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INDIAN BISCUITS MARKET FORECAST TO 2019
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Indian Biscuits industry consists of two large scale manufacturers, around 50 medium scale brands and
small scale units ranging up to 2500 units. Also, the unorganized sector is estimated to have
approximately 30,000 small & tiny bakeries across the country. Over the past five years (2009-10 to
2013-14), the Indian Biscuits Market has been growing at a rapid pace and is expected to sustain its
growth in the coming years.
In order to help manufacturers, importers and exporters to better understand the biscuits market in India,
IBNA Research, a division of Indian Business News Agency (IBNA), has launched a new market research
report titled “Indian Biscuits Market Forecast to 2019”.
The strong economic growth of the last few years and increasing brand consciousness among the new
wealthy Indian middle class combined with a greater exposure to western lifestyle has created hunger for
branded biscuits in the country.
“Indian Biscuits Market Forecast to 2019” is a comprehensive market research report that contains detail
statistics, in-depth analysis, and quality research on Indian biscuits market. This market research report is
unique in its collection of highly relevant data, from legislation and imports to pricing levels, analyses of
market share, market growth and more.
The report categorizes Indian biscuits market into six segments such as Glucose Biscuits, Marie Biscuits,
Cream Biscuits, Crackers Biscuits, Milk Biscuits and Other Biscuits to provide a detailed overview of past
and present performance of each segment.
The report starts with an introduction of India's demographic and macroeconomic indicators, including
focus on Indian Cities for Growth.
Chapter Two of the report explains government regulations, policy and on food products, especially on
biscuits. The chapter brings the rules and regulations of imported foods and their impact on the food
industry in India. It also provides market entry strategy, explains entrance routes and analyses the most
relevant options for the foreign biscuits companies to enter in the market.
Chapter Three covers duties and taxes on biscuits, including detail discussion on tax rates imposed by
the central government as well as the state governments.
Chapter Four discusses the production of biscuits in the country including data on production. The
chapter provides the information and statistics needed to understand the dynamics of biscuits industry in
the country.
Chapter Five compiles details import and export statistics on biscuits from 2009-10 to 2013-14. The
chapter provides contact information of major importers and exporters of biscuits in India.
Chapter Six highlights the Indian consumer income grouping, consumer classes, their characteristics,
behavior and preferences. The chapter will help the biscuits companies to understand the mental makeup
of the Indian consumers.
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Chapter Seven provides lists of retail prices of different categories of biscuits in the Indian market as well
as it provides retail prices of biscuits from different brands. The chapter discusses the mechanism of
formation of retail prices of biscuits in the country.
Chapter Eight provides elaborate coverage of Indian biscuits market. Providing detail statistics, the
chapter analyses the market size, market growth and market share. The chapter categorizes Indian
biscuits market into six segments in order to provide a detailed overview of past and present
performance, both in value and volume terms, of each segment. The segment-wise future outlook has
been given in the report which will help readers to identify the future growth spots and the market
target. The chapter also provides profiles of major biscuits companies in the country.
Chapter Nine highlights various distribution networks existing in the Indian market and the market trends,
food supply chains, potential future growth areas, and challenges for the sector.
If you are in the biscuits industry take a look on the Table of Content and the Figures and Tables that are
provided with this description and we are sure that you will benefit greatly from the information compiled
in “Indian Biscuits Market Forecast to 2019”.
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TABLE OF CONTENT
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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.7.1
1.7.2
1.7.3
1.7.4
Introduction
Demographic Distribution of Population
Demographic Distribution of Population on the basis of Age
Population in the Major Cities
Projected Population 2013-2026
Annual GDP growth
India’s Real GDP Growth
Focused Cities for Growth
Maturing Cities
High Growth Cities
Emerging Cities
Potential Cities
CHAPTER TWO: POLICY & REGULATIONS
2.
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.13
Overview
Regulatory Framework and Legislations
Sector specific Regulations
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Policy
Business Structure Options
Wholly Owned Subsidiary
Strategic License Agreement
Franchising
Distribution
Manufacturing
Joint Ventures
Cash and Carry Wholesale Trading
Labour Laws
Indian System of Counting Money
CHAPTER THREE: DUTIES & TAXES
3.
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
Overview
Value Added Tax (VAT)
Customs duties
Excise Duties
Tax Reforms
CHAPTER FOUR: BISCUIT INDUSTRY & PRODUCTION
4.
4.1
4.1.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
Production: Overview
Essential Raw Materials
Availability of Raw Materials
Technology Used by the Industry
Labour & Wages
Government’s Support
Industry Associations

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CHAPTER FIVE: IMPORT & EXPORT
5.
5.1
5.1.1
5.1.2
5.2
5.2.1
5.2.2
Import & Export of Biscuits: An Overview
Category-wise Imports of Biscuits 2009-10 to 2013-14
Country-wise Imports of Biscuits 2009-10 to 2013-14
Contact Addresses of Major Importers of Biscuits
Category-wise Exports of Biscuits 2009-10 to 2013-14
Country-wise Exports of Biscuits 2009-10 to 2013-14
Contact Addresses of Major Exporters of Biscuits
CHAPTER SIX: CONSUMERS
6.
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
Characteristics of Indian Consumer
Income Grouping
Indian Consumer Classes
Consumer Expenditures
Indian Consumer’s Perception about Foreign Products
Factors that Influence the Choices of Consumers
CHAPTER SEVEN: PRICE
7.
7.1
7.2
7.3
Price: Overview
Retail Price of Biscuits in Indian Market
Formation of Retail Prices of Biscuits
Price Factor
CHAPTER EIGHT: MARKET
8.
8.1
8.1.1
8.1.2
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.7.1
8.7.2
8.7.3
8.7.4
8.7.5
8.7.6
8.7.7
8.7.8
8.7.9
8.7.10
8.7.11
8.7.12
8.7.13
8.7.14
8.7.15
8.7.16
Current Trends in Indian Biscuits Market
Market Structure
Biscuits Market – Organized Vs Unorganized
Biscuits Market – Urban Vs Rural
Market Size of Biscuits 2009-10 to 2013-14
Market Growth of Biscuits 2008-09>2009-10 to 2012-13> 2013-14
Market Share of Biscuits 2009-10 to 2013-14
Market Forecast of Biscuits 2014-15 to 2018-19
List of Biscuits Brands Available in Indian Market
Profiles of Selected Biscuits Companies
Anmol Biscuits Limited
Biking Food Products Private Limited
Britannia Industries Limited
Cremica Food Industries Limited
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Limited
ITC Limited
Mukund Foods Limited
Parle Products Private Limited
Priya Food Products Limited
Unibic Foods India Private Limited
United Biscuits Private Limited
Raja Biscuit Industries Private Limited
Ravi Foods Private Limited
RCL Foods Limited
SAJ Food Products Private Limited
Sona Biscuits Limited

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8.7.17
8.7.18
Surya Food & Agro Limited
Veeramani Biscuit Industries Limited
CHAPTER NINE: DISTRIBUTION
9.
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4
9.5
Overview
Distribution Structure
The Food Supply Chain
Trade Margins
Terms of Credit
Logistics
CHAPTER TEN: MARKETING
10.
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
Introduction
Exhibitions & Trade Shows
Advertisements and Media
Other Forms of Marketing and Communications
Online Sales

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Tables:
Table 1: Cities having population 1 million and above
Table 2: Projected Total Population by Sex 2013-2026
Table 3: GDP Growth in India 2009-2013
Table 4: Real GDP Growth in India 2009-2013
Table 5: Value Added Tax (VAT) Rates on Biscuits
Table 6: Volume Percentage of Annual Production by Organized & Unorganized Biscuit Industry 2009-10
to 2013-14
Table 7: Quantity of Annual Production of Biscuits by Organized Sector 2009-10 to 2013-14
Table 8: Quantity of Annual Production of Biscuits by Unorganized Sector 2009-10 to 2013-14
Table 9: Quantity of Annual Production of Biscuits by Both Organized & Unorganized Sectors 2009-10 to
2013-14
Table 10: Biscuit Production — Percentage of Volume Share of Different Product Segments 2009-10 to
2013-14
Table 11: Annual Biscuit Production of Different Product Segments 2009-10 to 2013-14
Table 12: ITC HS Code for Different Categories of Biscuits
Table 13: ITC HS Code-wise Imports of Different Categories of Biscuits in terms of Volume 2009-10 to
2013-14
Table 14: ITC HS Code-wise Imports of Different Categories of Biscuits in terms of Value (INR) 2009-10
to 2013-14
Table 15: ITC HS Code-wise Imports of Different Categories of Biscuits in terms of Value (US$) 2009-10
to 2013-14
Table 16: Import of Sweet Biscuits (ITC HS Code 19053100) from Different Countries 2009-10
Table 17: Import of Sweet Biscuits (ITC HS Code 19053100) from Different Countries 2010-11
Table 18: Import of Sweet Biscuits (ITC HS Code 19053100) from Different Countries 2011-12
Table 19: Import of Sweet Biscuits (ITC HS Code 19053100) from Different Countries 2012-13
Table 20: Import of Sweet Biscuits (ITC HS Code 19053100) from Different Countries 2013-14
Table 21: Import of Biscuits Nes or included (ITC HS Code 19059020) from Different Countries 2009-10
Table 22: Import of Biscuits Nes or included (ITC HS Code 19059020) from Different Countries 2010-11
Table 23: Import of Biscuits Nes or included (ITC HS Code 19059020) from Different Countries 2011-12
Table 24: Import of Biscuits Nes or included (ITC HS Code 19059020) from Different Countries 2012-13
Table 25: Import of Biscuits Nes or included (ITC HS Code 19059020) from Different Countries 2013-14
Table 26: Contact Addresses of Major Importers of Biscuits in India
Table 27: Exports of Different Categories of Biscuits in terms of Volume 2009-10 to 2013-14
Table 28: Exports of Different Categories of Biscuits in terms of Value (INR) 2009-10 to 2013-14
Table 29: Exports of Different Categories of Biscuits in terms of Value (US$) 2009-10 to 2013-14
Table 30: Export of Sweet Biscuits (ITC HS Code 19053100) to Different Countries 2009-10
Table 31: Export of Sweet Biscuits (ITC HS Code 19053100) to Different Countries 2010-11
Table 32: Export of Sweet Biscuits (ITC HS Code 19053100) to Different Countries 2011-12
Table 33: Export of Sweet Biscuits (ITC HS Code 19053100) to Different Countries 2012-13
Table 34: Export of Sweet Biscuits (ITC HS Code 19053100) to Different Countries 2013-14
Table 35: Export of Biscuits Nes or included (ITC HS Code 19059020) to Different Countries 2009-10
Table 36: Export of Biscuits Nes or included (ITC HS Code 19059020) to Different Countries 2010-11
Table 37: Export of Biscuits Nes or included (ITC HS Code 19059020) to Different Countries 2011-12
Table 38: Export of Biscuits Nes or included (ITC HS Code 19059020) to Different Countries 2012-13
Table 39: Export of Biscuits Nes or included (ITC HS Code 19059020) to Different Countries 2013-14
Table 40: Contact Addresses of Major Exporters of Biscuits in India
Table 41: Indian Consumers – Income Groups
Table 42: Indian Consumer Classes
Table 43: National Sample Survey (NSS) – Monthly Household Expenditure in India, 2007-08
Table 44: Price Segmentation of Biscuits Market
Table 45: Market Size of Biscuits in Terms of Volume 2009-10 to 2013-14
Table 46: Market Size of Biscuits in terms of Value (INR) 2009-10 to 2013-14

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Table 47: Market Size of Biscuits in terms of Value (US$) 2009-10 to 2013-14
Table 48: Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Volume 2009-2013
Table 49: Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Value (INR) 2009-2013
Table 50: Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Value (US$) 2009-2013
Table 51: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Volume Share of Different Product Segments 2009-10 to 2013-
14
Table 52: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Value Share of Different Product Segments 2009-10 to 2013-
14
Table 53: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Volume Growth 2008-09>2009-10 to 2012-13>2013-14
Table 54: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Volume Growth of Different Product Segments 2008-09>2009-
10 to 2012-13>2013-14
Table 55: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Value Growth of Different Product Segments 2008-09>2009-10
to 2012-13>2013-14
Table 56: Forecast— Market Size of Biscuits in Terms of Volume 2014-15 to 2018-19
Table 57: Forecast— Market Size of Biscuits in Terms of Value (INR) 2014-15 to 2018-19
Table 58: Forecast— Market Size of Biscuits in Terms of Value (US$) 2014-15 to 2018-19
Table 59: Forecast— Volume CAGR of Different Product Segments of Biscuits 2014-15 to 2018-19
Table 60: Forecast— Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Volume 2014-15
to 2018-19
Table 61: Forecast— Value CAGR of Different Product Segments of Biscuits Market 2014-15 to 2018-19
Table 62: Forecast— Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Value (INR)
2014-15 to 2018-19
Table 63: Forecast— Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Value (US$)
2014-15 to 2018-19
Table 64: List of Indian Biscuit Companies & Their Product Brands
Table 65: Percentage of Trade Margins in Different Stages of Distribution Network
Table 66: Period of Credit
Table 67: List of Food Exhibitions in India
Table 68: List & Description of English Daily News Papers & their Circulations
Table 69: List & Description of Hindi Daily News Papers & their Circulations
Table 70: List & Description of English Magazines
Table 71: List & Description of Hindi Magazines
Table 72: List & Description of Trade Newspapers & Magazines
Table 73: List & Description of English TV Channels
Table 74: List & Description of Hindi TV Channels
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Figures:
Figure 1: Percentage Share of Organized Vs. Unorganized Biscuit Market 2009-10
Figure 2: Percentage Share of Organized Vs. Unorganized Biscuit Market 2013-14
Figure 3: Percentage Share of Organized Vs. Unorganized Biscuit Market 2018-19
Figure 4: Percentage of Rural-Urban penetration of Biscuit
Figure 5: Biscuit Market— Percentage of Consumption Share of Different Regions in India
Figure 6: Market Size of Biscuits in Terms of Volume 2009-10 to 2013-14
Figure 7: Market Size of Biscuits in terms of Value 2009-2013
Figure 8: Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Volume 2009-10
Figure 9: Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Volume 2010-11
Figure 10: Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Volume 2011-12
Figure 11: Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Volume 2012-13
Figure 12: Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Volume 2013-14
Figure 13: Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Value 2009-10
Figure 14: Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in terms of Value 2010-11
Figure 15: Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in terms of Value 2011-12
Figure 16: Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in terms of Value 2012-13
Figure 17: Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in terms of Value 2013-14
Figure 18: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Volume Share of Different Product Segments 2009-10
Figure 19: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Volume Share of Different Product Segments 2010-11
Figure 20: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Volume Share of Different Product Segments 2011-12
Figure 21: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Volume Share of Different Product Segments 2012-13
Figure 22: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Volume Share of Different Product Segments 2013-14
Figure 23: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Value Share of Different Product Segments 2009-10
Figure 24: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Value Share of Different Product Segments 2010-11
Figure 25: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Value Share of Different Product Segments 2011-12
Figure 26: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Value Share of Different Product Segments 2012-13
Figure 27: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Value Share of Different Product Segments 2013-14
Figure 28: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Volume Growth of Glucose Biscuit Segment 2008-09>2009-
10 to 2012-13>2013-14
Figure 29: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Volume Growth of Marie Biscuit Segment 2008-09>2009-10 to
2012-13>2013-14
Figure 30: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Volume Growth of Cream Biscuit Segment 2008-09>2009-10
to 2012-13>2013-14
Figure 31: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Volume Growth of Crackers Biscuit Segment 2008-09>2009-
10 to 2012-13>2013-14
Figure 32: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Volume Growth of Milk Biscuit Segment 2008-09>2009-10 to
2012-13>2013-14
Figure 33: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Volume Growth of Other Biscuit Segment 2008-09>2009-10 to
2012-13>2013-14
Figure 34: Biscuit Market – Percentage of Value Growth of Glucose Biscuit Segment 2008-09>2009-10 to
2012-13>2013-14
Figure 35: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Value Growth of Marie Biscuit Segment 2008-09>2009-10 to
2012-13>2013-14
Figure 36: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Value Growth of Cream Biscuit Segment 2008-09>2009-10 to
2012-13>2013-14
Figure 37: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Value Growth of Crackers Biscuit Segment 2008-09>2009-10
to 2012-13>2013-14
Figure 38: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Value Growth of Milk Biscuit Segment 2008-09>2009-10 to
2012-13>2013-14
Figure 39: Biscuits Market – Percentage of Value Growth of Others Biscuit Segment 2008-09>2009-10 to
2012-13>2013-14
Figure 40: Forecast— Market Size of Biscuits in Terms of Volume 2014-15 to 2018-19

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Figure 41: Forecast— Size of Biscuits Market in Terms of Value 2014-15 to 2018-19
Figure 42: Forecast — Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Volume 2014-
15
Figure 43: Forecast— Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Volume 2015-16
Figure 44: Forecast— Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Volume 2016-17
Figure 45: Forecast— Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Volume 2017-18
Figure 46: Forecast— Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Volume 2018-19
Figure 47: Forecast— Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Value 2014-15
Figure 48: Forecast— Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Value 2015-16
Figure 49: Forecast— Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Value 2016-17
Figure 50: Forecast— Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Value 2017-18
Figure 51: Forecast— Market Size of Different Product Segments of Biscuits in Terms of Value 2018-19
Figure 52: Distribution Network
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