Market Report, "Slovenia Food & Drink Report Q4 2015", published

After two consecutive years of contraction, the Slovenian food and drink market recorded modest growth in 2014. While we expect the positive trends in the Slovenian economy to persist in the near term , the recovery is anticipated to be slow and modest. As a result, we forecast weak growth in the Slovenian food and drink market with sales figures accelerating towards the second half of our forecast period.

Headline Industry Data

Food consumption (local currency) growth (y-o-y) in 2015: +0.4%; compound annual growth rate (CAGR) 2014-2019: +1.0%.

Per capita food consumption (local currency) growth (y-o-y) in 2015: +0.2%; CAGR 2014-2019: +0.9%.

Alcoholic drinks value (local currency) sales growth (y-o-y) in 2015: 0.0%; CAGR 2014-2019: +1.9%.

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Soft drinks value (local currency) sales growth (y-o-y) in 2015: +0.9%; CAGR 2014-2019: +2.5%.

Total mass grocery retail value (local currency) sales growth (y-o-y) in 2015: +4.0%; CAGR 2014-2019: +4.8%.

Key Company Trends

Podravka Acquires Majority Stake In Zito: In May 2015, Croatia-based Podravka has reached an agreement to acquire a 51.55% stake in Slovenia-based food producer Zito for EUR33.03mn (USD36.91mn). As part of the agreement, Podravka will buy 183,386 shares of Zito at EUR180.1 (USD201.24) each. Podravka must offer to buy the rest of Zito's shares in due course, in line with Slovenian legislation. The deal values the entire company at EUR64mn (USD71.5mn). However, the actual price will be lower as Zito has treasury shares worth around a tenth of the entire issue. The deal still requires approval from competition authorities.

The Slovenia Food & Drink Report features BMI Research'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 Slovenia 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 Slovenia.

Key Benefits

* Benchmark BMI's independent food and drink industry forecasts for Slovenia to test other views - a key input for successful budgeting and strategic business planning in the Slovenian food and drink market.
* Target business opportunities and risks in Slovenia through our reviews of latest industry trends, regulatory changes and major deals, projects and investments.
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