Summary
“FMCG Business Confidence Report H2 2015” is a new report by Canadean that globally analyzes current economic state, industry and company growth prospects, and consumer confidence levels during the next six months. In addition, it examines supplier price changes, expenditure trends, key priorities and major concerns.
Key Findings
- The highest percentage of executives indicate a stable economic environment in H2 2015 (July-December 2015)
- Executives who operate in Europe expect an improvement in consumer confidence in H2 2015, as compared to H1 2015 (January-June 2015)
- On average, industry executives project packaging prices to increase by 2.0% over the next six months.
- Respondents who operate in Europe and Asia-Pacific expect higher sales growth in H2 2015 as compared to H1 2015.
- Executives foresee an increase in expenditure on new product development, and mergers and acquisitions over the next six months.
Synopsis
This report examines executive's opinion on business environment over July-November 2015. It also highlights existing economic condition, supplier price variations, sales performance, industry and company growth outlook, spending pattern and key priorities. Additionally, it provides information categorized by region and presents comparison with H1 2015 wherever applicable.
FMCG Industry Business Confidence Survey H2 2015 also includes:
- Current state of the global economy: examines prevailing economic conditions globally and across various regions.
- Company and industry growth outlook: provides industry executives' expectations towards growth prospects of their company and the industry over the next six months.
- Change in consumer confidence: analyzes FMCG industry executives' opinion about the change in consumer confidence during H2 2015.
- Supplier prices projection: determines expected change in supplier prices across various categories and their impact on business confidence.
- Change in staff headcount and sales performance: tracks expected change in staff headcount and sales for H2 2015 among industry executives globally.
- Significant investment activities: highlights various areas in which industry executives intend to invest over the next six months.
- Business concerns: provides information about potential business concerns indicated by survey respondents for H2 2015.
- Key priorities: identifies top priorities of industry executives operating in various regions.
Reasons To Buy
- Organizations can make effective business strategy by knowing the prevailing business conditions and sentiment within the FMCG industry.
- Organizations will be supported in business expansion decisions by providing information about projected change in sales performance and supplier prices.
- Organizations can improve operational efficiency by knowing about key priorities and major concerns of FMCG industry executives.
- Organizations can alter investment allocation by understanding key focus areas highlighted by survey respondents during H2 2015.
Table Of Contents
Introduction
Definitions
Methodology and sample size
Respondent profile
Confidence indexes
Existing economic environment
Industry and company growth outlook
Expected change in consumer confidence Supplier prices, staff headcount and sales performance
Supplier prices expectations
Anticipated change in staff head count and sales projections
Anticipated change in spend on key activities Business concerns and organizational priorities
Level of concerns and expected impact
Significance of potential business priorities
Appendix
List Of Tables
List Of Figures
Figure 1: Confidence Index- H1 2015-H2 2015
Figure 2: Current economic condition - Overall (H2 2015) comparison (H2 2015-H1 2015)
Figure 3: Current economic condition - Region
Figure 4: Current economic condition - Region - H2 2015-H1 2015
Figure 5: Current economic condition - Those who operate and do not operate in a region
Figure 6: Industry and company growth prospects - Overall
Figure 7: Industry and company growth prospects - Overall - In detail - comparison (H2 2015-H1 2015)
Figure 8: Industry and company growth prospects - Region
Figure 9: Industry and company growth prospects - Region - H2 2015-H1 2015
Figure 10: Anticipated variation in consumer confidence - Overall (H2 2015) comparison (H2 2015-H1 2015)
Figure 11: Anticipated variation in consumer confidence - Region
Figure 12: Anticipated variation in consumer confidence - Region - H2 2015-H1 2015
Figure 13: Projected change in supplier prices - Raw material - Overall and regional
Figure 14: Projected change in supplier prices - Raw material - Regional - H2 2015-H1 2015
Figure 15: Projected change in supplier prices - Semi-finished products - Overall and regional
Figure 16: Projected change in supplier prices - Semi-finished products - Regional - H2 2015-H1 2015
Figure 17: Projected change in supplier prices - Packaging - Overall and regional
Figure 18: Projected change in supplier prices - Packaging - Regional - H2 2015-H1 2015
Figure 19: Projected change in supplier prices - Ingredients - Overall and regional
Figure 20: Projected change in supplier prices - Ingredients - Regional - H2 2015-H1 2015
Figure 21: Staff headcount and sales outlook - Regional - H2 2015-H1 2015
Figure 22: Expenditure projection on key activities - Overall
Figure 23: Expenditure projection on key activities - Overall - H2 2015-H1 2015
Figure 24: Top five business concerns - Region
Figure 25: Business concerns - Overall and regional - A
Figure 26: Business concerns - Overall and regional - A - H2 2015-H1 2015
Figure 27: Business concerns - Overall and regional - B
Figure 28: Business concerns - Overall and regional - B - H2 2015-H1 2015
Figure 29: Top five organizational priorities - Region
Figure 30: Organizational priorities - Overall and region
Figure 31: Organizational priorities - Overall and region - Change compared to H1 2015
