Category: Food & Beverage
Food & Beverage market research reports by First Research, Inc.
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Edible Oils Manufacturing
Edible Oils Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture oils through wet-milling corn (separating corn into its basic components); processing soybeans, tree nuts, and vegetables into oil; refining vegetable fats; and blending vegetable fats with ... Read More
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Farm Support Services
Farm Support Services Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide support services for production of crops, such as planting and harvesting, and support services for production of animals, such as breeding. No major companies dominate the industry. COMPETITIVE LA ... Read More
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Bars & Nightclubs
Bars & Nightclubs Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry sell alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and may also offer limited food service. The industry mostly consists of small, single-location businesses, as inconsistent liquor laws make it harder to op ... Read More
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Fresh Prepared Foods
Fresh Prepared Foods Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry prepare perishable food products, such as ready-made meals, salads, sandwiches, pasta, pizzas, and vegetables. Major companies include AdvancePierre Foods, Ready Pac, Reser's Fine Foods, and Taylor Fres ... Read More
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Water & Ice Manufacturing
Water & Ice Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry produce bottled water and packaged ice. Major companies include Coca-Cola (Dasani, Smartwater), DS Services, Home City Ice, Mountain Valley Spring, PepsiCo (Aquafina), and Reddy Ice (all based in the U ... Read More
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Specialty Food Stores
Specialty Food Stores Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry sell products such as meat, fish, fruits and vegetables, baked goods, candy, and gourmet foods from physical retail locations, often specializing in a single product category. No major companies dominate t ... Read More
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Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores
Beer, Wine & Liquor Stores Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry sell beer, wine, and liquor products from physical retail establishments. No major companies dominate; in the US, individual states have different laws regulating liquor stores, complicating the abili ... Read More
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Poultry Product Manufacturing
Poultry Product Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry slaughter and process poultry and small game. Major companies include Koch Foods, Perdue, Pilgrim's Pride, Sanderson Farms, and Tyson Foods (all based in the US); as well as BRF and Copacol (Br ... Read More
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Vending Machine Operators
Vending Machine Operators Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry sell soft drinks, candy, snacks, and other products through vending machines that they service. Major US companies include American Food and Vending, AVI Food Systems, and divisions of ARAMARK and Coca ... Read More
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Seasoning & Dressing Manufacturing
Seasoning & Dressing Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry make spices, dry gravy mixes, seasoning mixes, salad dressings, sauces, and natural extracts. Major companies include US-based Kraft Heinz and McCormick, along with Ajinomoto and Kikkoman (bot ... Read More
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Crop Production
Crop Production Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry grow crops mainly for food and fiber. Major companies include Chiquita Brands International, Dole Food Company, Fresh Del Monte Produce, and Sunkist Growers (all based in the US); along with AMAGGI (Brazil) and ... Read More
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Snack Foods Manufacturing
Snack Foods Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry make snack foods such as nuts, chips, and popcorn, as well as peanut butter. Major companies include Clif Bar & Company, Frito-Lay, Mondelez International, Utz Brands, Wonderful Pistachios & Al ... Read More
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Sugar Manufacturing
Sugar Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry produce raw sugar from sugar cane, refine raw cane sugar, and produce refined beet sugar from sugar beets. Major companies include Amalgamated Sugar, American Crystal Sugar, Florida Crystals of Fanjul Corp, ... Read More
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Fruit & Vegetable Processing
Fruit & Vegetable Processing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry use freezing, canning, dehydrating, and pickling processes to preserve fruits and vegetables. Major companies include Dole, Kraft Heinz, Seneca Foods, Simplot, and The JM Smucker Co, and divisions o ... Read More
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Livestock & Other Animal Food Manufacturing
Livestock & Other Animal Food Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture food for livestock including beef and dairy cattle, poultry, hogs, and other food animals, primarily from grains, proteins, vitamins, and other ingredients. Top US compani ... Read More
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Aquaculture
Aquaculture Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry raise fish, shellfish, other aquatic animals, or aquatic plants. No major companies dominate the industry. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand is driven primarily by trends in fish consumption. The profitability of individ ... Read More
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Grain & Field Bean Wholesalers
Grain & Field Bean Wholesalers Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry distribute grains, such as corn, wheat, barley, and oats, and unpolished rice; dry beans; and soybeans and other inedible beans. Major companies include Archer-Daniels-Midland, Bunge, Cargill, and ... Read More
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Commercial Fishing
Commercial Fishing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry catch wild finfish, shellfish, and other marine products from their natural habitats. Major companies include Cooke Aquaculture (Canada), Maruha Nichiro and Nippon Suisan Kaisha (both based in Japan), and Tri ... Read More
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Seafood Processing
Seafood Processing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry clean and pack fresh seafood; can, freeze, and dry seafood; and process fish fats and oils. Major companies include Ocean Beauty Seafoods and Trident Seafoods (both based in the US), as well as Dongwon Indust ... Read More
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Mobile Food Services
Mobile Food Services Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry prepare meals and snacks for immediate consumption from motorized vehicles or nonmotorized carts, such as food trucks, ice cream trucks, mobile concession stands, and hot dog carts. No major companies domin ... Read More
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Coffee & Tea Manufacturing
Coffee & Tea Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry roast coffee, blend tea, and manufacture coffee and tea concentrates. Major companies include Farmer Brothers, JM Smucker, Keurig Dr Pepper, and Kraft Heinz (all based in the US), as well as ITO EN (J ... Read More
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Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry make ready-to-serve packaged cereal and cereals such as oatmeal and farina that must be cooked prior to eating. Major companies include General Mills, Kellogg, Post Consumer Brands, Quaker (owned ... Read More
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Hog & Pig Farming
Hog & Pig Farming Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry raise hogs and pigs. No major companies dominate the industry. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand is driven primarily by domestic and international trends in pork consumption. The profitability of individual compani ... Read More
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Food Product Machinery Manufacturing
Food Product Machinery Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture machinery used to process and produce foods and beverages. Major companies include Barry-Wehmiller, Duravant, JBT Corporation, Paul Mueller, and SPX Flow (all based in the US), a ... Read More
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Food Wholesalers
Food Wholesalers Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry distribute food and related products on a wholesale basis. Major companies include C&S Wholesale Grocers, McLane Company, Sysco, United Natural Foods, and US Foods (all based in the US), as well as KOKUBU G ... Read More
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