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The companies analyzed in this report include A-B InBev, Cargill, Coca-Cola, Kraft, Mars, Nestle, PepsiCo, SABMiller, Tyson, and Unilever....

This report provides insightful assessments of the performance, capabilities, goals and strategies of the major competitors in the North American Food and Beverage market. The report is designed to provide industry executives with strategically significant competitor information, analysis, and insight critical to the development and implementation of effective marketing and R&D programs....

This report provides insightful assessments of the performance, capabilities, goals and strategies of the major competitors in the Japanese Food and Beverage market. The report is designed to provide industry executives with strategically significant competitor information, analysis, and insight critical to the development and implementation of effective marketing and R&D programs....

This report provides insightful assessments of the performance, capabilities, goals and strategies of the major competitors in the Asia Pacific Food and Beverage market. The report is designed to provide industry executives with strategically significant competitor information, analysis, and insight critical to the development and implementation of effective marketing and R&D programs....

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Functional food and beverages for the heart are benefitting from a widening appeal. This is being driven by rising health attentiveness and a better understanding of the link between diet and health....

In the major markets, more consumers are looking to buy food and drinks products comprised of ingredients that they perceive to be healthy. For many consumers, food and drinks made with natural ingredients fall into this category, with artificial ingredients being perceived as inherently unnatural and unhealthy....

This report analyzes significant trends in the mood and mind health food and drinks sector, as increasingly more consumers show interest in purchasing products to suit or improve their mood, sharpen their mental abilities, and target their specific concerns. The strategies required to introduce existing products to potential target audiences, as well as retail and distribution opportunities are explores....

R&D is a key driver of sales growth in the consumer products industry, but returns from investments in R&D and innovation have been falling. This report provides a review and assessment of the strategic innovation options that consumer products companies should examine....

The application of probiotics has extended to a wide range of delivery formats in food and drinks, which are marketed on multiple health-enhancing platforms. As the level of scientific knowledge about the use of foods offering health benefits increases, consumers will increasingly search out new products promising additional advantages beyond taste and convenience....

In 2009, the global savory snacks sector was worth $74.7 billion....

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Global demand for biodegradable or plant-based plastic will quadruple by 2013. Rising oil prices and fossil fuel depletion is driving interest in the use of plant-based polymers....

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The global confectionary market is forecast to grow to $171bn by 2014. Demand will be driven by increasing consumer sophistication in developed markets, and socio-economic shifts in emerging markets....

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The rise of the functional food industry is increasing the significance of effective patenting strategies. This report assesses the range and types of patenting in the nutraceutical industry....

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