Food Gifting in the U.S.

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• Executive Summary
  • Scope and Methodology
    • Scope of Report
    • Report Methodology
    • The Gift Market
    • Food-gifting Sales by Channel
    • Brick-and-Mortar Retailers
    • Online and Direct Marketers
    • Independents and Franchises/Distributorships
    • The Food-gifting Consumer
    • Looking Ahead
• The Gift Market
  • Scope and Methodology
    • Product Definitions
      • (Table) U.S. Consumer, Corporate and Total Gift and Food Gift Spending, 2004-2006 (in million $)
    • Consumer Gift-giving Down 8% from 2004 to 2006
      • (Table) Total Retail and E-commerce Sales vs. Consumer Gift Expenditures, 2000-2006 (in billion $)
      • (Table) Total Retail Gift Expenditures and Food Gift Share, 2000-2006 (in billion $)
    • Corporate Gift Market Mature and Difficult to Measure
    • Food-gifting Companies Report Mixed Results in Corporate Market
• Food Gift Market Channels
  • Food Gift Market Highly Fragmented
    • (Table) Share of U.S. Food Gift Sales by Channel, 2006
    • Brick-and-Mortar Retailers
    • Online and Direct Marketers
    • Independents and Franchises/Distributorships
  • Brick-and-Mortar Retailers
    • (Table) U.S. Food Gift Sales by Brick-and-Mortar Retailers, 2004-2006 (in million $)
    • Mainstream Retailers
      • (Table) Average Retail Outlet Trips per Shopper per Month, 2003-2006
      • (Table) Average Retail Outlet Trips per Shopper per Month by Channel, 2006 and % change from 2005
      • (Table) Target's Online Assortment of Best-selling Gift Baskets and Gourmet Foods, March 2007
      • (Table) Wal-Mart's Online Assortment of Best-selling Gift Baskets and Gourmet Foods, $25- $50 Price Range, March 2007
      • (Table) U.S. Gift-Boxed Chocolate Sales by Food, Drug and Mass Merchandisers: Total, Percent Change and Share, 2004-2006 (in thousand $)
    • Gourmet Confectionary Retailers
    • Natural/Organic and Specialty Foods Retailers
  • Online and Direct Marketers
    • (Table) U.S. Food Gift Sales by Online and Direct Marketers, 2004-2006 (in million $)
    • Online Food Shopping Emerges Once Again
    • Catalog Sales Flourish at the Same Time
      • (Table) Percentage of U.S. Adults Buying Food/Perishables by Catalog in the Last 12 Months: Total, Harry and David, Omaha Steaks and 1-800-FLOWERS, 2003-2006
    • The Floral Industry Fuels Gourmet Food Gift Growth
    • Specialty Food Direct Marketers
    • Online Gift and Floral Companies
    • All Other Online and Direct Marketing Companies
      • (Table) Amazon.com's Best-selling Gourmet Foods, with Customer Ratings, March 2007
  • Independents and Franchises/Distributorships
    • Overview
      • (Table) U.S. Independent and Franchise/Distributorship Food Gift Company Revenues, 2004-2006 (in million $)
    • Independent Gift Basket Companies
      • (Table) Independent Gift Basket Companies: Number, Average Revenue and Total Revenues, 2003-2006 (in million $)
      • (Table) Independent Companies' Average Retail Price, Corporate vs. Consumer Gift Baskets, 2004-2006
      • (Table) Independent Gift Basket Companies' Top Products, 2004-2006
      • (Table) Independent Gift Basket Companies' Top Trends, 2006
      • (Table) Gift Basket Companies' Biggest Concerns, 2006
      • (Table) Independent Gift Basket Companies' Best-selling Occasions Outside of Major Holidays, 2004-2006
    • Franchise and Distributorship Food Gift Companies
      • (Table) Franchise/Distributorship Gourmet Gift and Gift Basket Companies: Units, Revenue per Unit and Total Revenue, 2004-2006 (in thousand $)
• The Food-gifting Consumer
  • Note on Simmons and Packaged Facts Data
    • Gift Spending
      • (Table) Gift Spending, Winter Holiday Gifts vs. All Other Gifts
    • Boxed Chocolates and Other Gift-packaged Candy
      • (Table) Gift-packaged Candy Purchased for Self or as a Gift
      • (Table) Percentage Purchasing Gift-packaged Candy, by Occasion
      • (Table) Percentage Purchasing Gift-packaged Candy, by Recipient
      • (Table) Percentage Purchasing Gift-packaged Candy, by Number of Recipients
      • (Table) Amount Typically Spent on a Single Purchase of Gift-packaged Candy
      • (Table) Amount Typically Spent on Gift-packaged Candy in a Year
      • (Table) Percentage Purchasing Gift-packaged Candy for Self or as a Gift, by Brand
    • Specialty Food Gifts
      • (Table) Specialty Food Gifts: Percentage Buying for Self and as a Gift and Percentage Receiving as a Gift
      • (Table) Percentage Purchasing Specialty Food Gifts, by Occasion
      • (Table) Percentage Purchasing Specialty Food Gifts, by Recipient
      • (Table) Percentage Purchasing Specialty Food Gifts, by Number of Recipients
      • (Table) Amount Typically Spent on a Single Purchase of a Specialty Food Gift
      • (Table) Amount Typically Spent on Specialty Food Gifts in a Year
    • Attitudes Toward Specialty Food Gifts
      • (Table) Change in Spending on Specialty Food Gifts, Last 12 Months vs. a Few Years Ago
      • (Table) Reasons for Buying Specialty Food Gifts
      • (Table) Attributes People Look for When Buying Specialty Food Gifts
      • (Table) Alternative Gifts Likely to Be Considered in Lieu of Specialty Food Gifts
      • (Table) Sources for Buying Specialty Food Gifts
      • (Table) Reasons That Could Prevent Purchasing Specialty Food Gifts
    • Trends and Demographics of Online and Direct Marketing Shoppers
      • (Table) Percentage of Households Buying Food/Perishables via Mail/Phone/Internet/Catalog and Catalog Alone, 2003-2006
      • (Table) Demographic Characteristics Favoring Online and Direct Marketing Purchases of Food/Perishables
• Looking Ahead-Future Trends and Forecast
  • Customized Food Gifts
    • Organic/Wellness/Ethnic Food Gifts
    • Food Gifting All Year Round
    • Industry Consolidation
    • Forecast for 2010
      • (Table) U.S. Food Gift Sales Forecast by Channel, 2004-2010 (in million $)
      • (Table) U.S. Food Gift Sales Forecast for the Consumer, Corporate and Total Markets, 2004- 2010 (in million $)