seafood markets & trends
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Seafood Markets & Trends. John Pollock Director of Merchandising - Seafood SYSCO Corporation Houston, Texas, USA. 2.50%. 2.00%. 1.50%. Aug. 1.00%. Sep. Oct. 0.50%. Nov. 0.00%. -0.50%. CPI - All Goods. CPI - Food at Home. CPI - Food Away from. Home. U.S. Economy - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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SeafoodSeafoodMarkets & TrendsMarkets & Trends
John PollockDirector of Merchandising - Seafood
SYSCO CorporationHouston, Texas, USA
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U.S. EconomyU.S. Economy% change vs. prior year% change vs. prior year
-0.50%
0.00%
0.50%
1.00%
1.50%
2.00%
2.50%
CPI - All Goods CPI - Food at Home CPI - Food Away from
Home
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Source: Technomic
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Meals PreparedMeals PreparedAway From HomeAway From Home
35
40
45
50
55
60
65
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
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99
00
01
02
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% of each food dollar to Retail% of each food dollar to Foodservice
50.2%
49.8%
Source: Technomic* Projected
CY02Projection
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2002 2003
• Restaurants and Bars 3.4% 3.7%• Retails Hosts 2.5% 2.5%• Travel & Leisure -4.0% -0.7%• Business & Industry -2.0% 0.0%• Education 2.8% 2.5%• Healthcare 0.3% 0.4%• All Other 2.4% 2.5%
• Total Foodservice 2.4% 3.0%
Segment Growth ForecastSegment Growth Forecast% nominal growth% nominal growth
33%Increase
!
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• Thinking out of the box
Practical ExercisePractical Exercise
Is the glass half full or half empty?
Maybe it is simply the wrong size!
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• Customers are looking for true Value- Added benefits– Labor savings
• Peeled, cooked, deveined, etc.
– Waste / shrink control• IQF, portion control, re-sealable containers, etc.
– Unique recipe ideas• Flavors, breading/batter, presentation, etc.
Current Situation and TrendsCurrent Situation and Trends
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• Still significant sub-standard product sold– Mislabeled– Short-weight– Count not in range– Poor quality
• Toughest competition is not seafood– Poultry & Pork prices are lowest in 10 years– Beef prices are significantly lower over past 18 months– Politicians attempting to protect their constituents
through political rather than scientific trade restraints
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• Questionable application of regulations– California Prop 65
– State imposed trade restraints different than FDA (Louisiana chloramphenicol statute)
“Nearly all fish and seafood contain some amount of mercury and related compounds . . .”
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• Abuse of trade laws with no true industry benefit– Crawfish– Atlantic Salmon– Blue Crab– Domestic Catfish– Domestic Shrimp
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• Press sends mixed / confusing messages
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PeTA.com
E Magazine
BusinessWeek January 27, 2003
TIME Mother Jones EPA February 2003
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• Proliferation of third party regulators
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• Encourage responsible fishing practices – Promote sustainable & renewable resources– Conduct business with reputable companies– Resist the temptation of short-term economic gain
• Vigorously extol the benefits of all seafood– Do not promote one sector as better than another– Consumers look at the industry as a whole, any
defamation implicates all of us
• Promote free and open trade
• Listen to your customers
Bringing Seafood to MarketBringing Seafood to Market
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QuestionsQuestions??
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