Reportlinker Adds The Top 10 Confectionery Companies
NEW YORK, Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
The Top 10 Confectionery Companies
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The global confectionery market was valued at approximately $147bn in 2008, an increase of 3.2% over 2007- Leading players are being forced to adapt to changing consumer trends, with aging populations and concerns over obesity prompting increased innovation in functional and healthy food and drinks. The global price of cocoa is expected to continue rising due to growing demand for premium/gourmet chocolates emanating from mature markets as well as strong demand from emerging markets such as China and India.
This report analyzes the global confectionery industry in terms of market size, key drivers and resistors, trends and the competitive positioning of the top 10 players in the global confectionery market. It includes profiles of the top 10 market players in addition to performance summaries of other major players. The current ranking evaluates confectionery companies based on their growth strategies and M&A activity, financial performance and likely opportunities and threats for the future.
Table of Contents
The Top 10 Confectionery Companies
Executive summary 12
Industry overview 12
Mars 13
Nestle 13
Cadbury 14
Ferrero Group (Ferrero) 14
Hershey 15
Kraft Foods 15
Perfetti Van Melle (Perfetti) 16
Lindt & Sprungli (Lindt) 16
Meiji Holdings (Meiji Seika) 17
Lotte 17
Chapter 1 Introduction 20
What is the report about? 20
Methodology 21
Chapter 2 Industry overview 24
Summary 24
Introduction 25
Market dynamics 25
Global confectionery market size by value 25
Global confectionery market size by sales volume 26
Global confectionery market value by product categories 27
Global confectionery market based on geographic segmentation 28
Confectionery industry drivers and resistors 29
Competitive landscape 31
The top 10 companies based on sales 31
The impact of acquiring Cadbury's on the top 10 companies ranking order 31
Competitive positioning of the top 10 confectionery companies 33
Depth in top 10 companies confectionery portfolio 34
Trends 36
Emergence of functional and nutritional confectionery 36
Shift towards premium chocolates 37
Rising prices of cocoa 38
Chapter 3 Mars 42
Summary 42
Company overview 43
Recent financial performance 43
Performance by business segments 43
Growth strategies 43
Enhancing global reach through the acquisition of Wrigley 43
Developing nutritional confectionery to capitalize on the shift in preference towards healthy foods 44
Expanding and extending premium chocolate portfolio 44
SWOT analysis 46
Chapter 4 Nestle 48
Summary 48
Company overview 49
Recent financial performance 49
Performance by business segments 51
Growth strategies 51
Strengthening brand presence in the premium and luxury chocolate category 51
Expanding premium and luxury chocolate confectionery portfolio 51
Consolidating its position in the premium chocolate category in the
Eastern European markets 52
Positioning its confectionery among healthy foods 52
SWOT analysis 53
Chapter 5 Cadbury 56
Summary 56
Company overview 57
Takeover bids for Cadbury 57
Recent financial performance 58
Performance by business segments 59
Growth strategies 59
Attaining cost efficiency through restructuring 59
Expanding global reach 60
SWOT analysis 61
Chapter 6 Ferrero 64
Summary 64
Company overview 65
Recent financial performance 65
Performance by business segments 65
Growth strategies 65
Launching dark chocolates to further penetrate premium confectionery category 65
Expanding production capabilities in emerging markets to accelerate the pace of business growth 66
SWOT analysis 67
Chapter 7 Hershey 70
Summary 70
Company overview 71
Recent financial performance 71
Performance by business segments 72
Growth strategies 72
Enhancing global reach in emerging markets 72
Expanding portfolio of premium chocolates 73
SWOT analysis 74
Chapter 8 Kraft Foods 76
Summary 76
Company overview 77
Recent financial performance 77
Performance by business segments 78
Growth strategies 79
Strengthening production capabilities in Eastern Europe 79
Enhancing market share in premium chocolate category 79
SWOT analysis 80
Chapter 9 Perfetti 82
Summary 82
Company overview 83
Recent financial performance 83
Performance by business segments 84
Growth strategies 85
Reformulating confectionery to position them in the healthy foods arena 85
Expansion in emerging markets 85
SWOT analysis 86
Chapter 10 Lindt 88
Summary 88
Company overview 89
Recent financial performance 89
Performance by business segments 90
Growth strategies 90
Extending premium brands with new flavors in mature markets 90
Expansion of distribution networks 91
SWOT analysis 92
Chapter 11 Meiji Holdings (Meiji Seika) 94
Summary 94
Company overview 95
Recent financial performance 95
Performance by business segments 97
Growth strategies 97
Ramping up international operations 97
Strengthen market share in Japan 97
SWOT analysis 98
Chapter 12 Lotte 100
Summary 100
Company overview 101
Recent financial performance 101
Growth strategies 101
Expanding in emerging markets 101
Extending reach in the US confectionery market through a joint-venture with
Hershey 102
SWOT analysis 102
Chapter 13 Other major players 104
Grupo Arcor (Arcor) 104
Company overview 104
Barry Callebaut 105
Company overview 105
Recent financial performance 105
Ezaki Glico 107
Company overview 107
Recent financial performance 107
Haribo 109
Company overview 109
Recent financial performance 109
Leaf International (Leaf) 109
Company overview 110
Recent financial performance 110
Morinaga 111
Company overview 111
Recent financial performance 112
Roshen Confectionery (Roshen) 112
Company overview 112
Recent financial performance 112
Storck 113
Company overview 113
Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi (Ulker) 113
Company overview 113
Recent financial performance 114
United Confectionery 114
Company overview 114
Recent financial performance 114
Appendix 116
Glossary 116
Index 117
List of Figures
Figure 3.1: Global confectionery market size by value ($bn), 2008–13 26
Figure 3.2: Global confectionery market size by sales volume (m kgs), 2008–13 27
Figure 3.3: Share of global confectionery market by product (%), 2008 28
Figure 3.4: Share of global confectionery market by geography (%), 2008 29
Figure 3.5: Confectionery industry drivers and resistors 30
Figure 3.6: Top 10 confectionery companies' growth, 2007–08 34
Figure 3.7: Depth in top 10 companies confectionery portfolio 35
Figure 3.8: Rise in cocoa prices, 2004–08 39
Figure 4.9: Mars SWOT analysis 46
Figure 5.10: Nestle financial performance ($m), 2004–08 50
Figure 5.11: Nestle SWOT analysis 53
Figure 6.12: Cadbury financial performance ($m), 2004–08 59
Figure 6.13: Cadbury SWOT analysis 61
Figure 7.14: Ferrero SWOT analysis 67
Figure 8.15: Hershey financial performance ($m), 2004–08 72
Figure 8.16: Hershey SWOT analysis 74
Figure 9.17: Kraft Foods financial performance ($m), 2006–08 78
Figure 9.18: Kraft Foods SWOT analysis 80
Figure 10.19: Perfetti financial performance ($m), 2004–08 84
Figure 10.20: Perfetti SWOT analysis 86
Figure 11.21: Lindt financial performance ($m), 2004–08 90
Figure 11.22: Lindt SWOT analysis 92
Figure 12.23: Meiji Holdings (Meiji Seika) financial performance ($m), 2006–08 96
Figure 12.24: Meiji Holdings (Meiji Seika) SWOT analysis 98
Figure 13.25: Lotte SWOT analysis 102
Figure 14.26: Barry Callebaut financial performance ($m), 2006–08 106
Figure 14.27: Ezaki Glico financial performance ($m), 2004–08 108
Figure 14.28: Leaf financial performance ($m), 2006–08 111
List of Tables
Table 3.1: Global confectionery market size by value ($bn), 2008–13 25
Table 3.2: Global confectionery market size by sales volume (m kgs), 2008–13 26
Table 3.3: Global confectionery market by product ($m), 2008 28
Table 3.4: Global confectionery market by geography ($m), 2008 29
Table 3.5: The top 10 confectionery companies, 2008 31
Table 3.6: Changes in rankings after Cadbury's acquisition, 2008 33
Table 3.7: Select functional confectionery launches, 2007–09 37
Table 3.8: Select dark extensions of existing brands 38
Table 4.9: Mars snapshot 42
Table 5.10: Nestle snapshot 48
Table 5.11: Nestle financial performance, 2004–08 50
Table 5.12: Nestle business segment performance, 2008 51
Table 6.13: Cadbury snapshot 56
Table 6.14: Cadbury financial performance, 2004–08 58
Table 6.15: Cadbury acquisitions, 2007–09 60
Table 7.16: Ferrero snapshot 64
Table 8.17: Hershey snapshot 70
Table 8.18: Hershey financial performance ($m), 2004–08 71
Table 9.19: Kraft Foods snapshot 76
Table 9.20: Kraft Foods financial performance ($m), 2006–08 77
Table 9.21: Kraft Foods business segment performance ($m), 2008 78
Table 10.22: Perfetti snapshot 82
Table 10.23: Perfetti financial performance, 2004–08 83
Table 10.24: Perfetti business segment performance, 2008 84
Table 11.25: Lindt snapshot 88
Table 11.26: Lindt financial performance, 2004–08 89
Table 12.27: Meiji Holdings (Meiji Seika) snapshot 94
Table 12.28: Meiji Holdings (Meiji Seika) financial performance, 2006–08 96
Table 12.29: Meiji Holdings (Meiji Seika) business segment performance, 2008 97
Table 13.30: Lotte snapshot 100
Table 14.31: Arcor snapshot 104
Table 14.32: Barry Callebaut snapshot 105
Table 14.33: Barry Callebaut financial performance, 2006–08 106
Table 14.34: Ezaki Glico snapshot 107
Table 14.35: Ezaki Glico financial performance, 2004–08 108
Table 14.36: Haribo snapshot 109
Table 14.37: Leaf snapshot 109
Table 14.38: Leaf financial performance, 2006–08 110
Table 14.39: Morinaga snapshot 111
Table 14.40: Roshen snapshot 112
Table 14.41: Storck snapshot 113
Table 14.42: Ulker snapshot 113
Table 14.43: United Confectionery snapshot 114
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