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The European Ethnic Foods Market

Leatherhead Food Research
May 1, 2007
171 Pages - SKU: LET2640720

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Countries covered: Europe

The western European market for ethnic foods was worth around EUR4.12bn in 2006. This figure covers all of the major western European markets, namely the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Ireland and the Benelux and Scandinavian countries. This figure has grown in recent years as a result of people becoming increasingly well-travelled, as a result of which their tastes are now more adventurous and cosmopolitan. The continued spread of various ethnic cuisines throughout the European foodservice industry has also aided growth. With sales worth over EUR2.34bn, the UK has the region’s largest market, ahead of France, Germany and the Netherlands. Analysed by sector, Chinese and Oriental foods account for 42% of value sales, ahead of Mexican/American (27%) and Indian (25%). Much of the recent growth has come from emerging cuisines, most notably Thai, Japanese and Caribbean. Although ethnic foods have traditionally been strongest in product sectors such as ready meals and cooking sauces, their influence is now becoming apparent in areas like savoury snacks.

This report updates the previous Leatherhead study carried out in 2004, and is produced in conjunction with Food from Britain (FFB). In addition to a SWOT analysis and forecasts leading up to 2011, the report also provides suggestions for market entry for the continental European nations. The following ethnic cuisines are included:

Chinese/Oriental
Indian
Mexican/American
Others (mainly African & Middle Eastern)

LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES
1. INTRODUCTION
2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: 2.1 Key Growth Factors; 2.2 Market Size & Segmentation; 2.3 Industry Dynamics; 2.4 The Future
3. OVERVIEW: 3.1 Demographic Patterns; 3.2 Foodservice; 3.3 Retail Sector; 3.4 Industry Supply
4. SWOT ANALYSIS: 4.1 Strengths; 4.2 Weaknesses; 4.3 Opportunities; 4.4 Threats
5. CHINESE/ORIENTAL: 5.1 Overview; 5.2 Market Size; 5.3 Competitor Analysis; 5.4 New Product Activity; 5.5 Future Trends
6. INDIAN: 6.1 Overview; 6.2 Market Size; 6.3 Competitor Analysis; 6.4 New Product Activity; 6.5 Future Trends
7. MEXICAN/AMERICAN: 7.1 Overview; 7.2 Market Size; 7.3 Competitor Analysis; 7.4 New Product Activity; 7.5 Future Trends
8. OTHERS: 8.1 Overview; 8.2 Market Size; 8.3 Competitor Analysis; 8.4 New Product Activity; 8.5 Future Trends
LIST OF TABLES: Table 1.I Currency Conversion Table, 2006; Table 2.I Western European Retail Ethnic Foods Market by Sector, 2006; Table 2.II Forecast Sales of Ethnic Foods in Western Europe, 2007-2011; Table 3.I Key Ethnic Groupings in Western Europe by Country; Table 3.II UK Number of Ethnic Restaurants & Sales by Cuisine, 2002-; 2006; Table 3.III Western European Retail Ethnic Foods Market, 2006; Table 3.IV UK Retail Ethnic Foods Retail Market by Sector, 2006; Table 3.V UK Ethnic Ready Meals Market by Sector, 2006; Table 3.VI UK Ethnic Cooking Sauces Market by Sector, 2002-2006; Table 3.VII French Retail Ethnic Foods Market by Sector, 2006; Table 3.VIII German Retail Ethnic Foods Market by Sector, 2006; Table 3.IX Spanish Retail Ethnic Foods Market by Sector, 2006; Table 3.X Italian Retail Ethnic Foods Market by Sector, 2006; Table 3.XI Benelux Retail Ethnic Foods Market by Sector, 2006; Table 3.XII Irish Retail Ethnic Foods Market by Sector, 2006; Table 3.XIII Scandinavian Retail Ethnic Foods Market by Sector, 2006; Table 3.XIV Leading European Suppliers of Ethnic Foods, 2006-2007; Table 5.I European Retail Chinese/Oriental Foods Market by Value, 2006; Table 5.II UK Retail Oriental Foods Market by Sector, 2002-2006; Table 5.III UK Retail Chinese Foods Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 5.IV UK Other Oriental Foods Market by Sector 2006; Table 5.V UK Oriental Ready Meals Market by Type, 2006; Table 5.VI UK Chinese Ready Meals Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 5.VII UK Chinese & Thai Cooking Sauces Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 5.VIII UK Noodles Market by Type, 2002-2006; Table 5.IX UK Oriental Meal Accompaniments Market by Value 2002-2006; Table 5.X French Retail Chinese/Oriental Foods Market by Value, 2002-; 2006; Table 5.XI German Retail Oriental Foods Market by Sector, 2002-2006; Table 5.XII Spanish Retail Oriental Foods Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 5.XIII Italian Retail Oriental Foods Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 5.XIV Dutch Retail Oriental Foods Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 5.XV Irish Retail Oriental Foods Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 5.XVI Scandinavian Retail Oriental Foods Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 5.XVII Leading European Suppliers of Chinese/Oriental Foods, 2006-; 2007; Table 5.XVIII Chinese/Oriental Foods Supplied by Blue Dragon; Table 5.XIX Chinese/Oriental Foods Supplied by Sharwood’s; Table 5.XX New Product Activity in the UK Chinese Foods Market,; 2005-2007; Table 5.XXI New Product Activity in the UK Other Oriental Foods Market,; 2005-2007; Table 5.XXII Forecast Sales of Oriental Foods in Western Europe, 2007-2011; Table 5.XXIII Forecast Sales of Oriental Foods in Germany by Sector, 2007-; 2011; Table 5.XXIV Forecast Sales of Oriental Foods in the UK by Sector, 2007-; 2011; Table 6.I European Retail Indian Foods Market by Value, 2006; Table 6.II UK Retail Indian Foods Market by Sector, 2002-2006; Table 6.III UK Indian Ready Meals Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 6.IV UK Indian Meal Accompaniments Market by Sector, 2002-2006; Table 6.V UK Indian Breads & Poppadums Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 6.VI UK Indian Cooking Sauces & Pastes Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 6.VII French Retail Indian Foods Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 6.VIII Irish Retail Indian Foods Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 6.IX Scandinavian Retail Indian Foods Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 6.X Leading European Suppliers of Indian Foods, 2006-2007; Table 6.XI Indian Foods Supplied by Sharwood’s; Table 6.XII Indian Foods Supplied by Patak’s; Table 6.XIII New Product Activity in the UK Indian Foods Market,; 2005-2007; Table 6.XIV Forecast Sales of Indian Foods in Western Europe, 2007-2011; Table 6.XV Forecast Sales of Indian Foods in the UK by Sector, 2007-2011; Table 7.I European Retail Mexican Foods Market by Value, 2006; Table 7.II UK Retail American Foods Market by Sector, 2002-2006; Table 7.III UK Retail Mexican Foods Market by Sector and Value, 2002-2006; Table 7.IV French Retail Market for American Foods by Sector, 2002-2006; Table 7.V German Retail Mexican Foods Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 7.VI Spanish Retail Mexican Foods Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 7.VII Italian Retail Mexican Foods Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 7.VIII Scandinavian Retail Mexican Foods Market by Value, 2002-; 2006; Table 7.IX Leading European Suppliers of Mexican/American Foods,; 2006-2007; Table 7.X Mexican Foods Supplied by General Mills/Old El Paso; Table 7.XI Mexican/American Foods Supplied by Discovery Foods; Table 7.XII New Product Activity in the UK Mexican Foods Market, 2005-; 2007; Table 7.XIII New Product Activity in the UK Other American Foods Market,; 2005-2007; Table 7.XIV Forecast Sales of Mexican Foods in Western Europe, 2007-; 2011; Table 7.XV Forecast Sales of Mexican Foods in the UK by Sector, 2007-; 2011; Table 7.XVI Forecast Sales of Other American Foods in Western Europe,; 2007-2011; Table 8.I European Retail African & Middle Eastern Foods Market by; Value, 2006; Table 8.II UK Retail African & Middle Eastern Foods Market by Value,; 2002-2006; Table 8.III French Retail African Foods Market by Value, 2002-2006; Table 8.IV African & Middle Eastern Foods Supplied by First Quality Foods; Table 8.V New Product Activity in the UK African Foods Market, 2005-; 2007; Table 8.VI Forecast Sales of African/Middle Eastern Cuisine Foods in; Western Europe, 2007-2011
LIST OF FIGURES: Fig. 1 European Ethnic Foods Retail Market by Sector, 2006; Fig. 2 Forecast Retail Sales of Ethnic Foods by Cuisine, 2006-2011; Fig. 3 Global Foodservice Market by Region, 2005; Fig. 4 Western European Foodservice Markets by Value, 2005; Fig. 5 UK Retail Oriental Foods Market by Sector, 2006; Fig. 6 UK Thai Ready Meals Market by Type, 2006; Fig. 7 UK Chinese Cooking Sauces Market by Type, 2006; Fig. 8 French Retail Chinese/Oriental Market by Sector, 2006; Fig. 9 French Chinese/Oriental Ready Meals Market by Type, 2006; Fig. 10 German Retail Chinese Foods Market by Sector, 2006; Fig. 11 Spanish Retail Oriental Foods Market by Sector, 2006; Fig. 12 UK Retail Indian Foods Market by Sector, 2006; Fig. 13 UK Mexican Ready Meals Market by Type, 2006; Fig. 14 French Retail Mexican Foods Market by Sector, 2006; Fig. 15 German Retail Mexican Foods Market by Sector, 2006; Fig. 16 Spanish Retail Mexican Foods Market by Sector, 2006; Fig. 17 Dutch Retail Mexican Foods Market by Sector, 2006; Fig. 18: French Retail African Foods Market by Sector, 2006

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