Overview
The value of retail sales of meat snacks and pork rinds advanced an estimated 7.0% in 2004, reaching $3.3 billion. This rate of growth was well above the 3.0% growth estimated for the overall snack food market. As a result, meat snacks and pork rinds saw their share of the snack food market reach a high of 13.5%. Part of the reason for the robust growth posted in the market for meat snacks and pork rinds in recent years has been the popularity of low-carb diets, including Atkins and South Beach. While these types of diets are reportedly suffering from waning interest, sales of meat snacks and pork rinds should only be affected marginally, as they are not specifically designed to appeal to those dieters.
In 2005 and 2006, Information for Industry estimates that retail sales of meat snacks and pork rinds will grow 3.3% and 4.0%, respectively. In the latter year, it is estimated that sales in this market will total $3.5 billion, representing 13.4% of snack food sales. For the period from 2003 to 2013, it is projected that retail sales for meat snacks and pork rinds will advance at an average annual rate of 3.8%, minimally above the overall snack food market. At the close of the period, Information for Industry projects that meat snacks and pork rinds will account for 13.1% of the $33.7 billion snack food market, with retail sales totaling $4.4 billion. At that time, it is projected that 377.3 million pounds of product will be consumed at the retail level.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I: OVERVIEW OF THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEAT SNACKS AND PORK RINDS
- Analysis and Summary:
- Overview
- Market Breakdown
- Per Capita Consumption
- New Product Introductions
- Media Expenditures
- Tables:
- U.S. Retail Sales of Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds:
- Total
- By Type
- U.S. Retail Volume Sales of Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds:
- Total
- By Type
- Per Capita Consumption of Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds
- Selected New Product Introductions in the Market for Meat Snacks and
- Pork Rinds
- Media Expenditures for Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds:
- Total
- By Company and Brand
SECTION II: THE U.S. MARKET FOR MEAT SNACKS
- Analysis and Summary:
- Overview
- Per Capita Consumption
- Major Players
- Retail Distribution
- Segment Breakdown
- Target Consumers
- Tables:
- U.S. Retail Sales of Meat Snacks
- Retail Volume Sales of Meat Snacks
- Per Capita Consumption of Meat Snacks
- Top Five in Retail Dried Meat Snack Sales
- Top 20 Meat Snack Brands in the U.S.
- Graph: Distribution of Retail Volume Sales of Meat Snacks, by Outlet Type
- Supermarket Sales of Meat Snacks
- Graph: Estimated Distribution of Retail Sales of Meat Snacks, by Flavor
- Graph: Estimated Distribution of Retail Sales of Meat Snacks, by Type
- Graph: Estimated Distribution of Retail Sales of Jerky, by Type
SECTION III: THE U.S. MARKET FOR PORK RINDS
- Analysis and Summary:
- Overview
- Per Capita Consumption
- Major Players
- Retail Distribution
- Segment Breakdown
- Target Consumers
- Tables:
- U.S. Retail Sales of Pork Rinds
- Retail Volume Sales of Pork Rinds
- Per Capita Consumption of Pork Rinds
- Graph: Estimated Distribution of Retail Sales of Pork Rinds, by Outlet Type
- Supermarket Sales of Pork Rinds
- Graph: Estimated Distribution of Retail Sales of Pork Rinds, by Flavor
- Graph: Estimated Distribution of Retail Sales of Pork Rinds, by Type
- Graph: Estimated Distribution of Retail Sales of Pork Rinds, by Meal
- Occasion
- Graph: Estimated Distribution of Heavy Eaters of Pork Rinds, by Age and
- Gender
SECTION IV: FACTORS AFFECTING DEMAND FOR MEAT SNACKS AND PORK RINDS
- Analysis and Summary:
- Overview
- Economic Factors
- Population Factors
- Distribution Factors
- Nutrition, Dieting, and Demand
- Tables:
- U.S. Gross Domestic Product
- U.S. Gross Private Domestic Investment
- U.S. Industrial Production Index
- U.S. Disposable Personal Income:
- Total
- Per Capita
- U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures:
- Total
- Per Capita
- Consumer Confidence Index
- Producer Price Trends for Processed Meat Products
- U.S. Resident Population Trends and Projections:
- Total
- By Age Group
- Projected Age Distribution
- Population and Household Trends and Projections By Region
- Population Projections, by State
- Total Number of Grocery Stores in the U.S
- Total Sales at Grocery Stores in the U.S
- Graph: Convenience Store Growth Analysis
- Graph: Total Convenience Store Sales
- The Giants of Mass Retailing
SECTION V: COMPANY PROFILES
- Introduction
- Company Profiles:
- Bridgford Foods Corporation:
- Overview
- Selected Operations in the Market for Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds
- Selected New Products
- Recent Developments
- Financial Performance
- Financial Summary and Analysis
- Carl Buddig & Company:
- Overview
- Selected Operations in the Market for Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds
- Carolina Country Snacks:
- Overview
- Selected Operations in the Market for Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds
- Selected New Products
- ConAgra Foods, Inc.:
- Overview
- Selected Operations in the Market for Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds
- Recent Developments
- Financial Performance
- Financial Summary and Analysis
- Enjoy Foods International:
- Overview
- Selected Operations in the Market for Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds
- Recent Developments
- Golden Enterprises, Inc.:
- Overview
- Selected Operations in the Market for Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds
- Financial Performance
- Financial Summary and Analysis
- Henkel KGaA/The Dial Corporation:
- Overview
- Selected Operations in the Market for Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds
- Financial Performance
- Financial Summary and Analysis
- Lance, Inc.:
- Overview
- Selected Operations in the Market for Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds
- Recent Developments
- Financial Performance
- Financial Summary and Analysis
- Link Snacks, Incorporated:
- Overview
- Selected Operations in the Market for Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds
- Oberto Sausage Company:
- Overview
- Selected Operations in the Market for Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds
- Recent Developments
- PepsiCo, Inc./Frito-Lay, Inc.:
- Overview
- Selected Operations in the Market for Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds
- Financial Performance
- Financial Summary and Analysis
- Pioneer Snacks Inc.:
- Overview
- Selected Operations in the Market for Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds
- Selected New Products
- Protos Inc.:
- Overview
- Selected Operations in the Market for Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds
- Selected New Products
- Rudolph Foods Company, Inc.:
- Overview
- Selected Operations in the Market for Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds
- Selected New Products
- Sara Lee Corporation/Sara Lee Foods:
- Overview
- Selected Operations in the Market for Meat Snacks and Pork Rinds
- Selected New Products
- Recent Developments
- Financial Performance
- Financial Summary and Analysis
- Graph: Sara Lee Food and Beverage Sales, by Category