Released on = November 8, 2006, 11:47 pm

Press Release Author = Nitesh Pednekar / Bharat Book Bureau

Industry = Food & Beverage

Press Release Summary = According to the report by Bharat Book Bureau (
http://www.bharatbook.com/bookdetail.asp?bookid

Press Release Body = Mumbai, 3rd November, 2006 : The reason for this acceleration
in the growth rate is due to a number of factors such as rising per capita income,
popularity of instant and ready to eat foods, the growing working class etc.

The key findings show that due to the positive market forces in the Asian countries,
the level of the processed food industry is set to boom. The major reason is the
trade liberalization policies through multilateral and regional trade agreements
which have led to a rapid growth in this field. The presence of the processed food
industry is strong in Japan and South Korea, as they are the leading meat importing
countries in the world as well as the consumption of meat is high in these
countries.

The report\"Process Food Market - Asia Pacific ( 2006-2007 ) \" says that the
Australian processed food industry is one of the most technically advanced in the
world as it produces products of international standards at comparatively lower
prices.

Key issues and facts analyzed are the market forces driving the industry, the major
players in Asia Pacific in the processed food industry, the sectoral performance as
well as the opportunities that exist in the processed food industry. The major
players in the processed food industry in the Asia Pacific region like PepsiCo, Coca
Cola, Kraft Foods Unilever, Cadbury, Groupe Danone & Diageo have been covered.

Information has been sourced from books, newspapers, trade journals, and white
papers, industry portals, government agencies, trade associations, monitoring
industry news and developments etc. The analysis methods used include Ratio
Analysis, Historical Trend Analysis, and Linear Regression Analysis etc.

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