截至2019年4月底，我国食品行业规模以上数量达到8166家。其中亏损企业数量1570家，亏损面19.2%。

截至2019年3月底，我国食品行业规模以上企业达8154家。其中亏损企业数量1661家，亏损面20.37%。

截至2018年12月底，我国食品行业规模以上企业数量达到8981家。其中亏损企业数量1234家，亏损面13.7%。

截止2019年2月底，我国食品行业规模以上企业达8146家。其中亏损企业数量1656家，亏损面20.33%。

Increasing demand for premium chocolates among developing economies is accelerating the global premium chocolate market (henceforth, referred to as the market studied), as consumers feel encouraged to purchase premium chocolates, which are perceived as less detrimental to health than sugar confectionery. This is providing a lucrative opportunity for the players to enter into the market studied.  Furthermore, the demand for limited edition chocolates plays an important role in the market studied. Various companies are launching a wide range of premium and luxury chocolate varieties during occasions, like Easter. Factors, such as shape and packaging of chocolates, are the key strategies adopted by companies to attain maximum sales during a festive season.

The global sweet biscuits market was valued at USD 80,447.86 million in 2018, and it is projected to reach USD 109,418.27 million by 2024, witnessing a CAGR of 5.35% during the forecast period, 2019-2024. The growing preference for convenient snacking, coupled with easier consumer accessibility through the advancing retail sector, is one of the few factors augmenting the growth of sweet biscuits market, globally. Moreover, the booming demand for healthy snacking has led many manufacturers to introduce health-efficient biscuits with fortified active ingredients, mainly protein, fibre, and vitamins. For instance, United Biscuits offers a range of fortified biscuits through its brand, McVities. In 2017, the brand launched McVitie’s Digestive Thins, with the innovation of digestive biscuits covered with milk chocolate.

The global tuna and algae omega-3 ingredients market has evolved significantly over the past few years. Omega-3 deficiency remains a major health issue across the world. Hence, major companies involved in the production and manufacturing of omega-3 ingredients are either making strategic technological innovations or are up holding attentive attitude toward extension of their product lines. Some of most recent examples of technological and product innovations are:

The demand for vegetable seeds, especially in the developing countries such as China and India are still untapped and provides the multinational corporations various opportunities for expansions and wide customer base. Countries are shifting toward the adoption of high-quality seeds, due to the export potential of vegetable seeds in the global market. For instance, adoption of high-yielding variants is on the rise in India, due to the export potential.