Abstract
Healthy growth in the food industry - retail and, in particular, foodservice,
has helped reinvigorate the market for commercial-use refrigerators, freezers
and related equipment, a market that had been stagnated in the past 10 years.
Commercial Refrigeration and Related Equipment in the U.S., a new report from
Specialists in Business Information, contains comprehensive data on the U.S.
market for commercial refrigerators and related equipment, including
shipments, imports and exports, end-use markets, and industry statistics.
The segments for commercial refrigerator and related equipment are classified as:
- Reach-in refrigerators and reach-in vertical display cabinets for normal
and low temperature applications including self-contained and remote units;
- Closed refrigerated display cases for normal and low temperature
applications, including self-contained and remote units;
- Open, one level and multilevel, self-service refrigerated display cases
for normal temperature applications, including self-contained and remote units;
- Open, self-service refrigerated frozen food display cases, including
self-contained and remote units;
- Closed refrigerated frozen food cabinets, other than reach-in type,
including self-contained and remote units;
- Other commercial refrigerated display cases for low temperature
applications, including self-contained and remote units;
- Other commercial refrigerators and related equipment;
- Commercial refrigerated sectional coolers and cooling rooms, prefabricated
(factory produced) type, including self-contained and remote units;
- Commercial mechanical refrigerated drinking water coolers;
- Commercial mechanical refrigerated bottled beverage coolers, dry and wet
types, except coin-operated; and,
- Commercial mechanical refrigerated bulk beverage dispensers, including
malt dispensers and pre-cooler cabinets, except coin-operated.
Methodology
The information in the report was obtained from government sources, trade
association publications, business journals, company literature, and
investment reports. It also identifies key trends affecting the marketplace
and profiles major marketers, along with manufacturer strategies used to
maximize growth and profitability.
Shipment statistics are derived from the U.S. Census of Manufacturers and the
Annual Survey of Manufacturers (ASM), and is estimated and forecasted by SBI.
All 2005 shipments are estimates Import and Export data by major country of
origin is derived from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S.
International Trade Commission. Historical data are provided for 2001 through
2005, with forecast data from 2006 to 2010. Price trends were tracked from the
Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index.
Market size (market supply) is defined as the amount of commercial
refrigerators and related equipments products supplied to the total U.S.
marketplace, in a particular period. Therefore, market size is determined by
supply rather than demand. The U.S. commercial refrigerators and related
equipments market supply (henceforth referred to as market size) was
calculated from the Department of Commerce statistics by collecting data from
domestic plant shipments, adding imports, and extracting exports. As such, the
formula for determining the market size for commercial refrigerators and
related equipments will be: production in U.S. + balance of trade i.e.
Shipments + (imports - exports). Also note that the values are in net
selling values, i.e., free on board (f.o.b.) from the manufacturing plant, and
not the retail/wholesale price sold to the end consumer.
SBI designates the overall commercial refrigerators and related equipments
product business as the market, the various product areas within the market as
segments.
What You' ll Get in this Report
Commercial Refrigeration and Related Equipment in the U.S. makes important
predictions and recommendations regarding the future of this market, and
pinpoints ways current and prospective marketers can capitalize on current
trends and spearhead new ones. No other market research report provides both
the comprehensive analysis and extensive data that Commercial Refrigeration
and Related Equipment in the U.S. offers.
The report addresses the following segments:
- The Market (including market size and composition, and projected
market valuation growth)
- Competitive Profiles (of the mainstream marketers, specialists and
up-and-coming niche players, and analyses of the products they market)
- End-Users
- Marketing Trends
Plus, you' ll benefit from extensive data, presented in easy-to-read and
practical charts, tables and graphs.
How You Will Benefit from this Report
If your company is already competing in the commercial refrigeration industry,
or uses these products, you will find this report invaluable, as it provides a
comprehensive package of information and insight not offered in any other
single source. You will gain a thorough understanding of the current market
for commercial refrigerators, freezers and related equipment, as well as
projected market demand and trends through 2010.
This report will help:
- Marketing Managers identify market opportunities and develop
targeted promotions plans for commercial refrigeration and related equipment.
- Research and development professionals stay on top of competitor
initiatives and explore demand for commercial refrigeration and related
equipment.
- Advertising agencies working with clients in the refrigeration
industry understand the product buyer to develop messages and images that
compel consumers to purchase these products.
- Business development executives understand the dynamics of the
market and identify possible partnerships.
- Information and research center librarians provide market
researchers, brand and product managers and other colleagues with the vital
information they need to do their jobs more effectively.
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