This week’s research round-up includes a clutch of reports looking at the bakery and cereals market in Brazil, innovation trends in chocolate and packaging innovation.

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The Future of the Bakery and Cereals Market in Brazil, to 2016
The report provides the latest, detailed data on dynamics in Brazilian Bakery and Cereals market, providing marketers with the essential data to understand their own, and their competitors’ position in the market and the information to accurately identify where to compete in the future.

The Future of the Bakery and Cereals Market in China, to 2016
Detailed product sales segmentation (for both volumes and values) is provided in this report, including brand data and sales by distribution channel, at the product category level. Future forecasts allow marketers to understand the future pattern of market trends from winners and losers to category dynamics.

CONFECTIONERY

The Future of the Confectionery Market in the US, to 2016
This report on the confectionery market in the US examines the components of change in the market by looking at historic and future growth patterns including the effects of consumers’ behaviour on total volumes, values, brands selected, and types of product chosen.

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Consumer and Innovation Trends in Chocolate
Despite difficult market conditions, there have been high levels of innovation in the chocolate category, which has evolved in line with consumers’ complex and dynamic needs. This brief outlines the most important consumer and product trends impacting the chocolate category globally. 

COMMODITIES

Coffee Bulletin (April 2012 issue)
The monthly LMC Coffee Bulletin provides consistent and up to date analysis on the coffee market. In a direct and concise manner, it gives readers all the information needed to understand the current state of the industry, providing a comprehensive and revealing picture of the market and how it is expected to evolve in the short term.

Cocoa Bulletin (annual subscription)
This annual subscription to LMC’s monthly Cocoa Bulletin provides consistent and up to date analysis on the cocoa market. In a direct and concise manner, it gives readers all the information needed to understand the current state of the industry, providing a comprehensive and revealing picture of the market and how it is expected to evolve in the short term.

PACKAGING

SMART Packaging Innovation: The impact on food safety and waste
As the issue of food waste becomes a bigger political issue, SMART packaging, including active and intelligent packaging will unquestionably play a larger role in its reduction. This future-focused report looks at where the issue of SMART packaging and food waste is heading, and the implications for those in the packaging arena.

How Changing Global Consumer Trends Influence Packaging: Consumer attitudes to food waste and implications for food packaging in waste reduction
The EU estimates that just over 40% of all food waste is generated by households or consumers. This report examines how elements of food packaging can be optimized to reduce consumer waste, ranging from branding, on pack storage instructions/messages, and the pack design itself.

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