Product Synopsis
Food and Beverage Business
Confidence Report Q1 2014 is a new report by Canadean that globally analyzes
industry opinions on the latest economic and consumer issues, and their impact
upon investment decisions and growth prospects within the food and beverage
industry. This report also examines the executive opinion about the current and
future state of the economy and its retrospective effect on the industry.
Furthermore, it analyses the likely effect of supplier price changes, sales
performance, and staff headcount within the industry over the next six months.
In addition, it provides an overview of the key priorities, threats, and
opportunities for the global food and beverage industry over the next six
months. Moreover, this report provides a comparative analysis of survey results
with Q4 2013 wherever applicable.
Introduction and Landscape
* Why was the report written?
- This report is the result of an
extensive survey drawn from Canadean's exclusive panel of leading global food
and beverage industry executives. The report analyzes current economic
conditions prevailing across the globe and their impact on the food and
beverage industry, and forecasts company and industry growth prospects over the
next six months. Furthermore, it also provides information about the impact of
consumer confidence, supplier prices, and staff headcount likely to affect the
investment decisions of the industry over the next six months. Moreover, this
report provides a comparative analysis of survey results with Q4 2013 wherever
applicable.
* What is the current market
landscape and what is changing?
- Overall, 60% and 53% of
respondents expressed a positive outlook for both company and industry growth
prospects over the next six months, respectively.
* What are the key drivers behind
recent market changes?
- 'Increasing sales', 'growing
market share', and 'protecting market share' are the most preferred priorities
by industry executives operating globally in Q1 2014. The most preferred
priorities have remained the same in comparison to the Q4 2013 survey.
* What makes this report unique and
essential to read?
- Food and Beverage Business
Confidence Report Q1 2014 is a new report by Canadean that analyzes the
industry sentiments globally on the latest economic and consumer issues and
their impact upon investment decisions and growth prospects within the food and
beverage industry. This report also examines the executive opinion about the
current and future state of the economy and its retrospective effect on the
industry. Furthermore, it analyses the likely effect of supplier price changes,
sales performance, and staff headcount within the industry over the next six
months. In addition, it provides an overview of the key priorities, threats,
and opportunities for the global food and beverage industry over the next six
months. Moreover, this report provides a comparative analysis of survey results
with Q4 2013 wherever applicable.
Key Features and Benefits
* The report projects the current
and future operating conditions of the food and beverage industry, and allows
readers to make informed business decisions.
* The report drives revenues by
understanding the present and future economic and consumer issues, including
the key growth regions.
* Readers will be provided with a
clear uncovering of the key challenges and opportunities, and identify the key
priorities likely to affect the growth prospects of the industry.
* The report clearly forecasts the
change in supplier prices of various products, which are likely to influence
the industry's growth prospects over the next six months.
* Identifies the major changes in
consumer confidence levels in the food and beverage industry over the next six
months.
Key Market Issues
* Globally, 46% of respondents state
that they are operating in a 'stable' economic environment, while 25% state
that the current economic conditions are 'unfavorable'.
* Industry executives across the
globe highlight the state of the global economy, and the performance of
Eurozone, as key concerns over the next six months.
* Executives are more pessimistic
about industry growth prospects in Q1 2014 compared to Q4 2013.
* Overall, 'increasing sales' is the
most preferred priority by executives operating across all four regions over
the next six months. The most preferred priority has remained unchanged from
the Q4 2013 survey.
* Executives forecast that 'raw
material' prices will rise by 2.9% over the next six months.
Key Highlights
* Across the global food and
beverage industry, executives operating in North America forecast the highest
increase in staff hiring activities over the next six months. In Q4 2013,
executives operating in the Rest of the World forecast the highest increase in
staff hiring activities.
* An analysis of responses by global
food and beverage industry executives reveals that Europe is forecast to
witness the smallest sales growth of 2.3% over the next six months.
* Executives highlight 'rising raw
material prices' as a key concern in Asia-Pacific that could impact company
performance levels over the next six months.
* 'Social media strategy' and
'M&A's' will be the two areas where industry executives expect to increase
expenditure the most over the next six months. In the Q4 2013 survey,
executives highlighted 'new product development' and 'marketing' as key areas
of investment.
* Increasing sales and growing
market share are among the top short-term priorities for food and beverage
industry executives globally.
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