Frozen

Potatoes Import Volume by Country - 2006

Table 59: Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market by Segment in

Russia: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 60: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

Market by Segment in Russia for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 61: Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market by Segment in

Rest of Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 62: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

Market by Segment in Rest of Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 63: Percentage Breakdown of the Chinese Frozen

Strawberries Export Volume by Select Destination - 2006

Table 64: Percentage Breakdown of the Chinese Frozen

Strawberries Import Volume by Country - 2006

Table 65: Breakdown of the Chinese Frozen Potatoes Import

Volume by Country- 2006 (In Metric Tons)

Table 66: Percentage Breakdown of the Indian Frozen Potatoes

Export Volume by Destination - 2006

Table 67: Percentage Breakdown of the Indian Frozen Peas

Exports by Destination - 2006

Table 68: Percentage Breakdown of the Indian Frozen Spinach

Exports by Destination - 2006

Table 69: Percentage Breakdown of the Indian Frozen Mixed

Vegetables Exports by Destination - 2007

Table 70: Percentage Breakdown of the Australian Frozen

Vegetables (Prepared & Non-Prepared) Import Value by Product

- 2005

Table 71: Breakdown of the Australian Frozen Vegetables Export

Value by Destination - 2007 (In $ Million)

Table 72: Breakdown of the Australian Frozen Vegetables Export

Value by Product - 2007 (In $ Million)

Table 73: Breakdown of the Australian Frozen Vegetables

(Processed and Non-Prepared) Import Value by Select Country -

2006 (In $Million)

Table 74: Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market by Segment in

Asia Pacific:2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 75: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Fruits and

Vegetables Market by Segment in Asia Pacific for the Years

2008 & 2012

Table 76: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Frozen Foods

Manufacturer Volume Sales in Chile - 2004

Table 77: Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market by Segment in

Latin America: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 78: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

Market by Segment in Latin America for the Years 2008 & 2012

Table 79: Frozen Fruits and Vegetables Market by Segment in

Rest of World: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Tons)

Table 80: Percentage Breakdown of Frozen Fruits and Vegetables

Market by Segment in Rest of World for the Years 2008 & 2012

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