BUTTER AND SPREADS IN CHINA

Euromonitor International

August 2018

LIST OF CONTENTS AND TABLES

Headlines

Prospects

Robust Growth Is Witnessed in Butter and Spreads, Due To Its Low Base

Butter Continues To Outperform Margarine and Spreads

Unsalted Butter Is Well-received Due To Its Use in Home Baking

Competitive Landscape

Fonterra Commercial Trading (shanghai) Leads Butter and Spreads

Foreign Brands Dominate Owing To Their High Acceptance

the Popularity of Small Packaging

Category Data

Table 1 Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: Volume 2013-2018

Table 2 Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: Value 2013-2018

Table 3 Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2013-2018

Table 4 Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 5 NBO Company Shares of Butter and Spreads: % Value 2014-2018

Table 6 LBN Brand Shares of Butter and Spreads: % Value 2015-2018

Table 7 Distribution of Butter and Spreads by Format: % Value 2013-2018

Table 8 Forecast Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: Volume 2018-2023

Table 9 Forecast Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: Value 2018-2023

Table 10 Forecast Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023

Table 11 Forecast Sales of Butter and Spreads by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Executive Summary

Packaged Food Grows Steadily Mainly Thanks To Convenience, Premiumisation and Health Trends

Packaged Food Posts Steady Current Value Growth in 2018, With the Young Generation Being Particularly Targeted

Leading Players Consolidate Their Positions While Other Players Shine in Niches

Internet Retailing and Convenience Stores Continue To Gain Share

Packaged Food Is Set for Steady Current Value Growth

Foodservice

Sales To Foodservice

Rising Health-awareness Underpins Sales of Healthy Food in Foodservice

Foodservice-customised Packaged Food Is on the Rise

Foodservice Is More Concentrated Than Retail

Consumer Foodservice

Category Data

Table 12 Foodservice Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Volume 2013-2018

Table 13 Foodservice Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2013-2018

Table 14 Forecast Foodservice Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Volume 2018-2023

Table 15 Forecast Foodservice Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023

Market Data

Table 16 Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Volume 2013-2018

Table 17 Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Value 2013-2018

Table 18 Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2013-2018

Table 19 Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Value Growth 2013-2018

Table 20 GBO Company Shares of Packaged Food: % Value 2014-2018

Table 21 NBO Company Shares of Packaged Food: % Value 2014-2018

Table 22 LBN Brand Shares of Packaged Food: % Value 2015-2018

Table 23 Penetration of Private Label by Category: % Value 2013-2018

Table 24 Distribution of Packaged Food by Format: % Value 2013-2018

Table 25 Distribution of Packaged Food by Format and Category: % Value 2018

Table 26 Forecast Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Volume 2018-2023

Table 27 Forecast Sales of Packaged Food by Category: Value 2018-2023

Table 28 Forecast Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Volume Growth 2018-2023

Table 29 Forecast Sales of Packaged Food by Category: % Value Growth 2018-2023

Sources

Summary 1 Research Sources

Similar to cheese, strong growth was maintained in butter and spreads in 2018, mainly due to its small base and increasing demand from more Westernised consumers, who accept Western-style foods and are concentrated in high-tier cities. Daily consumption is limited, however, since butter is seldom used as a cooking oil or spread in Chinese cuisine, except in home-baked goods. Demand was driven by the popularity of foods which use butter as an ingredient in foodservice, such as croissants and past...

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Product coverage: Butter, Cooking Fats, Margarine and Spreads.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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