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• Mexican Obesity Fears Failing To Impact Soft Drink Sales

  20 May 2013

  Despite the highest rate of childhood obesity in the world, and the second highest rate of adult obesity, low calorie drinks are losing market share and volume in Mexico.

• Artisanal Ice Cream will be the rising star of the Australian Ice Cream sector to 2017

  17 May 2013

  Artisanal Ice Cream will grow ahead of the sector as a whole over the next five years.

• Mexican Obesity Fears Failing to Impact on Soft Drinks

  17 May 2013

  Mexico has a population of 115 million people, with more than a quarter under the age of 15. It also ranks as the country with the highest rate of childhood obesity in the world, and second-highest in adult obesity. Diabetes is the number one killer here and this chronic health condition is a direct result of the obesity problem.

• Prepared Meals See Strong Growth In Mexico

  16 May 2013

  Ready meals hold the largest value and volume share, and will continue to do so through to 2017.

• Ice Cream Sees Strong Growth In Mexico

  16 May 2013

  Impulse Ice Cream holds the largest value and volume share, and is set to stay ahead of other categories through to 2017.

• Long Working Days Drive A Rise In The Popularity Of Ready Meals In Japan

  15 May 2013

  Ready Meals go from strength to strength, growing ahead of the Japanese Prepared Meals sector

• Take Home Ice Cream To Continue Its Stronghold On The Netherlands' Ice Cream Sector

  15 May 2013

  Take Home Ice Cream will show the highest growth of all three categories, with Artisanal Ice Cream bringing up the rear.

• Breakfast Cereals Are The Rising Star Of The Japanese Bakery & Cereal Sector

  14 May 2013

  Breakfast cereals grow ahead of the sector trends as Japanese consumers begin to replace their traditional breakfast foods

• Swedish Sugar Rush

  14 May 2013

  Chocolate was the heavyweight of the Swedish Confectionery sector in 2012, but Sugar is the rising star of the sector, with the highest growth of all categories forecast over the next five years.

• Netherlands Bakery & Cereals Shows Stunted Growth

  14 May 2013

  Weak consumer spending among Dutch consumers means the value of most categories in the Bakery and Cereals sector in the Netherlands will rise by no more than a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 2.4%, except in the case of Energy Bars and Morning Goods, which are bucking the trend with value CAGRs of 3.1% and 3.2% respectively. However, despite the relatively rapid growth in these categories, Bakery and Cereals will be one of the slowest growing Food sectors in the Netherlands.