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Fruit, Vegetable Wholesaling in the UK: Market Research Report

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Fruit, Vegetable Wholesaling Market Research Report | SIC G46.310 | Feb 2013

Sales squash: The industry struggles with fierce competition from wholesale bypass

The Fruit, Vegetable Wholesaling market research report provides key industry analysis and industry statistics, measures market size, analyzes current and future industry trends and shows market share for the industry’s largest companies. IBISWorld publishes the largest collection of industry reports so you can see an industry’s supply chain, economic drivers and key buyers and markets.

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Market Share of Companies
Fyffes plc Fyffes plc market share
Total Produce plc Total Produce plc market share
Industry Statistics & Market Size
Revenue
£11bn
Annual Growth 08-13
-0.3%
Annual Growth 13-18
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Profit
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Employment
27,434
Businesses
2,276
Industry Analysis & Industry Trends

The Fruit and Vegetables Wholesaling industry has endured a tough time during the last five years. Since 2007-08, a severe economic downturn has heavily constrained consumer spending, resulting in many people reducing their consumption of fruit and vegetables. Consumption had already been declining prior to this as consumers ate more fast food. Wholesalers have had to contend with sharply rising fruit and vegetable prices over the five year period, which has constrained profitability, as supermarket power and the soft economy limited their ability to pass costs on to consumers. To make matters worse, supermarkets have taken advantage of their increasing market power to bypass wholesalers and deal directly with farmers and fruit growers... purchase to read more

Industry Report - Industry Analysis Chapter

During 2012-13, the average household will spend £6.05 on fresh fruit and vegetables each week, accounting for approximately 12% of total expenditure on food and non-alcoholic drinks. This has fallen by about 9% since 2008-09 as fresh fruit and vegetable consumption has declined. Persistently weak consumer conditions have heavily constrained demand for fresh fruit and vegetables from supermarkets and greengrocers as consumers have traded down to cheaper processed and frozen fruit and vegetables. Wholesalers have also had to contend with sharply rising fruit and vegetable prices, resulting in declining profitability as torrid economic conditions limited retailers' ability to pass these costs on to consumers... purchase to read more

 


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What is the Fruit, Vegetable Wholesaling Industry?

This industry includes wholesalers of fresh and processed fruit and vegetables. Businesses purchase fruit and vegetables from farmers or growers and sell produce to retailers, such as greengrocers, supermarkets, farmers' markets and food-service industries. Wholesalers perform no additional processing beyond re-packaging but focus mainly on storage and distribution.

Industry Products
Fresh vegetablesFresh fruitProcessed vegetablesProcessed fruit
 
Industry Activities
Fresh fruit wholesalingFresh vegetable wholesalingProcessed fruit wholesalingProcessed vegetable wholesaling


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