Foreign chocolate brands such as Dove, Cadbury and Hershey’s have now captured about 70% of the Chinese chocolate market. As Barry Callebaut, the world’s largest chocolate manufacturer with 25% of the global market, recently opened its first chocolate factory in China in Suzhou City, the top 20 chocolate companies in the world have now all entered the Chinese market.
Second largest chocolate market
Industry insiders suggested that this would be a blow to local Chinese chocolate companies in this globalized competition. The world’s top 20 chocolate companies have all entered China, and there are more than 70 imported or JV chocolate brands in today’s Chinese market.
Local companies not in the local market
The above industry issues have costed local companies’ opportunities to participate in the competition for the Chinese chocolate market.
China’s Chocolate Market Dominated by Foreign Brands
China’s thousands of domestic companies account for 70% of the market, and the top 10 companies about 20%, according to Business China.
Global Pharmaceutical Industry Introduction 5 Industry Definition 5 Market Overview 5 Market Forecast 8
China’s Pharmaceutical Industry 9 Industry Definition 9 Industry Overview 9 Industry Segmentation 10 Competitive Scenario 10 Growth Factors Affecting the Industry 12 Issues Facing the Industry 13
Analysis of China’s OTC Pharmaceutical Market 15 Market Definition 15 Market Overview 15 Market Segments 15 Competitive Scenario 16 Sector Forecast 18
Analysis of China’s Generics Market 19 Market Definition 19 Market Overview 19 Market Segments 19 Competitive Scenario 20 Sector Forecast 21
Outlook of Chinese Pharmaceutical Industry 44
Figure 1: Drug Market Trends (1998-2008) 44 Figure 2: Healthcare Expenditure Trends (1998-2007) 55 Figure 3: National Income ; Drug Market Expenditure 56 Figure 4: OTC and Hospital Sourced Drug Market Trends, $bn (1998-2008) 56 Figure 5: Generics Market Trends (1998-2008) 57
Table 1: China OTC Pharmaceuticals Market Segmentation – Value, 2007 15 Table 2: China OTC Pharmaceuticals Market Segmentation on a Global Scenario – Value, 200716 Table 3: China OTC Pharmaceuticals Forecast in U.S.$ 18 Table 4: China Generics Market Segmentation – Value, 2006 19 Table 5: China Generics Market Segmentation on a Global Scenario – Value, 2006 20 Table 6: China Generics Market Value Forecast in U.S.$ 22 Table 7: China Drug Market Indicators 55 Table 8: Health Expenditure Indicators 55
