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CHINA CONTACT I CONTENTS II INTRODUCTION Report Coverage Executive Summary Glossary CHINA: FAST FACTS A.1 Fast Facts A.2 Regions of China Map A.1 CHINA: PROVINCES AND MUNICIPALITIES 1 CHINA'S CANNED FOOD RETAIL MARKET 1.1 Overview 1.2 China's Total Food & Beverage Market 1.2.1 Total Food Market: Food and Non-food Sales Table 1.1 TOTAL CURRENT VALUE RETAIL SALES BY FOOD AND NON-FOOD, 1998-2004* 1.2.2 Total Food Market: Food/Non-food Sales Split Table 1.2 % BREAKDOWN OF SALES BY FOOD AND NON-FOOD, 1998-2004* 1.2.3 Total Food Market: Urban and Rural Split Table 1.3 TOTAL CURRENT VALUE RETAIL SALES BY FOOD AND NON-FOOD, 1998-2004* 1.2.4 Total Food Market: Total Value Trends Table 1.4 CURRENT VALUE OF FOOD SALES BY MAJOR PRODUCT CATEGORY, 1998-2004* 1.2.5 Total Food Market: Urban Value Trends Table 1.5 URBAN FOOD SALES CURRENT VALUE BY MAJOR PRODUCT CATEGORY, 1998-2004* 1.2.6 Total Food Market: Rural Value Trends Table 1.6 VALUE OF RURAL FOOD SALES CURRENT VALUE BY MAJOR PRODUCT CATEGORY, 1998-2004* 2 CHINA'S CANNED VEGETABLES MARKET 2.1 Canned Vegetables: Sector Values & Volumes Table 2.1 CANNED VEGETABLES CURRENT VALUE & VOLUME RETAIL SALES IN CHINA, 1998-2004* 2.2 Canned Vegetables: Sector Shares Table 2.2 % BREAKDOWN OF CANNED VEGETABLES CURRENT VALUE & VOLUME RETAIL SALES IN CHINA, 1998-2004* 2.3.3 Canned Vegetables: Growth Rates Table 2.3 % ANNUAL GROWTH FOR CANNED VEWGETABLES CURRENT VALUE & VOLUME RETAIL SALES IN CHINA, 1998-2004* 3 MARKET SHARES Table 3.1 LEADING COMPANY SHARES OF RETAIL SALES OF CANNED VEGETABLES, 1999-2002 4 PRICES 4.1 Prices: Retail Price Indices Table 4.1 RETAIL PRICE INDICES BY BROAD SECTOR IN CHINA, 1998-2004* 4.2 Prices: Average Unit Values Table 4.2 AVERAGE CANNED VEGETABLES RETAIL PRICE IN CHINA, 1998-2004* 4.3 Prices: Average Unit Price Growth Table 4.3 % ANNUAL GROWTH OF AVERAGE CANNED VEGETABLES PRODUCT RETAIL PRICES, 1998-2004* 4.4 Prices: Selected Retail Prices Table 4.4 SELECTED CANNED VEGETABLES PRICES IN BEIJING AND SHANGHAI, 2003 5 OUTLOOK 1.9.1 Outlook: 5.1 Forecast Trends 5.2 Canned Vegetables Outlook: Sector Values Table 5.1 FORECAST VALUE & VOLUME SALES OF CANNED VEGETABLES IN CHINA, 2005-2009 5.3 Canned Vegetables Outlook: Sector Breakdown Table 5.2 FORECAST PERCENTAGE VALUE & VOLUME BREAKDOWN OF CANNED VEGETABLES IN CHINA, 2005-2009 5.4 Canned Fruit Outlook: Sector Growth Table 5.3 FORECAST ANNUAL VALUE & VOLUME GROWTH OF CANNED VEGETABLES IN CHINA, 2005-2009 6 Current Issues 6.1 Current Issues: Food Legislation 6.2 Current Issues: Packaging Legislation 6.3 Current Issues: Food Safety Food Safety Monitoring Packaging, Hygiene and Product Labelling 6.4 Current Issues: Organic Foods 6.5 Current Issues: Canned Food Wholesaling 6.6 Current Issues: Retail Distribution of Canned Foods Table 6.1 % BREAKDOWN OF CANNED FOOD SALES BY OUTLET TYPE IN CHINA, 1998-2004 7 SOURCES OF SUPPLY 7.1 Metal Packing & Can Manufacturing Industry Overview 7.1.2 Metal Packing & Can Manufacturing Industry Overview: Industry Manufacturers & Revenue Table 7.1 TOTAL NUMBER OF METAL PACKING & TIN CAN MANUFACTURERS AGAINST INDUSTRY REVENUES, 1995-2002 7.1.3 Metal Packing & Can Manufacturing Industry Overview: Industry Revenue & Profit Table 7.2 METAL PACKING & TIN CAN INDUSTRY REVENUE & PROFIT COMPARED, 1995-2002 7.1.4 Metal Packing & Can Manufacturing Industry Overview: Regional Output Volume Table 7.3 REGIONAL STATISTICS OF CHINA'S LEADING METAL PACKING & TIN CAN MANUFACTURERS, 2002 7.2 Canned Food Manufacturing Industry Overview 7.2.1 Canned Food Manufacturing Industry Overview: Key Trends 7.2.2 Canned Food Manufacturing Industry Overview: Industry Manufacturers & Revenue Table 7.4 TOTAL NUMBER OF CANNED FOOD MANUFACTURERS AGAINST INDUSTRY REVENUES, 1995-2002 7.2.3 Canned Food Manufacturing Industry Overview: Industry Revenue & Profit Table 7.5 CANNED FOOD INDUSTRY REVENUE & PROFIT COMPARED, 1995-2002 7.2.4 Canned Food Manufacturing Industry Overview: Regional Output Volume Table 7.6 REGIONAL STATISTICS OF CHINA'S LEADING CANNED FOOD MANUFACTURERS, 2002 7.2.5 Canned Food Manufacturing Industry Overview: Key Manufacturer Industry Revenue Shares Table 7.7 CHINA'S 40 LEADING CANNED FOOD MANUFACTURERS % SHARE OF INDUSTRY REVENUES, 2002 7.3 Canned Vegetables Industry 7.3.1 Canned Vegetables Industry: Industry Manufacturers & Revenue Table 7.8 TOTAL NUMBER OF CANNED VEGETABLE MANUFACTURERS AGAINST INDUSTRY REVENUES, 1995-2002 7.3.2 Canned Vegetables Industry: Industry Revenue & Profit Table 7.9 CANNED VEGETABLE INDUSTRY REVENUE & PROFIT COMPARED, 1995-2002 7.3.3 Canned Vegetables Industry: Regional Output Volume Table 7.10 REGIONAL STATISTICS OF CHINA'S LEADING CANNED VEGETABLE MANUFACTURERS, 2002 7.4 Key Canned Vegetable Manufacturers 7.4.1 Key Canned Vegetable Manufacturers: Key Statistics Table 7.11 SUMMARY STATISTICS OF CHINA'S LEADING CANNED VEGETABLE MANUFACTURERS, 2001 Table 7.12 SUMMARY STATISTICS OF CHINA'S LEADING CANNED VEGETABLE MANUFACTURERS, 2002 7.4.2 Key Canned Vegetable Manufacturers: Industry Revenue Shares Table 7.13 CHINA'S LEADING CANNED VEGETABLE MANUFACTURERS' % SHARE OF INDUSTRY REVENUES, 2001 Table 7.14 CHINA'S LEADING CANNED VEGETABLE MANUFACTURERS' % SHARE OF INDUSTRY REVENUES, 2002 7.4.3 Key Canned Vegetable Manufacturers: Industry Profit Shares Table 7.15 CHINA'S LEADING CANNED VEGETABLE MANUFACTURERS' % SHARE OF INDUSTRY PROFITS, 2001 Table 7.16 CHINA'S LEADING CANNED VEGETABLE MANUFACTURERS' % SHARE OF INDUSTRY PROFITS, 2002 7.4.4 Key Canned Vegetable Manufacturers: Profitability Table 7.17 CHINA'S LEADING CANNED VEGETABLE MANUFACTURERS' PROFITABILITY, 2001 Table 7.18 CHINA'S LEADING CANNED VEGETABLE MANUFACTURERS' PROFITABILITY, 2002 7.4.5 Key Canned Vegetable Manufacturers: Revenue Per Employee Table 7.19 CHINA'S LEADING CANNED VEGETABLE MANUFACTURERS' AVERAGE REVENUES PER EMPLOYEE, 2001 Table 7.20 CHINA'S LEADING CANNED VEGETABLE MANUFACTURERS' AVERAGE REVENUES PER EMPLOYEE, 2002 8 SWOT ANALYSIS 8.1 Strengths 8.2 Weaknesses 8.3 Opportunities 8.4 Threats 9 COMPANY PROFILES 9.1 Campbell's Soup Company 9.1.1 Campbell's Soup Company: Company Details 9.1.2 Campbell's Soup Company: Company Background 9.1.3 Campbell's Soup Company: Asia Activities 9.1.4 Campbell's Soup Company: Financial Results Table 9.1 CAMPBELL'S SOUP COMPANY: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2003 9.2 Coconut Palm Group, Ltd 9.2.1 Coconut Palm: Company Details 9.2.2 Coconut Palm: Company Background & Activities 9.2.3 Coconut Palm: Financial Summary Table 9.2 COCONUT PALM GROUP (NANHAI COCONUT MILK DRINK) CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2002 Table 9.3 COCONUT PALM GROUP CAN-MAKING INDUSTRY CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2002 9.3 Dalian Shengnuo Foodstuffs Co. Ltd 9.3.1 Dalian Shengnuo Foodstuffs: Company Details 9.3.2 Dalian Shengnuo Foodstuffs: Company Background & Activities 9.4 Diageo 9.4.1 Diageo: Company Details 9.4.2 Diageo: Company Background 9.4.3 Diageo: Financial Results Table 9.3 DIAGEO: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2002-2004* 9.4.4 Diageo: Future Strategies 9.5 Dongying Lifood Foodstuff Co., Ltd. 9.5.1 Dongying Lifood Foodstuff: Company Details 9.5.2 Dongying Lifood Foodstuff: Company Background 9.6 Fujian Jinfa Industrial Co., Ltd 9.6.1 Fujian Jinfa Industrial: Company Details 9.6.2 Fujian Jinfa Industrial: Financial Summary Table 9.4 FUJIAN JINFA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2002 9.7 Fujian Longhai City Guangji Foods Factory 9.7.1 Fujian Longhai City Guangji Foods Factory: Company Details 9.7.2 Fujian Longhai City Guangji Foods Factory: Company Background 9.8 Fujian Putian Canned Foods Group Corporation 9.8.1 Fujian Putian Canned Foods Group Corporation: Company Details 9.8.2 Fujian Putian Canned Foods Group Corporation: Company Background 9.9 Fujian Yuxing Fruit & Vegetable Food Co., Ltd. 9.9.1 Fujian Yuxing Fruit & Vegetable Food: Company Details 9.9.2 Fujian Yuxing Fruit & Vegetable Food: Financial Summary Table 9.5 FUJIAN YUXING FRUIT & VEGETABLE FOOD CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2002 9.10 Fujian Zhangzhou Gangchang Canned Foods Co., Ltd. 9.10.1 Fujian Zhangzhou Gangchang: Company Details 9.10.2 Fujian Zhangzhou Gangchang: Company Background 9.10.3 Fujian Zhangzhou Gangchang: Financial Results Table 9.6 FUJIAN ZHANGZHOU GANGCHANG CANNED FOODS CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2002 9.11 Fujian Zishan Group Co., Ltd 9.11.1 Fujian Zishan Group: Company Details 9.11.2 Fujian Zishan Group: Company Background 9.11.3 Fujian Zishan Group: Financial Results Table 9.7 FUJIAN ZISHAN GROUP CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001 9.12 Hangzhou Lin'an Canned Foods Co., Ltd. 9.12.1 Hangzhou Lin'an Canned Foods: Company Details 9.12.2 Hangzhou Lin'an Canned Foods: Company Background 9.13 Heze Juxinyuan Foods Co., Ltd. 9.13.1 Heze Juxinyuan Foods: Company Details 9.13.2 Heze Juxinyuan Foods: Company Background 9.14 H. J. Heinz Company 9.14.1 H. J. Heinz Company: Company Details 9.14.2 H. J. Heinz Company: Company Background 9.14.3 H. J. Heinz Company: Financial Results Table 9.8 H. J. HEINZ COMPANY: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2003 9.15 Hunan Lameizi Food Co., Ltd. 9.15.1 Hunan Lameizi Food: Company Details 9.15.2 Hunan Lameizi Food: Company Background 9.15.3 Hunan Lameizi Food: Financial Results Table 9.9 HUNAN LAMEIZI FOOD CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2002 9.16 Jiangsu Kekou Food Group 9.16.1 Jiangsu Kekou Food Group: Company Details 9.16.2 Jiangsu Kekou Food Group: Financial Summary Table 4.22 JIANGSU KEKOU FOOD GROUP: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001 9.17 Jinfa Food Industry (Longhai) Co., Ltd. 9.17.1 Jinfa Food Industry (Longhai): Company Details 9.17.2 Jinfa Food Industry (Longhai): Financial Summary Table 9.10 JINFA FOOD INDUSTRY (LONGHAI) CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2002 9.18 Linyi Kangfa Foods Co., Ltd. 9.18.1 Linyi Kangfa Foods: Company Details 9.18.2 Linyi Kangfa Foods: Company Background 9.19 Lolo Group Co., Ltd. 9.19.1 Hebei Chengde Lolo Group: Company Details 9.19.2 Hebei Chengde Lolo Group: Company Background 9.19.3 Hebei Chengde Lolo Group: Financial Results Table 9.11 LOLO GROUP: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 1997-2003 9.20 Nantong Canned Food Factory 9.21 Ningbo Songxin Foods Co., Ltd. 9.21.1 Ningbo Songxin Foods: Company Details 9.21.1 Ningbo Songxin Foods: Company Background 9.22.3 Ningbo Songxin Foods: Financial Summary Table 9.12 NINGBO SONGXIN FOODS CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001/2002 9.23 Ningbo Wuling Taihsin Foods Co., Ltd. 9.23.1 Ningbo Wuling Taihsin Foods: Company Details 9.23.2 Ningbo Wuling Taihsin Foods: Company Background 9.23.3 Ningbo Wuling Taihsin Foods: Financial Results Table 9.13 NINGBO WULING TAIHSIN FOODS CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2002 9.24 Ninghai Dongda Food Co., Ltd. 9.24.1 Ninghai Dongda Food: Company Details 9.24.2 Ninghai Dongda Food: Company Background 9.24.3 Ninghai Dongda Food: Financial Results 9.14 NINGHAI DONGDA FOOD CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2002 9.25 Qingzhou Gaoli Food Co., Ltd. 9.25.1 Qingzhou Gaoli Food: Company Details 9.25.2 Qingzhou Gaoli Food: Company Background 9.25.3 Qingzhou Gaoli Food: Financial Results Table 9.15 QINGZHOU GAOLI FOOD CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2002 9.26 Shandong Jiufa Fungus Co., Ltd. 9.26.1 Shandong Jiufa Fungus: Company Details 9.26.2 Shandong Jiufa Fungus: Financial Summary Table 9.16 SHANDONG JIUFA FUNGUS CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2002 9.27 Shandong Juxian Sanfod Foodstuff Co. Ltd 9.27.1 Shandong Juxian Sanfod Foodstuff: Company Details 9.27.2 Shandong Juxian Sanfod Foodstuff: Company Background 9.27.3 Shandong Juxian Sanfod Foodstuff: Financial Results Table 9.17 SHANDONG JUXIAN SANFOD FOODSTUFF CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2002 9.28 Shandong Linyi Canned Foods Co., Ltd 9.28.1 Shandong Linyi Canned Foods: Company Details 9.28.2 Shandong Linyi Canned Foods: Company Background 9.29 Shanghai Maling Food Co., Ltd 9.29.1 Shanghai Maling Food: Company Details 9.29.2 Shanghai Maling Food: Company Background Shanghai Maling Aquarius (Group) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Maling Taikang Food Co., Ltd. Shanghai Maling (Mianyang) Co., Ltd Shanghai Maling (Taicang) Food Co., Ltd. Shengyang Runlong Trade Co., Ltd 9.29.2 Shanghai Maling Food: Financial Results Table 9.18 SHANGHAI MALING FOOD CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2002 Table 9.19 SHANGHAI MALING AQUARIUS STOCK CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2003 9.30 Shunde Yuehua Canned Food Co., Ltd. 9.30.1 Shunde Yuehua Canned Food: Company Details 9.30.2 Shunde Yuehua Canned Food: Company Background 9.30.3 Shunde Yuehua Canned Food: Financial Results Table 9.20 SHUNDE YUEHUA CANNED FOOD CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2002 9.31 The Cannery of Ruishan Longhai Fujian China 9.32 Xiamen Canning Factory 9.32.1 Xiamen Canning Factory: Company Details 9.32.2 Summary Table 9.21 XIAMEN CANNING FACTORY: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2002 9.33 Xinjiang Tunhe Co., Ltd. 9.33.1 Xinjiang Tunhe: Company Details 9.33.2 Xinjiang Tunhe: Company Background 9.33.3 Xinjiang Tunhe: Financial Results Table 9.22 XINJIANG TUNHE CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2000-2002 Table 9.23 XINJIANG TUNHE CO., LTD.: SUBSIDIARY FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2002 9.34 Xuzhou Tianshun Canned Food Co., Ltd 9.34.1 Xuzhou Tianshun Canned Food: Company Details 9.34.2 Xuzhou Tianshun Canned Food: Company Background 9.34.3 Xuzhou Tianshun Canned Food: Financial Results Table 9.23 XUZHOU TIANSHUN CANNED FOOD CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001 9.35 Yantai Dayuan Foodstuff Co., Ltd. 9.35.1 Yantai Dayuan Foodstuff: Company Details 9.35.2 Yantai Dayuan Foodstuff: Company Background 9.35.3 Yantai Dayuan Foodstuff: Financial Results Table 9.24 YANTAI DAYUAN FOODSTUFF CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2002 9.36 Yantai Fruit Village Green Food Group Co., Ltd. 9.36.1 Yantai Fruit Village Green Food Group: Company Details 9.36.2 Yantai Fruit Village Green Food Group: Company Background 9.36.3 Yantai Fruit Village Green Food Group: Financial Results Table 9.25 YANTAI FRUIT VILLAGE GREEN FOOD GROUP CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001 9.37 Yixian Taoyuan Tinned Food Co. Ltd 9.37.1 Yixian Taoyuan Tinned Food: Company Details 9.37.2 Yixian Taoyuan Tinned Food: Company Background 9.38 Yuyao Poultry & Eggs Vegetable Products Factory 9.38.1 Yuyao Poultry & Eggs Vegetable Products Factory: Company Details 9.38.2 Yuyao Poultry & Eggs Vegetable Products Factory: Company Background 9.38.3 Yuyao Poultry & Eggs Vegetable Products Factory: Financial Results Table 9.26 YUYAO POULTRY & EGGS VEGETABLE PRODUCTS FACTORY: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001 9.39 Zhangzhou Jinfa Food Co., Ltd. 9.39.1 Zhangzhou Jinfa Food: Company Details 9.39.3 Zhangzhou Jinfa Food: Financial Results Table 9.27 ZHANGZHOU JINFA FOOD CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001 9.40 Zhangzhou Lan Loung Food Co., Ltd. 9.41 Zhejiang Jinhua Iceman Canned Foods Co., Ltd 9.41.1 Zhejiang Jinhua Iceman Canned Foods: Company Details 9.42.2 Zhejiang Jinhua Iceman Canned Foods: Company Background 9.43.3 Zhejiang Jinhua Iceman Canned Foods: Financial Results Table 9.28 JINHUA ICEMAN FOOD CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2002 9.44 Zhejiang Yueqing General Cannery 9.44.1 Zhejiang Yueqing General Cannery: Company Details 9.44.2 Zhejiang Yueqing General Cannery: Company Background 9.44.3 Zhejiang Yueqing General Cannery: Financial Summary Table 9.29 ZHEJIANG YUEQING GENERAL CANNERY: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2002 9.45 Zhenxiang Food Co., Ltd. 9.45.1 Zhenxiang Food: Company Details 9.45.2 Zhenxiang Food: Company Background 9.45.3 Zhenxiang Food: Financial Results Table 9.30 ZHENXIANG FOOD CO., LTD.: FINANCIAL RESULTS, 2001-2002 9.46 Zhoushan Aquatic Products Company 9.46.1 Zhoushan Aquatic Products Company: Company Details 9.46.2 Zhoushan Aquatic Products Company: Company Background 10 CONTACTS 10.1 Trade Organisations 10.1.1 China National Cereals, Oils & Foodstuffs Import & Export Corporation 10.1.2 All-China Federation of Industry & Commerce 10.1.3 China Canned Food Industry Association 10.2 Government Departments 10.2.1 State Economic and Trade Commission – State Light Industry Bureau 11 RELEVANT EXHIBITIONS & TRADE FAIRS 11.1 International Packing, Printing, Food Processing & Packaging & Plastic Machinery Fair (Hangzhou) 11.2 Tianjin Exhibition on Food Machinery & Packing 11.3 Trade Show of Machinery for Print, Packaging, Plastic Products & Food 11.4 Food Ingredients & Food Ingredients Asia 11.5 Agro-Foodtech 11.6 SIAL China 11.7 International Fast Food Products Exhibition 11.8 Zhengzhou Sugar, Alcoholic Drink & Food Trade Show 11.9 Guangzhou Exhibition on Machinery for Food, Packaging, Printing & Plastics 11.10 China Northeast International Exhibition on Food, subsidiary Material, Processing Technology & Equipment 11.11 International Exhibition For Food & Drink South China 11.12 International Exhibition For Hotel & Bakery South China 11.13 International Quick Frozen Food Exhibition 11.14 Beijing National Food & Food Processing Machine & Packaging Machinery Show 11.15 Food China 11.16 International Food, Packaging, Print, Plastic Products Exhibition 11.17 Zhejiang Food & Drink Summer Sales Show 11.18 Dalian International Food Manufacturing & Packaging Machine Exhibition/Dalian International Food, Raw Materials & Food Additives Show 11.19 Shanghai International Food Machine & Package Machine Expo 11.20 China International Fair For Food, Food Processing & Packaging 11.21 Shanghai International Supermarket Expo 11.22 Shanghai International Food Expo 11.23 Packtech & Foodtech 11.24 Liaoning Food Show 11.25 Food & Hotel South China 11.26 Chengdu International Food , Food Processing & Packaging Show 11.27 International Food Show 11.28 Interfood Shanghai 11.29 International Food Processing & Packaging Machinery Exhibition 11.30 China Food Industry Exhibition APPENDIX: EXCHANGE RATES A.1 Exchange Rates: China Table A.1 AVERAGE ANNUAL EXCHANGE RATES, 1997–2004 A.2 Exchange Rates: Hong Kong Table A.2 AVERAGE ANNUAL EXCHANGE RATES, 1997–2004