/PRZOOM - Newswire/ - The report assesses the market opportunities and challenges of the flavor and fragrance (F&F) industry. The report focuses on the characteristics and growth drivers of each of the three segments of the market – flavor, fragrance and fine ingredients.

Delhi, India, 06/25/2009 – In the year 2008, business environment for the Flavor and Fragrance (F&F) industry was difficult mostly because of the increasingly severe financial and economic crisis in the second half of the year and rise in raw material prices. In this difficult business environment, the ordering behavior of the customers of the F&F industry was more conservative with ongoing destocking having an additional negative effect on the F&F industry.

But the F&F industry did not lose completely because of these factors. On the positive side, the rapidly growing markets of Asia and Eastern Europe contributed to the overall growth of the industry, albeit at a slower rate.

The global economic downturn continued in the first quarter of 2009 and this weakness is expected to continue for the whole year. However, the F&F industry is expected to remain stable, unlike other industries as this industry caters mainly to the food and beverage sectors, pharmaceuticals and home and personal care markets, which are less cyclical than other industries. The global F&F industry is expected to remain stable in 2009 and 2010, but will grow again in the subsequent years.

However, in the event that the economic environment does not improve and the destocking trend is prolonged, negative growth in the Flavors & Fragrances industry is possible. But, as eating, drinking, personal hygiene and household hygiene are basic necessities, the general economic downturn as a crisis does not threaten the survival of the F&F industry. It is expected that F&F players supplying to the luxury segment will continue to be under pressure.

Further, the flavor segment is expected to continue its dominance in the F&F industry mainly because of the increasing consumption of fast food, snacks and soft drinks in the developing countries.

The report broadly includes the following:

1. Industry Structure: Value Chain Analysis

2. Global Flavor and Fragrance Market: An Analysis
2.1 Market Size and Growth
2.2 Business Environment

3. Flavor and Fragrance Market: Segment Analysis
3.1 Flavors Market: An Analysis
3.2 Fragrance Market: An Analysis
3.3 Fine Ingredients Market: An Analysis

4. Global F&F Market: Geographical Analysis

5. Market Opportunities

6. Market Challenges

7. Competitive Landscape
7.1 Market Consolidation
7.2 Flavor Segment
7.3 Fragrance Segment

8. Company Analysis
8.1 Givaudan
8.2 Firmenich
8.3 International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF)
8.4 Symrise AG

9. Market Outlook
9.1 Market Forecast
9.2 Forecast Methodology
9.2.1 Dependent and Independent Variables
9.2.2 Correlation Analysis
9.2.3 Regression Analysis

List of Figures
Figure 1.1: Flavor and fragrance industry (F&F) – Supply Chain
Figure 2.1: Global Flavor & Fragrance Market - Size: 2000-2008
Figure 2.2: Global Flavor and Fragrance Industry – Segment Break-up: 2008
Figure 2.3: Global Flavor and Fragrance Industry – End-Market Break-up: 2008
Figure 2.4: Global GDP Growth: 2008
Figure 3.1: Global Flavor Market - Size: 2002-2008
Figure 3.2: Global Flavor Market – Breakdown by Sub-segments: 2008
Figure 3.3: Global Fragrance Market - Size: 2002-2008
Figure 3.4: Global Fragrance Market – Breakdown by Sub-segments: 2008
Figure 3.5: Global Fine Ingredients Market - Size: 2002-2008
Figure 4.1: F&F Market Breakdown by Region: 2008
Figure 5.1: Flavor Market Potential – EMEA region
Figure 5.2: Chinese Flavor & Fragrance Market - Size: 2002-2008
Figure 6.1: F&F Industry – Cost Break-up of Raw Materials
Figure 7.1: Global Flavor Market – Share Break-up: 2008
Figure 7.2: Global Fragrance Market – Share Break-up: 2008
Figure 8.1: Givaudan – Revenue by Segment: 2005-2008
Figure 8.2: Givaudan – Sales by Geography: 2008
Figure 8.3: Firmenich sales – 2007-2008
Figure 8.4: IFF – Revenue by Segment: 2005-2008
Figure 8.5: IFF – Sales by Geography: 2008
Figure 8.6: Symrise – Revenue by Segment: 2005-2008
Figure 8.7: Symrise – Sales by Geography: 2008
Figure 9.1: Global Flavor & Fragrance Market - Forecast: 2009-2011

List of Tables
Table 3.1: Market Size - End-Markets for Fragrances: 2007
Table 7.1: F&F Industry: Market Share – Tier I & Tier II Companies
Table 9.1 Dependent & Independent Variables (1998– 2007)
Table 9.2 Correlation Matrix
Table 9.3 Model Summary – Coefficient of Determination
Table 9.4 Regression Coefficients Output.

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