Ethics/environment market research
Here you will find reports which touch on the growing ethical and environmental issues that affect the food industry. Therefore you are likely to find topics ranging from Innovations, New Product Development (NPD), sustainability and green issues. The titles here are more likely to be "one off" reports rather than part of a series of country reports. This is the place to look for upcoming hot topics.
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| December 2011 | Packaged Food 2011 (Part 3): Finding Success in a Challenging Operating Environment
Times are getting bad, again. Elevated prices on global commodities markets have led to renewed fears over food security. This is also making key inputs like cereals, cocoa and sugar more expensive fo... |
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$ 2000.00 |
| On demand | Sustainability in the Global Food and Beverage Industry 2011–2012: Market Trends and Opportunities, Profitability and Budget Forecasts, Food and Beverage Industry Procurement and Marketing Initiatives
This is a new report that analyzes how companies in the food and beverage industry perceive sustainability. The report contains in-depth analysis on the principal drivers and challenges with regards ... |
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$ 2000.00 |
| October 2011 | Foodservice Green and Sustainability Initiatives - US
There is an ever-increasing awareness of the environmental impact of the foodservice industry. That coupled with a growing consumer demand for source-verified, sustainable food offerings has created o... |
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$ 3995.00 |
| September 2011 | The Future of Sustainability in Food and Drinks
Consumers increasingly expect companies to take a lead role in addressing sustainability concerns, and are more willing to act on their sustainable values and shop ethically. This report aims to under... |
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$ 2875.00 |
| September 2011 | Sustainability Strategies in Food and Drinks
This report addresses how sustainability is reshaping the competitive landscape and identifies what companies can do now to capitalize on sustainability-driven changes and to position themselves favor... |
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$ 2875.00 |
| July 2011 | SuperTrends: Local:Global - Trends in provenance, ethicality and sustainability
As consumers become more interested in where their food comes from, issues such as sustainability, local-sourcing, ethicality and seasonality are growing in importance for food manufacturers.Which tre... |
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$ 1400.00 |
| May 2011 | Fair Trade Strategies for Food and Drinks Companies
This report examines the global fair trade market. The level of growth makes it one of the most promising trends for food and drinks manufacturers, particularly in light of the growing pressure for co... |
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$ 2875.00 |
| May 2011 | Agricultural Commodities - Part 1: General Operating Environment
Agricultural commodity prices have been rising steadily since mid-2010, surpassing 2008 levels and once again creating concern over the stability of retail food prices. This first of a two-part report... |
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$ 2000.00 |
| February 2011 | Sustainability Strategy Leaders in the Global Food & Drinks Industry
In the face of growing pressures upon the global population and the world’s natural resources, many leaders in the food and drinks industry have been implementing a number of major sustainability init... |
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$ 892.80 |
| October 2010 | The Future of Premium, Ethical and Healthy Snacks: The factors shaping innovation and key manufacturer opportunities
Business Insights forecasts the global savory snacks market to grow at a CAGR of 4.3% during 2009–14 to reach $95bn in 2014. The increasing sophistication of consumer demand will force manufacturer in... |
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$ 2875.00 |
| August 2010 | Ethical Packaged Food: Does It Really Have A Future?
Ethical consumerism is sweeping the world but will it last? Will demand extend beyond affluent consumers in developed countries, using this concept to counterbalance the impact of their lifestyles? De... |
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$ 2000.00 |
| May 2010 | EarthGrains Case Study: creating stand out appeal in the bread sector with a healthy and ethical offering
This case study on EarthGrains forms part of Datamonitor's case studies series, which explores business practices across a variety of disciplines and business sectors. It focuses on how the bread bran... |
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$ 295.00 |
| April 2010 | Offering Ethicality & Sustainability in Food & Drinks
The volume of information available regarding ethical and environmental issues has manifested in a growing number of global consumers not only acknowledging the urgency of such problems, but accepting... |
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$ 2995.00 |
| January 2010 | Innovations and NPD in Dairy: Emerging opportunities, flavor trends and new healthy, ethical and premium products
There are three significant trends in dairy product innovation: emotional wellbeing, functional health and indulgence products. The importance of these drivers is set to increase as consumers demand m... |
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$ 2875.00 |
| December 2009 | Innovation in Savory Snacks: Premiumization through new healthy, natural, ethical, gourmet and ethnic products
In 2009 the global savory snacks market was worth $74.7bn. The market is set to grow in value by $10.8bn to $85.4bn by 2012.... |
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$ 2875.00 |
| October 2009 | Kind Snacks Case Study: seeking differentiation in cereal bars with an ethical and healthy offering
It looks at how the US cereal bar brand has achieved success by producing bars that have a strong ethical and health positioning.... |
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$ 295.00 |
| October 2009 | Ethical Food and Beverage, Personal Care and Household Products in the U.S.; Conscientious Consumerism and Corporate Responsibility in the New Economy, 2nd Edition
Despite the economic downturn of 2008-2009, ethical grocery products are continuing to make headway in the market, especially when contrasted with the relatively flat market for conventional groceries... |
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$ 3850.00 |
| September 2009 | Consumers and Sustainability: Food and Beverage, Personal Care, Household Cleaners, and OTC Medications and Supplements
Sustainability means different things to different people. Asked to identify what the term means to them, consumers most frequently respond “the ability to last over time” (76%) and “the ability to su... |
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$ 3500.00 |
| August 2009 | Consumers and Sustainability: Food and Beverage
The food and beverage market is central to consumer perceptions of sustainability. When the consumption of sustainable foods is motivated by personal benefits, adoption mirrors a health and wellness p... |
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$ 1195.00 |
| May 2009 | Navigating Health Claim Regulation in Food and Drinks: Making substantiated claims in a changing regulatory environment
This report examines the many challenges facing companies due to regulations. From corporate and marketing strategy down to tactics for marketing individual products, this report analyzes and gives ad... |
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$ 2875.00 |
| April 2009 | Attitudes to Ethical Food and Drink - Ireland - April 2009
Since Mintel last reviewed Ireland’s ethical food and drink market in February 2008, core issues in the sector seem to have remained the same. Food scares, animal welfare and fair trade issues, enviro... |
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$ 985.00 |
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