1～8 月，食品行业三大子行业工业增加值增速较上月小幅下降。其中，酒、饮料和精制茶制造业增长 9.3%，食品制造业增长 8.6%；农副食品加工业增长 6.9%。三大子行业固定资产投资增速与上月基本持平。其中，农副食品加工业投资同比增长 4.3%；食品制造业固定投资同比增长 2.4%；酒、饮料和精制茶制造业投资同比减少 3.8%，降幅较 1～ 7 月略有收窄。

Potatoes are one of the essential dietary staples in most of the regions all over the world. Also, potatoes are the fourth-most consumed food in the world after rice, wheat, and corn. Potatoes originated from the Lake Titicaca region of the Andean Mountains, which is located between Peru and Bolivia. As a crop, the potato was domesticated between 10,000 and 7,000 years ago to provide a stable food source for many cultures. The Incan people regarded potatoes as key to their food security because potatoes could be easily stored in dehydrated, freeze-dried, and fresh forms for consumption during times when other crops failed. It is known that the Incans introduced potatoes to Spanish explorers between 1532 and 1572, and thereafter their consumption spread rapidly across Europe.

Coconut cream is a product which is similar to coconut milk but has less water content than coconut milk. The product can be diluted with water or used directly to make curries, sweets, desserts, puddings, and various other preparations. Coconut cream is used as an ingredient in bakery products and for flavoring food items. Chefs from all around the world are coming up with new recipes based on coconut cream and consumers who are enthusiastic about cooking are trying out these recipes. This is helping increase the demand for coconut cream around the globe.The top 5 countries (as mentioned in the graph below) contribute almost 90% of the global production of coconuts to the world. The coconut powder manufacturers in the US were initially sourcing their coconuts from Brazil. However, the demand for coconuts and their products increased gradually and exceeded supply. This compelled the companies to source their coconuts from Asia-Pacific (APAC). However, most of the coconut groves in APAC have coconut trees that are more than 50 years old, while the most productive period for coconut trees is between 10 and 30 years. Hence, the world is going to face an acute shortage of tender coconuts during the forecast period. This might lead to a huge problem for the growth of the global coconut cream market.

This report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global cold chain market for the period 2017-2021. The report has taken into consideration therevenue generated by the refrigerated warehousing and refrigerated transportation vendors. These vendors are primarily engaged in the storage and transportation oftemperature-controlled goods that are required to be stored under optimal temperature conditions.The report also presents the vendor landscape and a corresponding detailedprofiling of the key market participants across the value chain of global cold chain market. It includes vendors across all geographical regions. The vendors areidentified based on various qualitative and quantitative parameters and grouped into key players and other prominent players.

Caviar is a luxury food item that is usually consumed as an appetizer. Traditionally, roefrom the wild sturgeon found in the Caspian and Black seas are termed caviar. The roe from other species of fish such as paddlefish, salmon, and others are considered substitutes of caviar. The main varieties of sturgeon that are harvested for caviar are Beluga, sterlet, Ossetra, and Sevruga. The fish eggs can be fresh or pasteurized.However, the pasteurized variety has lower economic as well as culinary value.Because of overfishing of sturgeon for caviar production, most species of the fish are becoming extinct and have been declared as endangered species or rated vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of endangered species. From 2006, there has been a ban on the trade of wild caviar. Owing to the ban imposed on the fishing of sturgeon, players in the market have resorted to aquaculture to develop sturgeon for caviar production. The players are also investing in developing new methods to extract caviar without killing the fish.