Category: Food
Food market research reports by First Research, Inc.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Meat Product Manufacturing
Meat Product Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry slaughter animals and prepare meat products. Major companies include Hormel Foods and Tyson Foods (both located in the US); as well as BRF and JBS SA (both based in Brazil); CPF (Thailand); Danish Cro ... Read More
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Dairy Products Manufacturing
Dairy Products Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture dairy-based products from raw and processed milk, along with dairy substitutes. Major companies include Dairy Farmers of America and Land O'Lakes (both based in the US), as well as D ... 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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Food Manufacturing
Food Manufacturing Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry manufacture and process a wide variety of foods, including meats, seafood, dairy products, fruits and vegetables, milled grains and oilseeds, baked goods, and candy. Major companies include ADM, Conagra Brand ... Read More
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Vegetable & Melon Farming
Vegetable & Melon Farming Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry produce vegetable and melon crops, seeds, and bedding plants. Major companies include US-based Bolthouse Farms, Chiquita, and Dole Food, along with Chaoda Modern Agriculture (based in Hong Kong), Fresh ... Read More
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Oilseed Farming
Oilseed Farming Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter: Companies in this industry grow and harvest soybeans and other oilseed-producing plants, such as sunflower, safflower, flax, sesame, and canola (also known as rapeseed). No major companies dominate the industry. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Dema ... 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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