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The UK Market for Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts Was Valued At GBP 1.51bn in 2005, Having Risen By 2.7% Since 2001.


DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c40404) has announced the addition of "Ice Creams & Frozen Desserts Market Report Plus 2006" to their offering.

This Market Report Plus examines the retail market for ice cream and frozen desserts. It includes both sales made in shops and sales from ice cream vans An ice cream van (British) or ice cream truck (American) is a commercial vehicle which serves as a travelling retail outlet for ice cream, usually during the summer.  and mobile operations. However, sales through restaurants and foodservice outlets are excluded.

Market Sectors Covered:

Ice Cream

Ice cream consists of a mixture of ingredients such as milk (or non-dairy-fat milk), sweeteners, flavourings, colourings, stabilisers and emulsifiers. The market can be further segmented into:

- The take-home sector

- The impulse sector

Take-home products are generally items bought in a sizeable quantity for later consumption. Impulse products, as the term implies, are generally unplanned purchases for immediate consumption. These include scoop and soft-serve ice creams.

Frozen Desserts

Frozen desserts comprise a wide range of sweet products. The main subsectors are fairly self-explanatory:

--Gateaux and large desserts

--Pies and pastries

--Cheesecakes

--Hot desserts

--Individual desserts

This report deals primarily with the retail market for ice cream and frozen desserts, with all figures referring to retail sales unless otherwise stated.

The ice creams and frozen desserts market has seen considerable development over the past 20 years. Ice cream was traditionally a summertime treat or dessert accompaniment, while the range of frozen desserts available was strictly limited. The introduction of premium brands to the ice cream market was the stimulus to change, with ice cream seen as a treat or indulgence indulgence, in the Roman Catholic Church, the pardon of temporal punishment due for sin. It is to be distinguished from absolution and the forgiveness of guilt. The church grants indulgences out of the Treasury of Merit won for the church by Christ and the saints.  in itself. While US names such as Dayvilles and Baskin Robbins had made some headway head·way  
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, the arrival of Haagen-Dazs (bringing ice cream firmly into the adult market) was groundbreaking. This encouraged the development of increased branding, and the associated investment significantly boosted the profile of the market and its products.

The development of the frozen desserts sector was strongly influenced by US and Continental trends, with overseas recipes forming the basis for many of the products that were introduced into the market in the 1990s. The catering trade catering trade nsettore m ristoranti  was a major influence too, as products tried at restaurants or out of the home were soon demanded for at-home consumption -- boosting the retail market. Increased overseas travel, as well as the booming interest in cookery in the media, was also factors that helped strengthen the market.

Key Topics Covered Include:

- Market Definition

- Market Size

- Industry Background

- Competitor Analysis Competitor analysis in marketing and strategic management is an assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and potential competitors. Created by Michael Porter competitor analysis focuses on four key aspects: competitor's objectives, competitor's assumptions,  

- Brand Strategy

- Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats

- Buying Behaviour

- Current Issues

- The Global Market

- Forecasts

- Company Profiles

- Company Financials

Companies and Brands Mentioned in this Report Include:

- Frederick's Dairies Frederick's Dairies is an ice cream manufacturer that holds the license to make a number of branded ice cream products and variations. The company currently owns the license to make a range of Del Monte and Cadbury's ices, including a number of Flake branded cones to compete with  Ltd

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- HJ Heinz Frozen & Chilled Foods Chilled foods are prepared foods stored at refrigeration temperatures (at or below 8°C). They have been available in the United Kingdom and many other industrialised countries since the 1960s.  Ltd

- Mars UK Ltd

- Richmond Foods Richmond Foods is best known as an ice cream manufacturer that holds the license to make a number of branded ice cream products and variations. The company currently owns the license to make a range of Nestlé ices having bought the division from the Swiss company.  PLC

- Unilever Ice Cream & Frozen Food Ltd

- Country Style Foods

- Hill Station

- Mackie's

- Pioneering Foods

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 Frozen Foods

- Tryton Foods

- Yeo Valley

- Belfield

- Churchfields Farmhouse

- Frederick's Dairies

- Cadbury

- Del Monte

- Haagen-Dazs

- Heinz

- WeightWatchers from Heinz

- Hill Station

- Mackie's

- Mars

- Maltesers

- Mars

- Ben & Jerry's

- Carte D'Or

- Crunchie Blast

- Haagen-Dazs

- Mackie's

- Mars

- Nestle

- Magnum

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