New market study, "Malaysia Food & Drink Report Q4 2010", has been published

Aug. 19, 2010 - PRLog -- Malaysia's food and drink industry continues to recover from the slowdown experienced in 2009 with many of the country's leading industry players posting robust growth in interim financials. Even allowing for this recovery, however, Malaysia continues to linger within the bottom half of our Asia Pacific Food & Drink Risk/Reward Ratings, with neither existing consumption levels nor growth prospects exciting enough to mark the country out among many of its higher growth regional emerging market peers.

Headline Industry Data

* Total Food Consumption to increase by 6.1% in 2010 to reach MYR1,575 as the economic recovery gathers pace.
* Beer Volume Sales to grow by 13.4% to 2014; unspectacular, but value sales growth should exceed this thanks to premiumisation opportunities
* Soft Drink Sales (MYR) to increase by 45.8% to 2014, the process of trading up to higher value beverage items in line with economic growth driving this forecast
* Mass Grocery Retail Sales to grow by 45.8% with all formats expected to witness similar growth levels thanks to sustained local and multinational investment

Key Industry Trends

Beer Competition Remains Intense - both Guinness Anchor Berhad and Carlsberg Malaysia - the country's two leading brewers - posted strong Q110 financials. Revenues rose by 17.8% and 30.6% respectively, buoyed by the Chinese New Year and the recovering economy. Competition between the two firms - over a fairly small customer base - remains strong.

Carrefour Departure Rumoured - In spite of a strong mass grocery retail sales growth outlook, rumours are once-again circulating about the possibility of Carrefour exiting Malaysia in line with its long-held strategy of exiting any market in which it does not hold, or does not have a chance of holding, a top three market position. We would expect interest in any such divestment to be considerable, with Carrefour's multinational rival Tesco likely to be among the bidders as it seeks to build its own Malaysian footprint.

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Report Table of Contents:

Executive Summary
SWOT Analysis
- Malaysia Food Industry SWOT
- Malaysia Drinks Industry SWOT
- Malaysia Mass Grocery Retail Industry SWOT
Business Environment
- BMI's Core Global Industry Views
- Table: BMI Food & Drink Core Views
- Asia Pacific Risk/Reward Ratings
- Table: Asia Pacific Food & Drink Risk/Reward Ratings - Q4 2010
- Malaysia Food & Drink Risk/Reward Rating
- Macroeconomic Outlook
- Table: Malaysia - Economic Activity
Industry Forecast Scenario
- Food
- Food Consumption
- Table: Food Consumption - Historical Data & Forecasts
- Confectionery
- Table: Confectionery Value/Volume Sales - Historical Data & Forecasts
- Trade
- Table: Malaysia Food & Drink Trade Indicators - Historical Data & Forecasts
- Drink
- Hot Drinks
- Table: Hot Drinks Value Sales - Historical Data & Forecasts
- Alcoholic Drinks
- Table: Alcoholic Drink Sales - Historical Data & Forecasts
- Soft Drinks
- Table: Soft Drink Sales - Historical Data & Forecasts
- Mass Grocery Retail
- Sub-sector View
- Table: Mass Grocery Retail Sales - Sales Value by Format-- Historical Data & Forecasts
- Table: Grocery Retail Sales by Format - Historical Data & Forecasts (%)
Food
- Industry Developments
- Market Overview
- Agriculture
- Food Production
- Halal
- Dairy
Drink
- Industry Developments
- Market Overview
- Soft Drinks
- Alcoholic Drinks
Mass Grocery Retail
- Industry Developments
- Market Overview
- Table: Structure of Malaysia's Mass Grocery Retail Market by Estimated Number of Outlets
- Table: Structure of Malaysia's Mass Grocery Retail Market - Value Sales by Format (US$bn)
- Table: Structure of Malaysia's Mass Grocery Retail Market - Value Sales by Format (MYRbn)
Competitive Landscape
- Table: Key Players in Malaysian Food & Drink Sector - 2009
- Table: Key Players in Malaysia's Mass Grocery Retail Sector, 2009
Company Analysis
-    Food
-    Nestle Malaysia
-    Yeo Hiap Seng (Malaysia)
-    Drink
-    Guinness Anchor Berhad
-    Carlsberg Malaysia
-    Mass Grocery Retail
-    Carrefour
-    AEON Malaysia
BMI Methodology
- Food & Drink Business Environment Ratings
- Table: Returns
- Table: Risks
- Weighting
- Table: Weightings
BMI Food & Drink Industry Glossary
- Food & Drink
- Mass Grocery Retail
BMI Food & Drink Forecasting and Sources
- How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts
- Sources

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