Candy, Confectionery, and Snack Food Distributors

Food Distribution
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Profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations, recent news and developments, industry trends, risks, and opportunities, and include a five-year industry forecast. Profiles are updated quarterly and include:


American Wholesale Marketers Association
State of the Distribution Industry
http://www.awmanet.org/distribution-channels/state-distribution-industry
Annual survey of sales trends, financial performance, competitive threats, category growth, and more for the convenience product distributors and their product lines including candy, snacks, and other grocery and general merchandise products. Report is accessible free online.

International Foodservice Distributors Association
Strategic Research
http://www.ifdaonline.org  Select "Research - Strategic Research"
Reports cover trends and key factors affecting foodservice distributors and manufacturers and their customers.

Confectionery Wholesaling
http://www.ibisworld.com
Reports provide in-depth industry analysis and a five-year industry forecast, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect an industry and its performance. Report sections include:


Industry Market Research Reports
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In-depth business market research reports include information on market size and market segmentation; marketing strategy; product and market forecasts; business trends, risks, and opportunities; key participant profiles; market share data; and more. Summary abstract and detailed table of contents for each market research report is accessible free online.

Industry Market Analysis Reports
Candy, Confectionary, and Snack Food Distributors
http://www.bizminer.com  Select "Wholesale - 5145"
Industry statistics for candy, confectionary, and snack food distributors include industry sales and sales trends, market size and market share by sales class, average company sales and sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, business start up activity and failure rates, and other business statistics on a national, state, and metropolitan area level. Sample market analysis reports can be viewed free online.

More Industry Research and Analysis
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Industry Financial Ratios
Candy, Confectionary, and Snack Food Distributors
http://www.bizminer.com  Select "Wholesale - 5145"
Five-year comparative financial statement analysis includes income statements with expense detail, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key business and financial ratios for candy, confectionary, and snack food distributors . Reports are available by sales size range, and also in small business, sole proprietor, and business start up versions. Sample reports with detailed financial ratio analysis can be viewed free online.

American Wholesale Marketers Association
Hershey Industry Performance Analysis
http://www.awmanet.org/  Select "Education / Research"
Report provides key benchmarks for convenience products distributors, including sales per employee, gross profit margin, inventory turnover, compensation data, and more. Available to participants only; contact association for more information.

International Food Distributors Association
Foodservice Distributor Productivity Financial Report
http://www.ifdaonline.org  Select "Research - Profitability"
Report provides current and historical trend data for key financial and productivity performance measures, with results reported by sales volume (greater or less than $75 million) and level of profitability (median versus high profit).


American Wholesale Marketers Association
Distributor Employee Compensation Report
http://www.awmanet.org/  Select "Member Resources - Other Publications"
Report provides information on executive and employee compensation and fringe benefits for member participants, and includes cross-industry information from the NAW report described immediately below. Available to participating members only; contact association for more information.

National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors
Employee Compensation Report
http://www.naw.org/publications/pindex.php
Two-volume report provides comprehensive analysis of executive and employee compensation—including salaries, bonuses, commissions, and fringe benefits—with survey results broken out by sales volume and geographic region. Table of contents and selected excerpts can be viewed free online.




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