Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/16/2014 -- We maintain a positive outlook for Germany's food and drink industry in 2014 as the tightening labour market bodes well for both job creation and real wage growth. Government policy should also prove supportive of stronger household expenditure, with flagship policies of the new coalition government including more generous pension provisions and the introduction of a national minimum wage. These developments are expected to spur private consumption and contribute to a strong rebound across the food and drink industry in 2014.

Headline Industry Forecasts (local currency):

- Total food consumption growth (year-on-year, y-o-y) in 2014: +4.0%; compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to 2018: +3.7%

- Food consumption per capita growth (y-o-y) in 2014: +4.1%; CAGR to 2018: +3.8%

- Total soft drinks sales growth (y-o-y) in 2014: +4.3%; CAGR to 2018: 3.9%

- Alcoholic drinks sales growth (y-o-y) in 2014: +1.3%; CAGR to 2018: +1.0%

- Beer sales growth (y-o-y) in 2014: -1.0%; CAGR to 2018: -1.2%

- Total mass grocery retail sales growth (y-o-y) in 2014: +9.0%; CAGR to 2018: +6.5%

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Key Company Trends:

Symrise Plans Increased Presence I n Flavour And Nutrition Market : In April 2014, German flavours and fragrances company Symrise announced it was considering acquiring French ingredients maker Diana in a EUR1.3bn (US$1.79bn) deal. The reported deal will boost Symrise's presence in the flavour and nutrition market and allow it to capitalise on market opportunities more quickly. Meanwhile, Symrise has secured the required bridge financing, while the final financing will consist of debt and equity. The deal represents a major milestone for Symrise right after its 10th anniversary and is in line with the company's strategy to drive profitable growth, according to Symrise's CEO, Heinz-J?rgen Bertram. 'The planned integration of Diana will create an unparalleled set-up which will offer us new opportunities for profitable growth beyond our current market and establish an...

The Germany Food & Drink Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s market assessment and independent forecasts for food and drink expenditure, consumption, sales, and imports/exports and forecasts for the mass grocery retail sector. The report also includes analyses of major regulatory developments, the background macroeconomic outlook and competitive landscape comparing national and multinational companies by leading products and services, sales, investments, partners and expansion strategies.

BMI's Germany Food & Drink Report provides industry professionals and strategists, sector analysts, business investors, trade associations and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the food and drink industry and the mass grocery retail market in Germany.

Key Benefits:

- Benchmark BMI's independent food and drink industry forecasts for Germany to test other views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the German food and drink market.

- Target business opportunities and risks in Germany through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes and major deals, projects and investments.

- Exploit latest competitive intelligence on your competitors, partners and clients via our Company Profiles (inc. SWOTs, KPIs and latest activity) and Competitive Landscape Tables.

Coverage:

BMI Industry View:

Summary of BMI's key industry forecasts, and views, covering food and drink manufacturing and consumption and the retail market.

Business Environment Rankings:

BMI's Food & Drink Business Environment Rankings provide a country-comparative Risk-Reward Rankings index aimed at investors, food and drink manufacturers and mass grocery retailers.

The rankings methodology makes sophisticated use of over 40 industry, economic and demographic data points.

Industry SWOT Analysis:

Analysis of the major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats within the food, drink and mass grocery retail sectors, and within the broader political, economic and business environment.

Food Forecasts:

BMI's food chapter is divided into sections such as Meat, Fish, Confectionary, Dairy and Canned Foods, and provides insight into a market's food industry, centred on a forecast to end-2018 for the sector. The chapter includes the following elements:

Industry Forecast Scenario - Historical data series and forecasts to end-2018 for growth of key indicators within a market's food industry. Including consumption, food consumption as % of GDP, canned food sales, confectionery sales and food and drink imports and exports, among others.

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