Organic Food in the United States

Organic Food in the United States

Datamonitor's Organic Food in the United States industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the organic food industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

* Add weight to presentations and marketing materials

* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

Organic food is produce that has been independently certified to have been grown free of chemicals. Market values are taken at retail selling price (RSP). Any currency conversions used in the creation of this report have been calculated using constant 2008 annual average exchange rates.

For the purposes of this report, the Americas comprises Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the US.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation I 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation II 11
CHAPTER 5 Five Forces Analysis 12
5.1 Summary 12
5.2 Buyer Power 13
5.3 Supplier Power 14
5.4 New Entrants 16
5.5 Substitutes 17
5.6 Rivalry 18
CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 19
6.1 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 19
6.2 Whole Foods Market, Inc. 23
6.3 Wild Oats Markets Inc 25
6.4 The Kroger Co. 27
CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 32
7.1 Market Value Forecast 32
CHAPTER 8 Macroeconomic Indicators 33
CHAPTER 9 Appendix 34
9.1 Methodology 34
9.2 Industry Associations 35
9.3 Related Datamonitor Research 35

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United States Organic Food Market Value: $ billion, 2004-2008 (e) 9
Table 2: United States Organic Food Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 (e) 10
Table 3: United States Organic Food Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 (e) 11
Table 4: Key Facts: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 19
Table 5: Key Financials: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 22
Table 6: Key Facts: Whole Foods Market, Inc. 23
Table 7: Key Facts: Wild Oats Markets Inc 25
Table 8: Key Facts: The Kroger Co. 27
Table 9: Key Financials: The Kroger Co. 31
Table 10: United States Organic Food Market Value Forecast: $ billion, 2008-2013 32
Table 11: United States Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 (e) 33
Table 12: United States GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 (e) 33
Table 13: United States Inflation, 2004-2008 (e) 33