Did you know?

- Bread in the UK is the largest market for Soya flour in Western Europe at 44,000 tonnes

- There is such an anti GM view held by German consumers that the market is set to decline by 50% in many sectors over the next five years

- The growth in Soya Milks is one of the driving factors in the European Functional Foods Market, particularly in France and the UK

- Italy and Spain are leading the way with soya isoflavone supplements as natural alternatives to HRT.

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c10092) has announced the addition of Western European Market for Soya Ingredients - Multi Client Study to their offering

This newly published market report looking at the European market for soya ingredients covers the major end use sectors, including, bread, cakes, meat, functional foods, infant formula and supplements. This information is also given by country and by individual soya ingredient. Individual sectors can be ordered on request.

Global interest in soya-based products is rising, driven by a higher level of consumer awareness of their potential health benefits, together with their greater availability.

"Commodity applications for soya ingredients dominate the European market, however, higher growth rates have been observed in more niche areas such as functional foods." "92% of respondents cited GM free supply as the most important deciding factor when selecting a supplier.

Equally important across the majority of end-markets was product quality."

The report answers such questions as:

- What soya ingredients are available for use in food products?

- What are the major end-market applications for?
soya ingredients?

- How are these markets likely to develop and what?
Opportunities will they offer suppliers?

- What is the market size by soya ingredient?

- What is the market size by end use sector?

- Who are the major suppliers?

- What are manufacturers’ current selection and purchase?
criteria for Soya ingredients?

The report was published in June 2004 and contains information on soya isolates, concentrates, flours and isoflavones in the following sectors:

- Bread
- Cakes, biscuits and bars
- Processed meat and meat analogues
- Functional and Weight-control products
- Infant formula
- Supplements

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c10092

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
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