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Processed Food:
United States

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Industry Overview
Industry Size and Trends | Product Segmentation | Consumer Preferences
Distribution Trends | Food Safety and Regulatory Considerations | Trade

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Industry Forecasts
Market Environment | Product Forecasts

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Industry Structure
Industry Composition | Industry Leaders | Additional Companies Cited
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Processed Food: United States

ABOUT THIS REPORT

Scope & Method

This report forecasts US processed food shipments in US dollars at the manufacturers
level to 2017. Total shipments are segmented in terms of:

meat, seafood, and related products

grain and oilseed mill products
dairy products
bakery products
processed fruits and vegetables
other products such as animal food, sugar and confectionery products,
and snack foods.

Unprocessed foods such as fresh fruits and vegetables are excluded from the scope of
this report, as are ready-to-drink beverages such as milk, bottled water, and carbonated
soft drinks.
To illustrate historical trends, total shipments are provided in an annual series from
2002 to 2012; the various segments are reported at five-year intervals for 2007 and
2012. Forecasts emanate from the identification and analysis of pertinent statistical
relationships and other historical trends/events as well as their expected
progression/impact over the forecast period. Changes in quantities between reported
years of a given total or segment are typically provided in terms of five-year compound
annual growth rates (CAGRs). For the sake of brevity, forecasts are generally stated in
smoothed CAGR-based descriptions to the forecast year, such as demand is projected
to rise 3.2% annually through 2017. The result of any particular year over that period,
however, may exhibit volatility and depart from a smoothed, long-term trend, as
historical data typically illustrate.
Key macroeconomic indicators are also provided at five-year intervals with CAGRs for
the years corresponding to other reported figures. Other various topics, including
profiles of pertinent leading suppliers, are covered in this report. A full outline of report
items by page is available in the Table of Contents.

Sources
Processed Food: United States represents the synthesis and analysis of data from
various primary, secondary, macroeconomic, and demographic sources including:

firms participating in the industry

government/public agencies
national, regional, and international non-governmental organizations

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trade associations and their publications

the business and trade press
The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated December 2012
the findings of other industry studies by The Freedonia Group.

Specific sources and additional resources are listed in the Resources section of this
publication for reference and to facilitate further research.

Industry Codes
The topic of this report is related to the following industry codes:
NAICS/SCIAN 2007
North American Industry Classification System

SIC
Standard Industry Codes

311211
311230
311411
311421
311512
311513
311612
311615
311711
311712
311812
311813

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311821
311991

Flour Milling
Breakfast Cereal Manufacturing
Frozen Fruit, Juice, and Vegetable Mfg
Fruit and Vegetable Canning
Creamery Butter Mfg
Cheese Mfg
Meat Processed from Carcasses
Poultry Processing
Seafood Canning
Fresh and Frozen Seafood Processing
Commercial Bakeries
Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other
Pastries Mfg
Cookie and Cracker Mfg
Perishable Prepared Food Mfg

2015
2021
2022
2033
2037
2041
2043
2051
2052
2053
2091
2092
2099

Sausages and Other Prepared Meat

Products
Poultry Slaughtering and Processing
Creamery Butter
Natural, Processed, and Imitation Cheese
Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Preservatives,
Jams, and Jellies
Frozen Fruits, Fruit Juices, and Vegetables
Flour and Other Grain Mill Products
Cereal Breakfast Foods (except grainbased coffee substitutes)
Bread and Other Bakery Products (except
cookies and crackers)
Cookies and Crackers (except unleavened
bread)
Frozen Bakery Products (except bread)
Canned and Cured Fish and Seafoods
Prepared Fresh or Frozen Fish and
Seafoods
Food Preparations, NEC

Copyright & Licensing

The full report is protected by copyright laws of the United States of America and
international treaties. The entire contents of the publication are copyrighted by The
Freedonia Group, Inc.

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Table of Contents
Section

Page

Highlights....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Industry Overview ......................................................................................................................................... 2
Industry Size & Trends............................................................................................................................. 2
Chart 1 | United States: Processed Food Shipment Trends, 2002-2012 ........................................... 2
Product Segmentation ............................................................................................................................. 3
Chart 2 | United States: Processed Food Shipments by Type, 2012 ................................................. 3
Meat, Seafood, & Related Products. .................................................................................................. 3
Grain & Oilseed Mill Products. ............................................................................................................ 4
Dairy Products. ................................................................................................................................... 4
Bakery Products. ................................................................................................................................ 5
Processed Fruits & Vegetables. ......................................................................................................... 6
Other. .................................................................................................................................................. 6
Consumer Preferences ............................................................................................................................ 7
Distribution Trends ................................................................................................................................... 8
Food Safety & Regulatory Factors ........................................................................................................... 9
Trade ..................................................................................................................................................... 10
Chart 3 | United States: Processed Food Trade (billion dollars) ...................................................... 10
Chart 4 | United States: Processed Food Trade by Type, 2012 (billion dollars) .............................. 11
Industry Forecasts ....................................................................................................................................... 12
Market Environment ............................................................................................................................... 12
Table 1 | United States: Key Indicators for Food Shipments (billion dollars) ................................... 12
Product Forecasts .................................................................................................................................. 13
Table 2 | United States: Processed Food Shipments (billion dollars) .............................................. 13
Meat, Seafood, & Related Products. ................................................................................................ 13
Grain & Oilseed Mill Products. .......................................................................................................... 14
Dairy Products. ................................................................................................................................. 14
Bakery Products. .............................................................................................................................. 15
Processed Fruits & Vegetables. ....................................................................................................... 15
Other. ................................................................................................................................................ 16
Industry Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 17
Industry Composition ............................................................................................................................. 17
Industry Leaders .................................................................................................................................... 18
Nestl SA .......................................................................................................................................... 18
ConAgra Foods Incorporated ........................................................................................................... 19
Tyson Foods Incorporated ................................................................................................................ 20
Additional Companies Cited................................................................................................................... 21
Resources ................................................................................................................................................... 22
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