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Over the review period, the trend towards more premium branded biscuits had been popular in the country. For example, for the 2013 Lunar New Year - one of the high seasons for confectionery, including biscuits - Bien Hoa Confectionery's two premium biscuit brands, Goody and Palomino Hoa Xuan, enjoyed a better performance than the company's economy and standard brands. This trend was mainly thanks to the increasing trend to demand more sophisticated goods as well as the rising concern for food...

Mobile Phones in Asia-Pacific industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Asia-Pacific mobile phones market. Includes market size data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

The demand for AFH tissue and hygiene products is heavily dependent on overall economic activity, especially within the catering industry and thus is also sensitive to shifts in the strength of consumer purchasing power. In 2013, the Latvian economy showed signs of stable and healthy recovery for a third year in a row. As a result, consumer optimism improved substantially and encouraged them to visit catering venues more often, which in turn resulted in higher demand for AFH tissue and hygiene...

Wireless Network Security Market by Solutions (Firewall, IPS/IDS, Encryption, I&AM, UTM), Services (Security Operations, Consulting, Managed Security Services) - Worldwide Market Forecasts and Analysis (2014-2019)

Canned/preserved food in Austria was influenced by two distinctive trends in 2013. On the one hand, convenience drove the sales of many products, especially canned/preserved soup, which only requires heating up. On the other hand, consumers increasingly opted for sustainable and healthy products. Austrian consumers are becoming increasingly interested in the background of the products they buy and consume. In order to cater for this demand, many producers focused on introducing new launches...

The toilet care category saw dynamic growth in 2013 as the negative impact of the recession faded and consumers regained their pre-downturn confidence. This led them to choose a variety of products for different tasks around the house as the selection in the country is wide, while during the recession many consumers preferred to use multi-purpose products in order to save money. Furthermore, companies started to pay more attention to new product launches as they responded to consumer demand for...

Consumers were looking for more convenient methods of shopping in 2013 due to busier lifestyles. Furthermore as the real estate sector boomed this led to a growing number of complexes, as well as more commercial tower developments. This led consumers to adapt their shopping habits by demanding more convenience stores in commercial towers, as well as supermarkets, rather than just shopping in hypermarkets in shopping centres, benefiting modern grocery retailers. Stand-alone forecourt retailers...

Global Movies & Entertainment industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2009-13, and forecast to 2018). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Global movies & entertainment market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Growing consumer awareness for personal hygiene is growing demand for retail tissue in the United Arab Emirates. Tissues are an essential item in the country, seen to be a representation of a hygienic home amongst a wide number of ethnic groups in the country. Hence boxed facial tissues represents around 95% of tissues in value terms. The rest is represented by pocket handkerchiefs.

MarketLines' DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (Formerly DaVita, Inc.) Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Partnerships & Alliances and Investments report includes business description, detailed reports on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), divestments, capital raisings, venture capital investments, ownership and partnership transactions undertaken by DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. (Formerly DaVita, Inc.) since January 2007. These reports offer a comprehensive breakdown of the organic and inorganic growth activity undertaken by an organization to sustain its competitive advantage.

Cheese is expected to continue to report sluggish performance in 2013, growing by 2% in the year in retail value terms. Cheese is showing signs of maturity and saturation. Consumption of these products remains largely seasonal and low-priced reconstituted products characterise the category. Retail value sales for 2013 are estimated at Ps10.4 billion.

In 2013 consumers continued to migrate to more value-added laundry products within laundry care. Growing demand was seen for more sophisticated products, due to rising consumer confidence and disposable incomes, and the need for convenient formats of laundry cleaning due to busier lifestyles and the resumption of immigration. This reflected in companies launching more sophisticated products. As a result consumers began to prefer premium and value-added laundry care products, as companies moved...

Between 2012 and 2013, m-commerce grew by 150% and accounted for 7% of internet retailing with sales of SEK2.5 billion in current value terms in 2013. This, as well as the fact that Sweden also has one of the highest penetrations of smartphones in the world, would suggest that retailers have underestimated the importance of this sales channel as less than half of chained stores have a website adapted for mobile devices.

Preventative Medicine Partnering 2009-2014 report provides understanding and access to the preventative medicine partnering deals and agreements entered into by the worlds leading healthcare companies.

Retail value sales of baby food in the Philippines are set to improve slightly in 2013 after witnessing sluggish performances over the previous two years. Sales are expected to increase by 4%, driven by the newer bands introduced in powder toddler milk formula. Meanwhile dried baby food is set to continue to report a weak performance in 2013.

The uptake of nappies/diapers remained limited in Kenya at the end of the review period, with some estimates stating that only 5% of mothers in the country use disposable products on a consistent basis. High prices resulting in many parents being unable to afford these products. Many thus rely on cloth nappies or use a mixture of cloth nappies and disposable nappies/diapers, with the latter being more likely to be used at night in order to ensure a good night's sleep.

Pittsburgh is a wonderful, cultured, and friendly city, but it can be difficult for singles to meet new and interesting people to settle down with. People looking at it from the outside or those who have recently moved to Pittsburgh don’t see it that way, but those who have resided here for many years know that dating can be a daunting experience. After all, it’s Pittsburgh, a melting pot of so many different cultures and backgrounds. Once the party lights are over, the music is slowing, and everything is winding down, so are the chances of finding someone.

Seegrid, maker of automated guided vehicles (AGVs), was awarded a 2014 Edison Award in the Applied Technology, Industrial Productivity category. Seegrid’s Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Herbal, was very pleased and commented, “Seegrid is honored to receive the prestigious award. It is our mission to provide superior game-changing products that deliver customers with a competitive advantage to rapidly increase profitability and improve the overall efficiency, safety, and productivity in their operation. Receiving this award is a testament to the entire team’s dedication to delivering innovative products.”

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The global protein ingredient market revenues are expected to reach USD 28.90 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 6.5% from 2014 to 2020. Increasing market acceptance, especially in functional foods and dietary supplements is expected to drive protein ingredient demand over the next six years. Additionally, consumer attitude towards these products has undergone a transition over the last five years; this trend is expected to remain strong in the near future as consumers look for healthier and sustainable options.

The global market for drilling fluids is expected to reach USD 14.92 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing drilling activities mainly in South America and Asia Pacific is expected to drive the market for drilling fluids. Grand View Research also observes that depleting natural has been prompting industry players to shift their focus towards exploring and developing unconventional gas reserves which promotes the use of horizontal drilling and is expected to translate into enhanced fluid demand.

The global market for construction equipment is expected to reach USD 208.36 billion by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Growing number of infrastructure projects on a global scale is expected to be the key driving force for the market over the next six years. Increasing mining activities which require the use of construction equipment are also expected to positively impact the industry over the forecast period.

Global CBM (Coal Bed Methane) market is expected to reach USD 17.31 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 5.9% from 2014 to 2020. Unconventional CBM reserves, especially in coal-rich regions are increasingly gaining the spotlight as the industry strives for energy independence. Exploration and commercialization of unconventional hydrocarbon energy sources is seen as a critical step by energy agencies, to stabilize the energy supply-demand gap in the coming years. With CBM being a pure natural gas form, producers and consumers also have the opportunity to obtain much needed carbon credits and tax incentives.

The global market for enzymes is expected to reach USD 7,652.0 million by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Increased demand for applications such as food and beverage and detergents expected to drive the market over the forecast period. In addition, increasing application scope in animal feed industry is further expected to augment the demand for enzymes over the next six years.

The report “Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention System (IDS/IPS) Market (Host Based IDS/IPS, Network Based IDS/IPS, Wireless IDS/IPS, On-premise & Cloud Deployment, Appliances, Software, Professional Services) - Global Advancements Forecasts & Analysis (2014-2019)” segments the global market into various sub-segments with in-depth analysis and forecasting of revenues. It also identifies the drivers and restraints for this market with insights into trends, opportunities, and challenges.