Global Ice Cream Market Growth 2021-2026

1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered

2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Ice Cream Consumption 2016-2026
2.1.2 Ice Cream Consumption CAGR by Region
2.2 Ice Cream Segment by Type
2.2.1 Soft Ice Cream
2.2.2 Hard Ice Cream
2.3 Ice Cream Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Type (2016-2021)
2.3.2 Global Ice Cream Revenue and Market Share by Type (2016-2021)
2.3.3 Global Ice Cream Sale Price by Type (2016-2021)
2.4 Ice Cream Segment by Application
2.4.1 Commercial
2.4.2 Residential
2.5 Ice Cream Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Ice Cream Sale Market Share by Application (2016-2021)
2.5.2 Global Ice Cream Revenue and Market Share by Application (2016-2021)
2.5.3 Global Ice Cream Sale Price by Application (2016-2021)

3 Global Ice Cream by Company
3.1 Global Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Company
3.1.1 Global Ice Cream Sales by Company (2019-2021)
3.1.2 Global Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Company (2019-2021)
3.2 Global Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Company
3.2.1 Global Ice Cream Revenue by Company (2019-2021)
3.2.2 Global Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Company (2019-2021)
3.3 Global Ice Cream Sale Price by Company
3.4 Global Manufacturers Ice Cream Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Ice Cream Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Ice Cream Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2019-2021)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion

4 Ice Cream by Region
4.1 Global Ice Cream by Region
4.1.1 Global Ice Cream Sales by Region
4.1.2 Global Ice Cream Revenue by Region
4.2 Americas Ice Cream Sales Growth
4.3 APAC Ice Cream Sales Growth
4.4 Europe Ice Cream Sales Growth
4.5 Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Sales Growth

5 Americas
5.1 Americas Ice Cream Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Ice Cream Sales by Country (2016-2021)
5.1.2 Americas Ice Cream Revenue by Country (2016-2021)
5.2 Americas Ice Cream Sales by Type
5.3 Americas Ice Cream Sales by Application
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil

6 APAC
6.1 APAC Ice Cream Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Ice Cream Sales by Region (2016-2021)
6.1.2 APAC Ice Cream Revenue by Region (2016-2021)
6.2 APAC Ice Cream Sales by Type
6.3 APAC Ice Cream Sales by Application
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia

7 Europe
7.1 Europe Ice Cream by Country
7.1.1 Europe Ice Cream Sales by Country (2016-2021)
7.1.2 Europe Ice Cream Revenue by Country (2016-2021)
7.2 Europe Ice Cream Sales by Type
7.3 Europe Ice Cream Sales by Application
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia

8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Ice Cream by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Sales by Country (2016-2021)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Revenue by Country (2016-2021)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Sales by Type
8.3 Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Sales by Application
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Country

9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers and Impact
9.1.1 Growing Demand from Key Regions
9.1.2 Growing Demand from Key Applications and Potential Industries
9.2 Market Challenges and Impact
9.3 Market Trends

10 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
10.1 Sales Channel
10.1.1 Direct Channels
10.1.2 Indirect Channels
10.2 Ice Cream Distributors
10.3 Ice Cream Customer

11 Global Ice Cream Market Forecast
11.1 Global Ice Cream Forecast by Region
11.1.1 Global Ice Cream Forecast by Regions (2021-2026)
11.2.2 Global Ice Cream Revenue Forecast by Regions (2021-2026)
11.2 Americas Forecast by Countries
11.3 APAC Forecast by Region
11.4 Europe Forecast by Countries
11.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Countries
11.6 Global Ice Cream Forecast by Type
11.7 Global Ice Cream Forecast by Application

12 Key Players Analysis
12.1 Unilever
12.1.1 Unilever Unilever Company Information
12.1.2 Unilever Ice Cream Product Offered
12.1.3 Unilever Ice Cream Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2021)
12.1.4 Unilever Main Business Overview
12.1.5 Unilever Latest Developments
12.2 Nestlé
12.2.1 Nestlé Company Information
12.2.2 Nestlé Ice Cream Product Offered
12.2.3 Nestlé Ice Cream Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2021)
12.2.4 Nestlé Main Business Overview
12.2.5 Nestlé Latest Developments
12.3 Lotte Confectionary
12.3.1 Lotte Confectionary Company Information
12.3.2 Lotte Confectionary Ice Cream Product Offered
12.3.3 Lotte Confectionary Ice Cream Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2021)
12.3.4 Lotte Confectionary Main Business Overview
12.3.5 Lotte Confectionary Latest Developments
12.4 Dean Foods
12.4.1 Dean Foods Company Information
12.4.2 Dean Foods Ice Cream Product Offered
12.4.3 Dean Foods Ice Cream Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2021)
12.4.4 Dean Foods Main Business Overview
12.4.5 Dean Foods Latest Developments
12.5 General Mills
12.5.1 General Mills Company Information
12.5.2 General Mills Ice Cream Product Offered
12.5.3 General Mills Ice Cream Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2021)
12.5.4 General Mills Main Business Overview
12.5.5 General Mills Latest Developments
12.6 Mars
12.6.1 Mars Company Information
12.6.2 Mars Ice Cream Product Offered
12.6.3 Mars Ice Cream Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2021)
12.6.4 Mars Main Business Overview
12.6.5 Mars Latest Developments
12.7 Yili Group
12.7.1 Yili Group Company Information
12.7.2 Yili Group Ice Cream Product Offered
12.7.3 Yili Group Ice Cream Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2021)
12.7.4 Yili Group Main Business Overview
12.7.5 Yili Group Latest Developments
12.8 Morinaga
12.8.1 Morinaga Company Information
12.8.2 Morinaga Ice Cream Product Offered
12.8.3 Morinaga Ice Cream Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2021)
12.8.4 Morinaga Main Business Overview
12.8.5 Morinaga Latest Developments
12.9 Meiji
12.9.1 Meiji Company Information
12.9.2 Meiji Ice Cream Product Offered
12.9.3 Meiji Ice Cream Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2021)
12.9.4 Meiji Main Business Overview
12.9.5 Meiji Latest Developments
12.10 Mengniu
12.10.1 Mengniu Company Information
12.10.2 Mengniu Ice Cream Product Offered
12.10.3 Mengniu Ice Cream Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2021)
12.10.4 Mengniu Main Business Overview
12.10.5 Mengniu Latest Developments
12.11 Turkey Hill
12.11.1 Turkey Hill Company Information
12.11.2 Turkey Hill Ice Cream Product Offered
12.11.3 Turkey Hill Ice Cream Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2021)
12.11.4 Turkey Hill Main Business Overview
12.11.5 Turkey Hill Latest Developments
12.12 Blue Bell Creameries
12.12.1 Blue Bell Creameries Company Information
12.12.2 Blue Bell Creameries Ice Cream Product Offered
12.12.3 Blue Bell Creameries Ice Cream Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2021)
12.12.4 Blue Bell Creameries Main Business Overview
12.12.5 Blue Bell Creameries Latest Developments
12.13 Amul
12.13.1 Amul Company Information
12.13.2 Amul Ice Cream Product Offered
12.13.3 Amul Ice Cream Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2019-2021)
12.13.4 Amul Main Business Overview
12.13.5 Amul Latest Developments

13 Research Findings and Conclusion

List of Tables
Table 1. Ice Cream Consumption CAGR by Region (2020-2026) & ($ Millions)
Table 2. Major Players of Soft Ice Cream
Table 3. Major Players of Hard Ice Cream
Table 4. Global Ice Cream Sales by Type (2016-2021) & (M L)
Table 5. Global Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Type (2016-2021)
Table 6. Global Ice Cream Revenue by Type (2016-2021) & ($ million)
Table 7. Global Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Type (2016-2021)
Table 8. Global Ice Cream Sale Price by Type (2016-2021)
Table 9. Global Ice Cream Sales by Application (2016-2021) & (M L)
Table 10. Global Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Application (2016-2021)
Table 11. Global Ice Cream Value by Application (2016-2021)
Table 12. Global Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Application (2016-2021)
Table 13. Global Ice Cream Sale Price by Application (2016-2021)
Table 14. Global Ice Cream Sales by Company (2019-2021) & (M L)
Table 15. Global Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Company (2019-2021)
Table 16. Global Ice Cream Revenue by Company (2019-2021) ($ Millions)
Table 17. Global Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Company (2019-2021)
Table 18. Global Ice Cream Sale Price by Company (2019-2021)
Table 19. Key Manufacturers Ice Cream Producing Area Distribution and Sales Area
Table 20. Players Ice Cream Products Offered
Table 21. Ice Cream Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2019-2021)
Table 22. New Products and Potential Entrants
Table 23. Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
Table 24. Global Ice Cream Sales by Region (2016-2021) (M L)
Table 25. Global Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Region (2016-2021)
Table 26. Global Ice Cream Revenue by Region (2016-2021) & ($ Millions)
Table 27. Global Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Region (2016-2021)
Table 28. Americas Ice Cream Sales by Country (2016-2021) & (M L)
Table 29. Americas Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Country (2016-2021)
Table 30. Americas Ice Cream Revenue by Country (2016-2021) & ($ Millions)
Table 31. Americas Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Country (2016-2021)
Table 32. Americas Ice Cream Sales by Type (2016-2021) & (M L)
Table 33. Americas Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Type (2016-2021)
Table 34. Americas Ice Cream Sales by Application (2016-2021) & (M L)
Table 35. Americas Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Application (2016-2021)
Table 36. APAC Ice Cream Sales by Region (2016-2021) & (M L)
Table 37. APAC Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Region (2016-2021)
Table 38. APAC Ice Cream Revenue by Region (2016-2021) & ($ Millions)
Table 39. APAC Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Region (2016-2021)
Table 40. APAC Ice Cream Sales by Type (2016-2021) & (M L)
Table 41. APAC Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Type (2016-2021)
Table 42. APAC Ice Cream Sales by Application (2016-2021) & (M L)
Table 43. APAC Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Application (2016-2021)
Table 44. Europe Ice Cream Sales by Country (2016-2021) & (M L)
Table 45. Europe Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Country (2016-2021)
Table 46. Europe Ice Cream Revenue by Country (2016-2021) & ($ Millions)
Table 47. Europe Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Country (2016-2021)
Table 48. Europe Ice Cream Sales by Type (2016-2021) & (M L)
Table 49. Europe Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Type (2016-2021)
Table 50. Europe Ice Cream Sales by Application (2016-2021) & (M L)
Table 51. Europe Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Application (2016-2021)
Table 52. Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Sales by Country (2016-2021) & (M L)
Table 53. Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Country (2016-2021)
Table 54. Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Revenue by Country (2016-2021) & ($ Millions)
Table 55. Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Country (2016-2021)
Table 56. Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Sales by Type (2016-2021) & (M L)
Table 57. Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Type (2016-2021)
Table 58. Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Sales by Application (2016-2021) & (M L)
Table 59. Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Application (2016-2021)
Table 60. Global Ice Cream Sales Forecast by Type (2021-2026) & (M L)
Table 61. Global Ice Cream Sales Market Share Forecast by Type (2021-2026)
Table 62. Global Ice Cream Revenue Forecast by Type (2021-2026) & ($ Millions)
Table 63. Global Ice Cream Revenue Market Share Forecast by Type (2021-2026)
Table 64. Global Ice Cream Sales Forecast by Application (2021-2026) & (M L)
Table 65. Global Ice Cream Sales Market Share Forecast by Application (2021-2026)
Table 66. Global Ice Cream Revenue Forecast by Application (2021-2026) & ($ Millions)
Table 67. Global Ice Cream Revenue Market Share Forecast by Application (2021-2026)
Table 68. Unilever Basic Information, Ice Cream Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 69. Unilever Ice Cream Product Offered
Table 70. Unilever Ice Cream Sales (M L), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/L) and Gross Margin (2019-2021E)
Table 71. Unilever Main Business
Table 72. Unilever Latest Developments
Table 73. Nestlé Basic Information, Ice Cream Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 74. Nestlé Ice Cream Product Offered
Table 75. Nestlé Ice Cream Sales (M L), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/L) and Gross Margin (2019-2021E)
Table 76. Nestlé Main Business
Table 77. Nestlé Latest Developments
Table 78. Lotte Confectionary Basic Information, Ice Cream Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 79. Lotte Confectionary Ice Cream Product Offered
Table 80. Lotte Confectionary Ice Cream Sales (M L), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/L) and Gross Margin (2019-2021E)
Table 81. Lotte Confectionary Main Business
Table 82. Lotte Confectionary Latest Developments
Table 83. Dean Foods Basic Information, Ice Cream Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 84. Dean Foods Ice Cream Product Offered
Table 85. Dean Foods Ice Cream Sales (M L), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/L) and Gross Margin (2019-2021E)
Table 86. Dean Foods Main Business
Table 87. Dean Foods Latest Developments
Table 88. General Mills Basic Information, Ice Cream Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 89. General Mills Ice Cream Product Offered
Table 90. General Mills Ice Cream Sales (M L), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/L) and Gross Margin (2019-2021E)
Table 91. General Mills Main Business
Table 92. General Mills Latest Developments
Table 93. Mars Basic Information, Ice Cream Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 94. Mars Ice Cream Product Offered
Table 95. Mars Ice Cream Sales (M L), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/L) and Gross Margin (2019-2021E)
Table 96. Mars Main Business
Table 97. Mars Latest Developments
Table 98. Yili Group Basic Information, Ice Cream Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 99. Yili Group Ice Cream Product Offered
Table 100. Yili Group Ice Cream Sales (M L), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/L) and Gross Margin (2019-2021E)
Table 101. Yili Group Main Business
Table 102. Yili Group Latest Developments
Table 103. Morinaga Basic Information, Ice Cream Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 104. Morinaga Ice Cream Product Offered
Table 105. Morinaga Ice Cream Sales (M L), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/L) and Gross Margin (2019-2021E)
Table 106. Morinaga Main Business
Table 107. Morinaga Latest Developments
Table 108. Meiji Basic Information, Ice Cream Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 109. Meiji Ice Cream Product Offered
Table 110. Meiji Ice Cream Sales (M L), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/L) and Gross Margin (2019-2021E)
Table 111. Meiji Main Business
Table 112. Meiji Latest Developments
Table 113. Mengniu Basic Information, Ice Cream Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 114. Mengniu Ice Cream Product Offered
Table 115. Mengniu Ice Cream Sales (M L), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/L) and Gross Margin (2019-2021E)
Table 116. Mengniu Main Business
Table 117. Mengniu Latest Developments
Table 118. Turkey Hill Basic Information, Ice Cream Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 119. Turkey Hill Ice Cream Product Offered
Table 120. Turkey Hill Ice Cream Sales (M L), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/L) and Gross Margin (2019-2021E)
Table 121. Turkey Hill Main Business
Table 122. Turkey Hill Latest Developments
Table 123. Blue Bell Creameries Basic Information, Ice Cream Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 124. Blue Bell Creameries Ice Cream Product Offered
Table 125. Blue Bell Creameries Ice Cream Sales (M L), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/L) and Gross Margin (2019-2021E)
Table 126. Blue Bell Creameries Main Business
Table 127. Blue Bell Creameries Latest Developments
Table 128. Amul Basic Information, Ice Cream Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 129. Amul Ice Cream Product Offered
Table 130. Amul Ice Cream Sales (M L), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/L) and Gross Margin (2019-2021E)
Table 131. Amul Main Business
Table 132. Amul Latest Developments
List of Figures
Figure 1. Picture of Ice Cream
Figure 2. Ice Cream Report Years Considered
Figure 3. Research Objectives
Figure 4. Research Methodology
Figure 5. Research Process and Data Source
Figure 6. Global Ice Cream Sales Growth Rate 2016-2026 (M L)
Figure 7. Global Ice Cream Revenue Growth Rate 2016-2026 ($ Millions)
Figure 8. Ice Cream Sales by Region (2021 & 2026) & ($ millions)
Figure 9. Product Picture of Soft Ice Cream
Figure 10. Product Picture of Hard Ice Cream
Figure 11. Global Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Type in 2020
Figure 12. Global Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Type (2016-2021)
Figure 13. Ice Cream Consumed in Commercial
Figure 14. Global Ice Cream Market: Commercial (2016-2021) & (M L)
Figure 15. Ice Cream Consumed in Residential
Figure 16. Global Ice Cream Market: Residential (2016-2021) & (M L)
Figure 17. Global Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Application (2016-2021)
Figure 18. Global Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Application in 2020
Figure 19. Global Ice Cream Revenue Market by Company in 2020 ($ Million)
Figure 20. Global Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Company in 2020
Figure 21. Global Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Regions (2016-2021)
Figure 22. Global Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Region in 2020
Figure 23. Americas Ice Cream Sales 2016-2021 (M L)
Figure 24. Americas Ice Cream Revenue 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 25. APAC Ice Cream Sales 2016-2021 (M L)
Figure 26. APAC Ice Cream Revenue 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 27. Europe Ice Cream Sales 2016-2021 (M L)
Figure 28. Europe Ice Cream Revenue 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 29. Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Sales 2016-2021 (M L)
Figure 30. Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Revenue 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 31. Americas Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Country in 2020
Figure 32. Americas Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Country in 2020
Figure 33. Americas Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Type in 2020
Figure 34. Americas Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Application in 2020
Figure 35. United States Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 36. Canada Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 37. Mexico Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 38. Brazil Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 39. APAC Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Region in 2020
Figure 40. APAC Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Regions in 2020
Figure 41. APAC Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Type in 2020
Figure 42. APAC Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Application in 2020
Figure 43. China Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 44. Japan Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 45. Korea Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 46. Southeast Asia Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 47. India Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 48. Australia Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 49. Europe Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Country in 2020
Figure 50. Europe Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Country in 2020
Figure 51. Europe Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Type in 2020
Figure 52. Europe Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Application in 2020
Figure 53. Germany Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 54. France Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 55. UK Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 56. Italy Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 57. Russia Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 58. Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Country in 2020
Figure 59. Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Revenue Market Share by Country in 2020
Figure 60. Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Type in 2020
Figure 61. Middle East & Africa Ice Cream Sales Market Share by Application in 2020
Figure 62. Egypt Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 63. South Africa Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 64. Israel Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 65. Turkey Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 66. GCC Country Ice Cream Revenue Growth 2016-2021 ($ Millions)
Figure 67. Channels of Distribution
Figure 68. Distributors Profiles

SECONDARY RESEARCH
Secondary Research Information is collected from a number of publicly available as well as paid databases. Public sources involve publications by different associations and governments, annual reports and statements of companies, white papers and research publications by recognized industry experts and renowned academia etc. Paid data sources include third party authentic industry databases.

PRIMARY RESEARCH
Once data collection is done through secondary research, primary interviews are conducted with different stakeholders across the value chain like manufacturers, distributors, ingredient/input suppliers, end customers and other key opinion leaders of the industry. Primary research is used both to validate the data points obtained from secondary research and to fill in the data gaps after secondary research.

MARKET ENGINEERING
The market engineering phase involves analyzing the data collected, market breakdown and forecasting. Macroeconomic indicators and bottom-up and top-down approaches are used to arrive at a complete set of data points that give way to valuable qualitative and quantitative insights. Each data point is verified by the process of data triangulation to validate the numbers and arrive at close estimates.

EXPERT VALIDATION
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REPORT WRITING/ PRESENTATION
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