Category: Food & Beverage
Food & Beverage market research reports by First Research, Inc.
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Wineries
Wineries Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry make wine and brandies either from grapes that they grow or that are grown elsewhere. Major companies include Bronco Wine Company, Constellation Brands, E&J Gallo Winery, Jackson Family Wines, and The Wine Group (a ... Read More
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Health Supplement Stores
Health Supplement Stores Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry sell vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements from physical retail locations. Major companies include GNC Holdings, Vitamin Shoppe, and Vitamin World (all based in the US), along with Holland & B ... Read More
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Cookie & Cracker Manufacturing
Cookie & Cracker Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry make cookies, crackers, ice cream cones, and similar bakery products. Major companies include Campbell Soup Company, Kellogg's and Mondelez International (all based in the US); other leading f ... Read More
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Cattle Ranching
Cattle Ranching Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry are ranches and farms that raise cattle, including those intended for dairy herd replacements, and feedlots that fatten cattle in preparation for slaughter. Major companies include Cactus Feeders, Five Rivers Ca ... Read More
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Retail Sector
Retail Sector Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this sector sell a wide range of products to consumers and businesses, from food and apparel to hardware, household goods, and office supplies. Major companies include Costco, Kroger, and Walmart (all based in the US); as well ... Read More
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Distilleries
Distilleries Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry distill, blend, or mix liquors. Major companies include Bacardi (Bermuda), Brown-Forman (US), Diageo (UK), Gruppo Campari (Italy), Kweichow Moutai (China), Pernod Ricard (France), and Suntory (Japan). COMPETITIVE L ... Read More
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Specialty Eateries
Specialty Eateries Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry operate limited service restaurants that serve specialty snack items or nonalcoholic beverages for consumption on or near the premises. Major companies include Einstein Bros Bagels, GoToFoods (owner of Auntie ... Read More
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Candy Manufacturing
Candy Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: The candy manufacturing industry includes three major segments: companies that make chocolate from beans, companies that use purchased chocolate to make candies, and companies that make nonchocolate candy. Major companies include Hers ... Read More
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Bakery Product Manufacturing
Bakery Product Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry make fresh and frozen bread as well as cakes, pies, and doughnuts. Major companies include Dawn Foods, Flowers Foods, Franz Bakery, and McKee Foods (all based in the US), along with Allied Bakeries ... Read More
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Casual Restaurants
Casual Restaurants Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide food services in casual atmospheres to seated patrons who are served by wait staff and pay after eating. Major companies include Brinker International, Darden Restaurants, Dine Brands Global, and Outb ... Read More
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Fresh Produce Wholesalers
Fresh Produce Wholesalers Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry distribute fresh fruits, vegetables, spices, and herbs. Major companies include Caito Foods, Coast Citrus Distributors, FreshPoint, and Tom Lange Company (all based in the US), as well as Fresh Produce ... Read More
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Grain Milling
Grain Milling Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry mill flour and rice, produce malt from grains (primarily barley), and mix prepared flour mixes and dough. Major companies include Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, ConAgra, General Mills, and Riceland Foods (all ba ... Read More
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Weight Reduction Services
Weight Reduction Services Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry provide nonmedical weight loss services and products that include counseling, food supplements, menu and exercise planning, and body measurement and weight monitoring. Major companies include Jenny Cra ... Read More
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Fruit & Tree Nut Farming
Fruit & Tree Nut Farming Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry grow fruits and tree nuts for commercial production. Major companies include Blue Diamond Growers, Chiquita Brands, Dole Food Company, Fresh Del Monte Produce, the National Grape Cooperative and its Wel ... 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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Grocery Stores & Supermarkets
Grocery Stores & Supermarkets Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry primarily retail a general line of food such as canned and frozen foods, fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as prepared meats, fish, and poultry. Major companies in the industry include Costco, K ... Read More
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Beer, Wine & Distilled Spirits Wholesalers
Beer, Wine & Distilled Spirits Wholesalers Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry distribute beer, ale, wine, and distilled spirits on a wholesale basis. Major companies include Breakthru Beverage Group, Johnson Brothers, Reyes Holdings, RNDC, and Southern Glazer ... 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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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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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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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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Tobacco Manufacturing
Tobacco Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry stem and redry tobacco and manufacture cigarettes and other tobacco products. Major companies include Altria, Philip Morris International, and Reynolds American (based in the US); China National Tobacco; B ... Read More
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Poultry & Egg Production
Poultry & Egg Production Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry breed, hatch, and raise poultry for meat or egg production. Major companies include Foster Farms, Perdue Farms, and Tyson Foods (all based in the US) as well as Bachoco (Mexico). BRF and JBS (both based ... 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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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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