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TABLE OF CONTENTS: Executive Summary 1. Market Definition REPORT COVERAGE MARKET SECTORS Ethnic Foods Rice MARKET TRENDS Convenience Expanding Cultural Influences The Effects of Globalisation — Fusion Foods The Growth of Snacks and Accompaniments Healthy Options and Vegetarian Choices Pricing Own-Brand Penetration Packaging Developments ECONOMIC TRENDS Inflation Table 1: UK Rate of Inflation (%), 1998-2002 Unemployment Table 2: UK Unemployment Rate and Actual Number of Unemployed Persons (% and 000), 1998-2002 Household Disposable Income Table 3: Household Disposable Income (£), 1998-2002 Gross Domestic Product Table 4: UK Gross Domestic Product at Current and Constant 1995 Prices (£m), 1998-2002 Population Table 5: UK Resident Population Estimates by Sex (000), Mid-Years 1998-2002 MARKET POSITION The UK Table 6: Consumer Expenditure on Ethnic Foods and Rice as a Proportion of Total Expenditure on Food (£m at rsp and %), 1998-2002 Overseas 2. Market Size THE TOTAL MARKET Table 7: The Total UK Market for Ethnic Foods and Rice by Value at Current Prices (£m at rsp), 1998-2002 ETHNIC FOODS Table 8: The UK Market for Ethnic Foods by Value at Current Prices (£m at rsp and %), 1998-2002 By Market Sector Table 9: The UK Market for Ethnic Foods by Sector by Value at Current Prices (£m at rsp and %), 2002 Indian Food Table 10: The UK Indian Food Sector by Type by Value at Current Prices (£m at rsp and %), 2002 Ready Meals Cook-In Sauces Accompaniments and Snacks Table 11: The UK Indian Accompaniments Subsector by Type by Value at Current Prices (£m at rsp and %), 2002 Chinese Food Table 12: The UK Chinese Food Sector by Type by Value at Current Prices (£m at rsp and %), 2002 Ready Meals Cook-In Sauces Accompaniments and Snacks Table 13: The UK Chinese Accompaniments Subsector by Type by Value at Current Prices (£m at rsp and %), 2002 Mexican/Tex-Mex Food Thai Food Caribbean Food Other Cuisines Japanese African Fusion Foods RICE Table 14: The UK Market for Rice by Value at Current Prices (£m at rsp and %), 1998-2002 OVERSEAS TRADE Rice 3. Industry Background RECENT HISTORY NUMBER OF COMPANIES Table 15: Number of UK VAT-Based Enterprises Engaged in the Manufacture of Food Products by Turnover Sizeband (number of enterprises and %), 2002 EMPLOYMENT Table 16: Number of UK Local Units Engaged in the Manufacture of Food Products by Employment Sizeband (number of units and % of total), 2002 REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE DISTRIBUTION Grocery Multiples Tesco Sainsbury's ASDA Safeway Convenience-Store Multiples Other Retailers Cash and Carry HOW ROBUST IS THE MARKET? LEGISLATION Food Standards Agency Genetically-Modified Foods Package Labelling KEY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS British Frozen Food Federation Food and Drink Federation Other Associations Vegetarian Society International Wine & Food Society 4. Competitor Analysis THE MARKETPLACE MARKET LEADERS Centura Foods Ltd Company Structure Current and Future Developments Financial Results Daloon Foods (UK) Ltd Company Structure Current and Future Developments Financial Results Discovery Foods Ltd Company Structure Current and Future Developments Financial Results G Costa and Company Ltd Company Structure Current and Future Developments Financial Results General Mills Berwick Ltd Company Structure Current and Future Developments Financial Results Hazlewood Foods Ltd Company Structure Current and Future Developments Financial Results HP Foods Ltd Company Structure Current and Future Developments Financial Results Nestlé UK Ltd Company Structure Current and Future Developments Financial Results Oriental Express Frozen Foods Ltd Company Structure Current and Future Developments Financial Results S&A Foods Ltd Company Structure Current and Future Developments Financial Results Sco-Fro Foods Ltd Company Structure Current and Future Developments Financial Results Tilda Ltd Company Structure Current and Future Developments Financial Results Unilever PLC Unilever Bestfoods UK Ltd Company Structure Current and Future Developments Financial Results Unilever Ice Cream & Frozen Food Ltd Company Structure Current and Future Developments Financial Results Worldwing Investments Ltd Company Structure Current and Future Developments Financial Results WT Foods Ltd Company Structure Current and Future Developments Financial Results OTHER COMPANIES Honeytop Speciality Foods Ltd JK Foods Ltd Kerry Foods Ltd Masterfoods Northern Foods PLC Pride Valley Foods Ltd Westmill Foods OUTSIDE SUPPLIERS Raw Materials Manufacturers Packaging Companies EXHIBITIONS International Food and Drink Exhibition Food & Drink Expo 2002 SIAL 5. Brand Strategy INTRODUCTION COMPANY BRANDS Amoy Asli Atta Batchelors Birds Eye Blue Dragon Chicken Tonight Curry Club Dalepak Daloon Discovery Elephant Atta Encona Findus Heinz Homepride Kikkoman Knorr Latina Loyd Grossman Natco Old El Paso Oriental Express Patak's Rajah Schwartz Sco-Fro Sharwood's Tilda Tiger Tiger Tolly Boy Uncle Ben's Veetee White Pearl OWN LABELS BRAND ADVERTISING ACTIVITY Table 17: Main Media Advertising Expenditure on Ethnic Foods and Rice (£000), 2001 and 2002 6. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES OPPORTUNITIES THREATS 7. Buying Behaviour CONSUMER PENETRATION Table 18: Penetration of Ethnic Foods by Type (% of adults), 2002 Table 19: Penetration of Ethnic Cook-in Sauces by Cuisine (% of adults), 2002 By Sex Packet/Chilled/Frozen Ready Meals Table 20: Penetration of Ethnic Packet, Chilled and Frozen Ready-Meals by Sex (% of adults), 2002 Cook-In Sauces Table 21: Penetration of Ethnic Cook-In Sauces by Sex (% of adults), 2002 Cook-in Sauces by Cuisine Table 22: Penetration of Ethnic Cook-In Sauces by Cuisine by Sex (% of adults), 2002 By Age Packet/Chilled/Frozen Ready Meals Table 23: Penetration of Ethnic Packet, Chilled and Frozen Ready Meals by Age (% of adults), 2002 Cook-In Sauces Table 24: Penetration of Ethnic Cook-In Sauces by Age (% of adults), 2002 Cook-in Sauces by Cuisine Table 25: Penetration of Ethnic Cook-In Sauces, by Cuisine by Age (% of adults), 2002 By Social Grade Packet/Chilled/Frozen Ready Meals Table 26: Penetration of Ethnic Packet, Chilled and Frozen Ready Meals by Social Grade (% of adults), 2002 Cook-in Sauces Table 27: Penetration of Ethnic Cook-In Sauces by Social Grade (% of adults), 2002 Cook-In Sauces by Cuisine Table 28: Penetration of Ethnic Cook-In Sauces by Cuisine by Social Grade (% of adults), 2002 By Region Packet/Chilled/Frozen Ready Meals Table 29: Penetration of Ethnic Packet, Chilled and Frozen Ready Meals by Region (% of adults), 2002 Cook-In Sauces Table 30: Penetration of Cook-In Sauces by Region (% of adults), 2002 Cook-In Sauces by Cuisine Table 31: Penetration of Cook-In Sauces by Cuisine by Region (% of adults), 2002 8. Current Issues THE ROLE OF THE INTERNET THE INFLUENCE OF TELEVISION PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Snacks and Accompaniments Convenience Products Focus on Young Tastes Recognition of UK Developments CONSUMER DEMAND Convenience Broadening Tastes HEALTH ISSUES CORPORATE ACTIVITY Big Foods Group Latina Brands THE ENVIRONMENT 9. The Global Market THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET The US The Ethnic Population Consumer Trends and Product Developments The Mexican Effect Canada The Ethnic Population Corporate Strategies THE EUROPEAN MARKET France Italy Germany THE AUSTRALASIAN MARKET Australia New Zealand 10. Forecasts ECONOMIC BACKGROUND FORECASTS 2003 TO 2007 Table 32: The Forecast Total UK Market for Ethnic Foods and Rice by Value at Current Prices (£m at rsp and %), 2003-2007 MARKET GROWTH Figure 1: Growth in the UK Ethnic Foods Market by Value at Current Prices (£m at rsp), 1998-2007 FUTURE TRENDS Market Segmentation Product Development Globalisation and Competitor Forecasts Technological Changes 11. Company Profiles Centura Foods Ltd Daloon Foods (uk) Ltd Discovery Foods Ltd G costa And Company Ltd General Mills Berwick Ltd Hazlewood Foods Ltd Hp Foods Ltd Nestle Uk Ltd S&A Foods Ltd Sco-fro Foods Ltd Tilda Ltd Unilever Bestfoods Uk Ltd Unilever Ice Cream & Frozen Food Ltd Worldwing Investments Ltd Wt Foods Ltd 12. Company Financials 13. Further Sources Associations Publications General Sources Bonnier Information Sources Government Publications Other Sources