Report Published: "Germany Food & Drink Report Q1 2015"

Our outlook for Germany's food and drink industry has turned more cautious, as the country's major economic and private consumption indicators signal a potential slowdown over the coming quarters. While we have maintained our forecasts for the Germany's food and drink sector, we highlight downside risks arising from the ongoing boycott of German exports to Russia and the subsequent weakness in wage growth.

Headline Industry Forecasts (local currency)

* Total food consumption growth (year-on-year, y-o-y) in 2014: +4.0%; compound annual growth rate (CAGR) 2013-2018: +3.7%
* Soft drinks sales growth (y-o-y) in 2014: +4.3%; CAGR 2013-2018: +3.9%
* Alcoholic drinks sales growth (y-o-y) in 2014: +1.3%; CAGR 2013-2018: +1.0%
* Total mass grocery retail sales growth (y-o-y) in 2014: +9.0%; CAGR 2013-2018: +6.5%

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Key Company Trends

Oystar Sells A+F As Culmination Of Strategic Refocus: In October 2014, packaging machinery supplier Oystar sold its secondary packaging division A+F to Germany-based Mutares. The move completes Oystar's strategic focus on its primary packaging business for the dairy and food industry, which began in 2010. Subsequently, A+F brand, which mainly operated in the dairy market, can now apply its significant expertise to other industries without having to align itself to the group's needs. 'As an independent enterprise, A+F now has the chance to apply its significant expertise to other industries without having to align itself to our group's needs,' Oystar CEO Markus Ehl said, reports FoodBev.com.

Nestlé To Sell Alete And Milasan Brands: In October 2014, Switzerland-based food company Nestlé planned to dispose of its Alete and Milasan baby food brands in Germany to investment firm BWK and private investor Horst Jostock for an undisclosed amount. The sale, which will take effect on January 1, would include the brands and a factory in the Bavarian town of Weiding. The new owners have committed to develop and invest in the...

The Germany Food & Drink Report features Business Monitor International (BMI)'s market assessment and independent forecasts for food and drink expenditure, consumption, sales, and imports/exports and forecasts for the mass grocery retail sector. The report also includes analyses of major regulatory developments, the background macroeconomic outlook and competitive landscape comparing national and multinational companies by leading products and services, sales, investments, partners and expansion strategies.

BMI's Germany Food & Drink Report provides industry professionals and strategists, sector analysts, business investors, trade associations and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on the food and drink industry and the mass grocery retail market in Germany.

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