A Review of the Competitive Market and Companies within the Growing Functional Food Industry.

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c28417) has announced the addition of Key Players in the Global Functional Foods Industry to their offering.

Health, nutrition and wellbeing are key marketing messages used by virtually the entire food industry. The functional food market has experienced remarkable growth in the last five years and has certainly been one of the most dynamic sectors in the food industry in terms of product development and international expansion. The growth potential of this sector is still significant. Although multinational companies are aggressively grabbing larger market shares, other relative small players are also successfully identifying untapped opportunities and building up a market niche.

This report provides an analysis of the current competitive environment, bringing you up-to-date with the latest industry developments, and profiles the world's leading functional food companies as well as some of the smaller developing ones.

Key features:

--Overview of the global functional food and drinks market

--Highlights international product trends by product type and benefit

--Analyses the industry structure by product type and region

--Highlights key players by product type, illustrating key brands

--Detailed information on 39 companies involved in the functional food and drinks industry, now includes Alpro, Dean Foods, Grupo Leche Pascual, Glanbia, Ocean Spray Cranberries and Valsoia.

Topics Covered

INTRODUCTION

METHODOLOGY

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. OVERVIEW

1.1 The Market

1.2 The Industry

2 COMPANY PROFILES

For each profile the following information is provided:

--Address, telephone, fax,Web site and Ownership details

--Business profile and background

--Company structure

--Production plants and research institutes

--Commercial partnerships, acquisitions and divestments

--Financial data

--Product portfolio and brands

--Geographic presence

--Market position

--Strategy

--Advertising Expenditure

Companies Mentioned

--Alpro

--Dean Foods

--Grupo Leche Pascual

--Glanbia

--Ocean Spray Cranberries

--Valsoia

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c28417.