Boston, MA -- (SBWIRE) -- 06/30/2014 -- Iran still has a very young population and this has been a very good opportunity for suppliers of gum during the last decade. This young generation had significant demand for gum as a cool product. Multinationals, like Wrigley, understood this opportunity and imported large volumes of gum and could target many consumers using correct POS materials. However, as a result of the porous nature of the country?s borders, especially in the western side of the country, smugglers could also spot this opportunity and each year, large quantities of gum were smuggled to address the demand. Domestic manufacturers on the other hand were very weak in this category as they could not compete with multinationals and smugglers in terms of quality, packaging and distribution.

Competitive Landscape

Akaam Tose?e Co, as national brand owner of Orbit, has started to lose its dominance in the Iranian market due to the difficulties that it faces like widespread smuggling of the same brand, long periods of stock unavailability and rapid price increase. Pars Minoo Industrial Co, as a domestic supplier, has used this opportunity and gradually assumed leadership, accounting for almost one fifth of value sales. This mainly happened due to the strong performance of its sugar free products under the brand name of White. The brand is a very similar copy of Orbit in terms of quality and packaging and has convinced many old consumers of Orbit to switch from their old brand to the new one due to its affordable unit price.

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Industry Prospects

Over the forecast period, gum is expected to continue its growth in volume terms, but at a much slower rate, registering a volume CAGR of 1%. Consumption could be stimulated by new product developments, investment in research and marketing by the multinational players, and the nature of the products, which favours impulse purchases.

Report Overview

Discover the latest market trends and uncover sources of future market growth for the Gum industry in Iran with research from Euromonitor's team of in-country analysts.

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If you're in the Gum industry in Iran, our research will save you time and money while empowering you to make informed, profitable decisions.

The Gum in Iran market research report includes:

- Analysis of key supply-side and demand trends
- Detailed segmentation of international and local products
- Historic volumes and values, company and brand market shares
- Five year forecasts of market trends and market growth
- Robust and transparent market research methodology, conducted in-country

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- How are more expensive ?lifestyle? brands like Wrigley?s 5 performing?
- Are consumers in developed markets moving from sugarised to sugar-free gum?

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Product coverage: Bubble Gum, Chewing Gum.

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