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INDUSTRY MARKET RESEARCH FOR BUSINESS LEADERS, STRATEGISTS, DECISION MAKERSCLICK TO VIEWTable of Contents 2List of Tables & Charts 3Study Overview 5Sample Text, Table& Chart 6photo: Fauske & Associates LLCSample Profile, Table &Forecast 7Order Form & CorporateUse License 8About Freedonia,Custom Research,Related Studies, 9World FoodProcessing MachineryIndustry Study with Forecasts for 2016 & 2021Study #2931 | November 2012 | $5900 | 352 pageswww.freedoniagroup.comThe Freedonia Group767 Beta DriveCleveland, OH • 44143-2326 • USAToll Free US Tel: 800.927.5900 or +1 440.684.9600Fax: +1 440.646.0484E-mail: info@freedoniagroup.com

Study #2931November 2012$5900352 PagesWorld Food Processing MachineryIndustry Study with Forecasts for 2016 & 2021Table of ContentsExecutive SummaryMarket EnvironmenTGeneral..............................................4Global Macroeconomic Environment........5Recent Historical Trends....................6World Economic Outlook....................8World Demographic Overview............... 12World Fixed Investment Outlook........... 14World Food & BeverageManufacturing Outlook..................... 16Pricing Patterns................................. 20Technology Trends............................. 23Functional Competition...................... 25Legal & Regulatory Environment.......... 28OVERVIEWGeneral............................................ 31Regional Overview............................. 32Demand........................................ 33Production..................................... 38International Trade......................... 40Demand by Type................................ 41Industrial Bakery............................ 43Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Machinery... 45Chocolate & Confectionery Machinery 47Beverage Production Machinery......... 49Dairy & Milk Machinery.................... 51Fruit, Nut, & Vegetable Machinery..... 52Other Food Processing Machinery...... 54Parts & Attachments....................... 56NORTH AMERICAGeneral............................................ 59Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand............................ 60Food Processing MachineryOutlook & Suppliers......................... 63United States.................................... 66Canada............................................. 71Mexico............................................. 76WESTERN EUROPEGeneral............................................ 82Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand............................ 83Food Processing MachineryOutlook & Suppliers......................... 86Germany........................................... 89France............................................. 94Italy................................................ 99Spain............................................. 104United Kingdom.............................. 109Netherlands.................................... 114Other Western Europe....................... 119ASIA/PACIFICGeneral.......................................... 125Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand.......................... 126Food Processing MachineryOutlook & Suppliers....................... 129China............................................. 132Japan............................................ 138India............................................. 143Indonesia....................................... 148Australia........................................ 153Thailand......................................... 158South Korea.................................... 163Other Asia/Pacific............................ 168OTHER REGIONSCentral & South America................... 174Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand....................... 175Food Processing MachineryOutlook & Suppliers.................... 178Brazil.......................................... 181Argentina.................................... 186Other Central & South America........ 191Eastern Europe................................ 199Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand....................... 200Food Processing MachineryOutlook & Suppliers.................... 203Russia......................................... 206Poland........................................ 211Other Eastern Europe..................... 216Africa/Mideast................................ 223Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand....................... 224Food Processing MachineryOutlook & Suppliers.................... 226Turkey......................................... 229Other Africa/Mideast..................... 234INDUSTRY STRUCTUREGeneral.......................................... 242Industry Composition....................... 243Market Share................................... 246Product Development & Manufacturing 251Marketing & Distribution.................. 253Cooperative Agreements................... 255Financial Requirements..................... 257Mergers & Acquisitions..................... 259Company ProfilesAnko Food Machine.......................... 264Atlas Pacific Engineering.................. 265Bean (John) Technologies................. 266Berkshire Hathaway......................... 268Bettcher Industries.......................... 270BMA Group..................................... 271Bongard......................................... 273Briggs of Burton.............................. 275Bucher Industries............................ 277Bühler AG....................................... 280GEA Group...................................... 282Haas (Franz) Waffelmaschinen........... 287Heat and Control............................. 289Hosokawa Micron............................. 292Key Technology............................... 294Mallet and Company......................... 296Marel hf......................................... 297Mecatherm SA................................. 300Meyer Industries.............................. 301MIWE Michael Wenz......................... 302Mueller (Paul) Company.................... 303Nichimo Company............................ 304Nordischer Maschinenbau RudBaader GmbH + Company................ 306Pavan SpA...................................... 308Rheon Automatic Machinery.............. 309Risco SpA....................................... 311Satake Corporation.......................... 312Scanvaegt Nordic............................. 314SFK Systems.................................... 315Sinmag Bakery Machine.................... 316SPX Corporation............................... 318SSP Private..................................... 320Tetra Laval International................... 321Tomra Systems................................ 323Wenger Manufacturing...................... 325Weston (George) Limited.................. 327Ziemann International...................... 329Additional Company List................... 331Page Click here to purchase onlineOrder now, click here!

Study #2931November 2012$5900352 PagesWorld Food Processing MachineryIndustry Study with Forecasts for 2016 & 2021List of TablesExecutive Summary1 Summary Table..............................3Market EnvironmenT1 World Gross DomesticProduct by Region..................... 122 World Population by Region........... 143 World Fixed Investment by Region.. 164 World Food & BeverageManufacturing ValueAdded by Region....................... 19OVERVIEW1 World Food Processing MachineryDemand by Region.................... 352 World Food Processing MachineryShipments by Region................. 393 World Food Processing MachineryNet Exports by Region............... 414 World Food Processing MachineryDemand by Type....................... 425 World Industrial Bakery MachineryDemand by Region.................... 456 World Meat, Poultry, & SeafoodMachinery Demand by Region..... 477 World Chocolate & ConfectioneryMachinery Demand by Region..... 498 World Beverage ProductionMachinery Demand by Region..... 509 World Dairy & Milk MachineryDemand by Region.................... 5210 World Fruit, Nut, & VegetableDemand by Region.................... 5411 World Demand for Other FoodProcessing Machinery by Region.. 5612 World Food Processing MachineryParts & AttachmentsDemand by Region.................... 58NORTH AMERICA1 North America: Food ProcessingMachinery Supply & Demand....... 622 North America: Food ProcessingMachinery Demand by Type......... 653 United States: Food ProcessingMachinery Supply & Demand....... 694 United States: Food ProcessingMachinery Demand by Type......... 715 Canada: Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand...................... 746 Canada: Food Processing MachineryDemand by Type....................... 767 Mexico: Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand...................... 798 Mexico: Food Processing MachineryDemand by Type....................... 81WESTERN EUROPE1 Western Europe: Food ProcessingMachinery Supply & Demand....... 852 Western Europe: Food ProcessingMachinery Demand by Type......... 883 Germany: Food ProcessingMachinery Supply & Demand....... 924 Germany: Food ProcessingMachinery Demand by Type......... 945 France: Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand...................... 976 France: Food Processing MachineryDemand by Type....................... 997 Italy: Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand.................... 1028 Italy: Food Processing MachineryDemand by Type..................... 1049 Spain: Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand.................... 10710 Spain: Food Processing MachineryDemand by Type..................... 10911 United Kingdom: Food ProcessingMachinery Supply & Demand..... 11212 United Kingdom: Food ProcessingMachinery Demand by Type....... 11413 Netherlands: Food ProcessingMachinery Supply & Demand..... 11714 Netherlands: Food ProcessingMachinery Demand by Type....... 11915 Other Western Europe: FoodProcessing MachinerySupply & Demand.................... 12216 Other Western Europe: FoodProcessing Machinery Demandby Type & Country................... 124ASIA/PACIFIC1 Asia/Pacific: Food ProcessingMachinery Supply & Demand..... 1282 Asia/Pacific: Food ProcessingMachinery Demand by Type....... 1313 China: Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand.................... 1364 China: Food Processing MachineryDemand by Type..................... 1385 Japan: Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand.................... 1416 Japan: Food Processing MachineryDemand by Type..................... 1437 India: Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand.................... 1468 India: Food Processing MachineryDemand by Type..................... 1489 Indonesia: Food ProcessingMachinery Supply & Demand..... 15110 Indonesia: Food ProcessingMachinery Demand by Type....... 15311 Australia: Food ProcessingMachinery Supply & Demand..... 15612 Australia: Food ProcessingMachinery Demand by Type....... 15813 Thailand: Food ProcessingMachinery Supply & Demand..... 16114 Thailand: Food ProcessingMachinery Demand by Type....... 16315 South Korea: Food ProcessingMachinery Supply & Demand..... 16616 South Korea: Food ProcessingMachinery Demand by Type....... 16817 Other Asia/Pacific: Food ProcessingMachinery Supply & Demand..... 17118 Other Asia/Pacific: Food ProcessingMachinery Demand by Type....... 173OTHER REGIONS1 Central & South America: FoodProcessing MachinerySupply & Demand.................... 177Page Click here to purchase onlineOrder now, click here!

Study #2931November 2012$5900352 PagesWorld Food Processing MachineryIndustry Study with Forecasts for 2016 & 2021List of Tables(continued from previous page)2 Central & South America: FoodProcessing MachineryDemand by Type..................... 1803 Brazil: Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand.................... 1844 Brazil: Food Processing MachineryDemand by Type..................... 1865 Argentina: Food ProcessingMachinery Supply & Demand..... 1896 Argentina: Food ProcessingMachinery Demand by Type....... 1917 Other Central & South America:Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand.................... 1948 Other Central & South America:Food Processing MachineryDemand by Type & Country....... 1969 Eastern Europe: Food ProcessingMachinery Supply & Demand..... 20210 Eastern Europe: Food ProcessingMachinery Demand by Type....... 20511 Russia: Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand.................... 20912 Russia: Food Processing MachineryDemand by Type..................... 21113 Poland: Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand.................... 21414 Poland: Food Processing MachineryDemand by Type..................... 21615 Other Eastern Europe: FoodProcessing MachinerySupply & Demand.................... 21916 Other Eastern Europe: FoodProcessing Machinery Demandby Type & Country................... 22117 Africa/Mideast: Food ProcessingMachinery Supply & Demand..... 22518 Africa/Mideast: Food ProcessingMachinery Demand by Type....... 22819 Turkey: Food Processing MachinerySupply & Demand.................... 23220 Turkey: Food Processing MachineryDemand by Type..................... 23421 Other Africa/Mideast: FoodProcessing MachinerySupply & Demand.................... 23722 Other Africa/Mideast: FoodProcessing MachineryDemand by Type & Country....... 239INDUSTRY STRUCTURE1 Food Processing MachinerySales for SelectedManufacturers, 2011................ 2452 Selected Cooperative Agreements. 2573 Selected Acquisitions& Divestitures........................ 261List of ChartsMARKET ENVIRONMENT1 World Food & BeverageManufacturing ValueAdded by Region, 2011.............. 202 World Food Processing MachineryPricing Patterns, 2001-2021....... 22OVERVIEW1 World Food Processing MachineryDemand by Region, 2011........... 362 World Food ProcessingMachinery DemandProjected 2011-2016Annual Rate of Growth............... 373 World Food Processing MachineryShipments by Region, 2011........ 404 World Food Processing MachineryDemand by Type, 2011............... 43NORTH AMERICA1 North America: Food ProcessingMachinery Demandby Country, 2011...................... 632 North America: Food ProcessingMachinery Demandby Type, 2011.......................... 66WESTERN EUROPE1 Western Europe: Food ProcessingMachinery Demandby Country, 2011...................... 862 Western Europe: Food ProcessingMachinery Demandby Type, 2011.......................... 89ASIA/PACIFIC1 Asia/Pacific: Food ProcessingMachinery Demandby Country, 2011.................... 1292 Asia/Pacific: Food ProcessingMachinery Demandby Type, 2011........................ 132OTHER REGIONS1 Central & South America:Food Processing MachineryDemand by Country, 2011......... 1782 Central & South America:Food Processing MachineryDemand by Type, 2011............. 1813 Eastern Europe: Food ProcessingMachinery Demandby Country, 2011.................... 2034 Eastern Europe: Food ProcessingMachinery Demandby Type, 2011........................ 2065 Africa/Mideast: Food ProcessingMachinery Demandby Country, 2011.................... 2266 Africa/Mideast: Food ProcessingMachinery Demandby Type, 2011........................ 229INDUSTRY STRUCTURE1 World Food Processing MachineryMarket Share, 2011................. 247Page Click here to purchase onlineOrder now, click here!

Study #2931November 2012$5900352 PagesWorld Food Processing MachineryIndustry Study with Forecasts for 2016 & 2021Gains will be driven mainly by increased demand for processed foods in developing nations,as well as a dietary shift toward higher value-added foods such as meat and chocolate.World demand to rise 7.3%annually through 2016Global sales of food processing machineryare expected to climb 7.3 percent peryear to $53.3 billion in 2016. The mainimpetus for gains will come from increaseddemand for processed foods indeveloping nations as personal incomesrise. On top of this, a dietary shift incountries like China and Brazil towardhigher value-added foods such as meatand chocolate will prompt food manufacturersto broaden their operations andinvest in additional manufacturingcapacity in these areas. Furthermore,continuing recoveries in the economiesof developed nations will cause the fixedinvestment environment to improve,encouraging food processors to upgradetheir machinery.Asia/Pacific region to befastest growing marketThe Asia/Pacific region will record thefastest demand gains from 2011 to 2016,averaging 9.5 percent per year. Thestrong Chinese market will be theprimary driver of regional sales, asdemand in the country will continue toadvance at a rapid pace despite moderatingfrom the 2006-2011 rate. Healthygrowth in India, Indonesia, and Thailandwill complement sales gains in China.Rising personal incomes will spurincreased demand for processed foodsand a dietary shift toward more costly,non-staple items, while advancingindustrialization in these nations willmake it more efficient to process basicWorld Food Processing MachineryDemand, 2016($53.3 billion)foods such as grains, fruits, vegetables,and nuts by machine rather than manually.Sales of food processing machineryin other developing areas will, generallyspeaking, climb at a healthy pace.Growth in food processing machinerydemand in the world’s developedeconomies was much slower than inindustrializing nations between 2006 and2011, and sales gains in most developednations will continue to trail the worldaverage through 2016. As these nationshave relatively stable dietary preferencesand consistently high personal incomes,the food manufacturing industries inthese countries are very mature, and asa result there will be fewer growthopportunities for food processing machinerymanufacturers.Asia/Pacific42%Western Europe17%North America15%Central & SouthAmerica 12%Other Regions14%Bakery, pasta machineryto post largest value gainsThe key industrial bakery and pastamachinery segment will post the largestvalue gains among all product typesthrough 2016, reflecting the basic andessential nature of the food made bythese units. Machinery for processingmeat, poultry, and seafood will post thefastest growth in percentage terms, asrising incomes in many developednations will shift consumption towardhigher-value products like meat. Thistrend will be complemented by increasingmeat consumption in developednations as their economies continue torecover and families can afford topurchase more meat products.photo: DePaul IndustriesCopyright 2012 The Freedonia Group, Inc.Page Click here to purchase onlineOrder now, click here!

Study #2931November 2012$5900352 PagesWorld Food Processing MachineryIndustry Study with Forecasts for 2016 & 2021Sample Text,Table & ChartTABLE VI-4CHINA: FOOD PROCESSING MACHINERY DEMAND BY TYPE(million dollars)Item 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021Food Processing Machinery Demand 1175 2700 6290 11100 18850Industrial Bakery Machinery 190 415 990 1710 2890Meat, Poultry, & Seafood Machinery 135 400 1165 2365 4360asia/pacificChocolate & Confectionery Machinery 40 180 460 965 1770Beverage Production Machinery 90 180 360 575 945China: Food Processing Machinery Outlook & Suppliers Dairy & Milk Machinery 65 160 sample 360 640 1110Food processing machinery demand in China is expected to climb Fruit & Vegetable Machinery 65 145 300 490 78012 percent per year through 2016 to $11.1 billion, outpacing the region Other Food Processing Machinery 475 950 table 2055 3335 5300overall but decelerating significantly from the 2006-2011 pace. As Parts & Attachments 115 270 600 1020 1695economic growth in the country slows and dietary patterns begin tostabilize sample after the rapid shifts text they underwent over the previous decade, % China 19.9 30.8 44.8 50.1 54.6less investment in new facilities by food processing firms to adjust A/P to Food Processing Machinery 5895 8760 14050 22150 34550shifting demand will be required. Machinery used in the production ofmeat, dairy, and chocolate/confectionery products will continue to recordthe fastest gains, reflecting the increasing demand for more expensivenon-staple processed food items.Shipments of food processing machinery from facilities in Chinaare projected to rise over 13 percent per year to $12.1 in 2016, outpacingboth the domestic market and the region as a whole. While gains in localsales of these products will continue to spur the majority of industry outputincreases, export sales opportunities, particularly to other developingnations in the Asia/Pacific region, will also improve, boosting machineryexports. As a result, the country’s trade surplus is expected to rise to$1.0 billion in 2016, equivalent to eight percent of shipments.The majority of food processing machinery suppliers headquarteredin China are small to medium-size enterprises, including Kunming LightIndustry Machinery, Shanghai SENON Machinery, Shanghai TriowinLab Technology, Shijiazhuang Xiaojin Machinery Manufacturing Scienceand Technology, Siping SSK Electronic Machinery Development,CHART VIII-1and Zhongtian Haoyu Technology.WORLD FOOD PROCESSING MACHINERY MARKET SHAREA number of foreign multinationals also maintain equipment manufacturingoperations in the nation, including Bühler (Germany), GEA($37.4 billion, 2011)(Germany), Heat and Control (US), John Bean Technologies (US), Marel(Iceland), Satake (Japan), and SFK Systems (Denmark).136Copyright 2012 The Freedonia Group, Inc.O th e rs8 6 .8 %M a rke tL e a d e rs1 3 .2 %samplechart4.0%3.5%2.2%1.2%1.2%1.1%B u h lerT et ra L av alM arelJo h n B eanG EA G ro u pSPXPage Click here to purchase onlineOrder now, click here!

Study #2931November 2012$5900352 PagesWorld Food Processing MachineryIndustry Study with Forecasts for 2016 & 2021Sample Profile,Table & ForecastTABLE VI-3CHINA: FOOD PROCESSING MACHINERY SUPPLY & DEMAND(million dollars)Item 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021Population (millions) 1273.0 1310 1342 1369 1388per capita GDP 3180 5120 8230 11900 16550Gross Domestic Product (bil 2010$) 4045 6705 11048 16300 23000% fixed investment 30.0 36.7 46.6 45.0 41.6COMPANY PROFILESsampletableGross Fixed Investment (bil 2010$) 1215 2463 5147 7340 9560Food & Beverage MVA (bil 2010$) 96.2 184.8 347.6 517.0 724.0$ food processing machinery/capita 0.9 2.1 4.7 8.1 13.6$ food processing machinery/mil $ GFI 967 1095 1220 1510 1970$ food machinery/000$ food & bev MVA 12.214.6 18.1 21.5 26.0Bettcher Industries Incorporated6801 State Route 60Birmingham, OH 44816440-965-4422http://www.bettcher.comsampleprofileAnnual Sales: $40 million (estimated)Employment: 150 (estimated)Key Products: trimmers, blade sharpeners, breading systems, and otherproductsFood Processing Machinery Demand 1175 2700 6290 11100 18850net exports -215 -10 230 1000 2350Food Processing Machinery Shipments 960 2690 6520 12100 21200% China 19.6 35.2 50.7 58.0 63.5A/P Food Processing Machinery Shpts 4910 7635 12850 20850 33400Bettcher Industries is a privately held manufacturer of foodprocessing equipment and hand tools. The Company serves the foodprocessing, foodservice, and industrial markets.The Company participates in the world food processing machinerymarket via the manufacture of food processing equipment used in suchlocations as restaurants, hotels, and processing plants. Among BettcherIndustries’ offerings are WHIZARD TRIMMER handheld circulartrimmers designed for meat, poultry, seafood, and vegetable trimmingapplications. This line includes WHIZARD TRIMMER SERIES IImodular trimmers in small, medium, and large sizes. Related productsinclude WHIZARD model 210 universal blade sharpeners designedto sharpen WHIZARD trimmer blades. The Company also makesbatter-breaders, such as AUTOMATIC BATTER-BREADING andOPTIMAX machines, which are engineered to bread foods three timesfaster than hand breading. Other products from the Company includeAIRSHIRZ pneumatic meat and poultry scissors and WHIZARDTRIMVAC beef spinal cord removers.“China is the largest producer of foodprocessing equipment in the world,with 2011 shipments of $6.5 billion.From 2006 to 2011, production roseover 19 percent per year, well abovethe regional average and growing fasterthan domestic demand. The rapidlyexpanding domestic market supportedmost of the gains in manufacturingoutput, as much of the production inthis nation is ...”--Section VI, pg. 134270Copyright 2012 The Freedonia Group, Inc.Page Click here to purchase onlineOrder now, click here!

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