Datamonitor's Packaged Foods & Meats in Italy industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Packaged Foods & Meats industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, demographic information, and descriptions of the leading companies.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry's prospects, competitive landscape and leading companies

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by both value and volume

* Market shares are covered by manufacturer and/or brand

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Market Definition - The packaged foods and meats market consists of the total revenues generated through the sale of bakery and cereal products, canned food, chilled food, confectionery, dairy food, dried food, frozen food, ice cream, meat, fish and poultry, oils and fats, pasta and noodles, ready meals, sauces, dressings and condiments, savory snacks, soup and spreads.

Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2005 annual average exchange rates.

For the purposes of this report, the European market is deemed to consist of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the UK.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Volume 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation I 11
CHAPTER 5 Market Segmentation II 12
CHAPTER 6 Competitive Landscape 13
CHAPTER 7 Leading Companies 14
7.1 Barilla Holding Società per Azioni 14
7.2 Kellogg Company 14
7.3 Ferrero 14
CHAPTER 8 Distribution 15

CHAPTER 9 Market Forecasts 16
9.1 Market Value Forecast 16
9.2 Market Volume Forecast 17
CHAPTER 10 Macroeconomic Indicators 18
CHAPTER 11 Further Reading 20
11.1 Sources 20
11.2 Related Datamonitor Research 20

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Italy Packaged Foods & Meats Market Value: $ billion, 2001-2005 9
Table 2: Italy Packaged Foods & Meats Market Volume: Kg billion, 2001-2005 10
Table 3: Italy Packaged Foods & Meats Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2005 11
Table 4: Italy Packaged Foods & Meats Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2005 12
Table 5: Italy Packaged Foods & Meats Distribution: % Share, by Value, 2005 15
Table 6: Italy Packaged Foods & Meats Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2005-2010 16
Table 7: Italy Packaged Foods & Meats Market Volume Forecast: Kg billion, 2005-2010 17
Table 8: Italy Size of Population (million) , 2001-2005 18
Table 9: Italy GDP (1995=100), 2001-2005 18
Table 10: Italy Inflation, 2001-2005 18
Table 11: Italy Exchange Rate, 2001-2005 19