Web-based Databases

Business and Industry (RDS - Gale Group)
International in scope, this database indexes top agribusiness publications and niche industry trade journals such as Product Alert, Progressive Grocer, Refrigerated and Frozen Foods, Frozen Food Age, Frozen Food Digest, The Grocer, Dairy Industries International, Feedstuffs, Dairy Field, Milling and Baking News, Packaging Week, Supermarket News, etc.
Cost: 2 Users $5,500

Global Market Information Database (Euromonitor)
Covers world consumer markets for thousands of products including Meat, Fish, Fresh Products, Dairy Products, Bakery Products, Frozen Foods, Canned Food, Chilled Food, Dried Food, Oils and Fats, Confectionery, etc.

The 8 Modules are:
Module 1. Marketing Parameters - 1,200 economic and demographic
parameters for 210 countries
Module 2. Consumer Lifestyles - Full text reports for 60 countries on
consumer behavior and key market drivers
Module 3. Consumer Market Sizes - We track the retail sales of 330
consumer product sectors across 52 countries
Module 4. Forecasts - Economic and Market data forecast to 2005
Module 5. Companies and Brands - The top 150,000 brands worldwide along
with profiles of the companies that own them
Module 6. Information Sources - Our own internal database of 30,000
sources of business information worldwide
Module 7. Major Market Profiles - Snapshot briefings of the worlds major
consumer and industrial markets
Module 8. Retail Trade International - Full text reports and statistics
following worldwide retailing trends
Cost: $16,000

CountryWatch
Provides a globally integrated, semiannually updated, five-year macroeconomic forecast for each of the 192 countries in the world. The forecasts contain concise economic overviews for each country complementing the forecast tables and graphs; provide access to 5 years of historical data on key macroeconomic variables for each country, and provide an interface that allows the user to change forecast input assumptions to create their own country forecast.
Cost: $1,050

 

CD-ROM

World Trade Analyzer (CD-ROM)
The World Trade Analyzer shows merchandise trade flows between member countries of the United Nations. With access to trade figures for almost 20 years, you can track trends in global trade.
Cost: Initial purchase: $2,900

Print - Reference

World Food Marketing Directory
Profiles of the leading multinational and national food producers, selected on the basis of market share.
Cost: $1200

Sourcebook of Zip Code Demographics
Provides detailed information about every Zip code and county in the U.S. Includes:
· 2000 updates and 2005 forecasts
· All residential and non-residential U.S. Zip Codes
· Business data including total firms and total employees
· Spending potential indices for 20 product and service categories
· Dominant ACORN lifestyle segmentation type for each ZIP Code
Cost: $500 + $400 (county data)

WEFA Industrial Monitor
This comprehensive resource analyzes more than 130 major industries in the United States, providing essential details on the past, present, and future economic health of each. With reviews and forecasts covering such key indicators as imports, exports, GDP, unemployment, and housing starts, the Monitor is the only annual with uniform coverage of the latest economic trends in a wide range of sectors, including:
· Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and the environment
· Mining, construction, and energy
· Light and heavy manufacturing
· Transportation and communications
· Wholesale and retail trade
· Finance, insurance, law, and real estate
· Healthcare, education, entertainment, and other service industries
Cost: $65

World Investment Report 2002: Transnational Corporations and Export Competitiveness
(UN)
Examines the role of trans-national corporations in making the exports of developing and transition countries more competitive on the world market. It analyses how investments in education, health, science, and technology are essential if a nation is to be integrated into the world trade community.
Cost: $55

World Economic Outlook (IMF)
Overview of the world economy and current issues that have an impact on global economies for the near and medium term.
Cost: $42

World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Chapters in this book focus on the people, economy, environment, states and markets, worldview, and global links for 148 countries. As a whole, these chapters present an expanded view of the world economy. Introductions highlight recent research on major development issues worldwide.
Cost: $60

World Agriculture: Towards 2015/2030 Summary Report (FAO)
This report is a shorter version of World Agriculture: Towards 2015/2030, FAO's latest assessment of the long-term outlook for the world's food supplies, nutrition and agriculture, due for release at the end of 2002. It summarizes the projections, distills the messages, and presents them for the generalist. The projections cover supply and demand for the major agricultural commodities and sectors, including fisheries and forestry. This analysis forms the basis for a more detailed examination of other factors, such as nutrition and undernourishment, and the implications for international trade. The report also investigates the implications of future supply and demand for the natural resource base and discusses how technology can contribute to a more sustainable development. One of the report's main findings is that, if no corrective action is taken, the target set by the World Food Summit in 1996-that of halving the number of undernourished people by 2015-is not going to be met. Nothing short of a massive effort at improving the overall development performance will free the developing world of its most pressing food insecurity problems. The progress made towards this target depends on many factors, not least of which are political will and the mobilization of additional resources. Past experience underlines the crucial role of agriculture in the development process, particularly where the majority of the population relies on this sector for employment and income.
Cost: $18

Fresh Trends Data Report (Vance Publishing - The Packer)
An expanded version of the annual publication Fresh Trends.
Cost: $205

Book of Lists
The book contains lists of top companies, arranged by industry. Each listing includes: company name, address, telephone number, fax number (some cities - see market page for counts), contact person, job title, rank in list, and criteria for ranking (employees, revenues, etc.). For more information visit bizjournals.com.
Metro areas/cities purchased include Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, and San Jose
Cost: $375

Exploring the Tomato: Transformations of Nature, Society, and Economy
Cost: $80

Information Systems and the Economics of Innovation
Cost: $75

Valuing Environmental and Natural Resources
Cost: $95

Biotechnology, Agriculture and the Developing World: The Distributional Implications of Technological Change
Cost: $90

Land Quality and Land Degradation: Implications for Agricultural Productivity and Food Security at Farm, Regional, and Global Scales
Cost: $95

EMU and Economic Policy in Europe: The Challenge of the Early Years
Cost: $100

EU Expansion to the East: Prospects and Problems
Cost: $85

 

Category Managment - Produce & Supermarket Data

FreshTrack is a series of benchmarking reports brought to you by PMA and Cornell University. Each volume of the FreshTrack series takes a thorough look at issues affecting the produce industry today — issues that play an integral role in the development of your business.

FreshTrack: Supply Chain Management in the Produce Industry
PMA (Produce Marketing Association)
Focusing on major issues impacting the produce industry's distribution systems, this latest FreshTrack report s based upon extensive surveys of produce retailers and focus groups of grower-shippers around the United States. FreshTrack: Supply Chain Management in the Produce Industry generates key benchmarking information and addresses the changes, challenges, and what lies ahead for the produce industry and its distribution systems.

Benefits: Use benchmarking information to make strategic decisions for your company
Supplement your knowledge of the produce industry
Be fully equipped to proactively handle industry challenges
Guide your organization to greater levels of success
Cost: $600

FreshTrack: Focus on People
PMA (Produce Marketing Association)
If you find it challenging to make management decisions regarding personnel recruitment techniques, then you need this FreshTrack report. The study examines industry human resource issues and remedies; types of training and methods; difficulties in achieving selected management skills; and successful retention techniques.

Benefits:
Use benchmarking information to make strategic decisions for your company
Supplement your knowledge of the produce industry
Be fully equipped to proactively handle industry challenges
Guide your organization to greater levels of success.
Cost: $600

FreshTrack: The New Dynamics of Produce Buying and Selling
PMA (Produce Marketing Association)
What impact has retail consolidation had on the produce industry? Learn how buying and selling practices at the retail level have forged changes at the grower-shipper level. FreshTrack: The New Dynamics of Produce Buying and Selling is filled with insight from leading retailers about the future of the produce department; definitive analysis regarding the effects of retailer and supplier consolidation; benchmarking data on sales; buying practices; and much more.
Cost: $600

Building Relationships: a Guide to Implementing Strategic Alliances
FMI (Food Marketing Institute)
This report is a series of case studies that demonstrate how retailers of all sizes can implement and benefit from alliances with their trading partners. Building Relationships describes the steps taken and the barriers encountered by retailers who have developed strategic alliances. Case studies are based on the experiences of independent operators and include category management with manufacturer, merging operations with an independent pharmacy and reengineering with a wholesaler.
Cost: $50

Category Management - Complete Set (Report)
FMI (Food Marketing Institute)
FMI has published a series of five guides on category management. These reports offer retailers and wholesalers considering - or in the process of implementing - category management practical steps, evaluation forms, and tools. Reports in this series include; Getting Started, A Blueprint for Implementation, The Category Plan, Information Tools and The Role of the Supplier. Sponsored by Mars, Incorporated, and prepared by the Center for Retail Management, Northwestern University.
Cost: $300

Integrating Loyalty Marketing and Category Management
FMI (Food Marketing Institute)
Integrating loyalty marketing and category management can accelerate the use of shopper card data knowledge to help companies differentiate themselves in the market place. This report also helps practitioners visualize how the data and knowledge can be applied to increase the effectiveness of category - level planning and operations a process for integrating the marketing strategies is included.
Cost: $50

Crossing Department Boundaries - A Case Study in Category Management
FMI (Food Marketing Institute)
This exciting case study provides a real-world example of category management. It illustrates how a manufacturer and retailer worked together to develop a new product and successfully maneuver across functional and departmental boundaries to get the job done.
Cost: $20

Consumer Perspectives on National and Store Brands
FMI (Food Marketing Institute)
An in-depth study of consumer shopping behavior and attitudes toward
national and store brands for five major food and nonfood categories.
Provides new tools and processes for retailers to manage national and
store brands and includes valuable insights on key demographic
variables that impact brand choice. (1994)
Cost: $60

Building Shopper Loyalty with Store Brands
FMI (Food Marketing Institute)
This study examines shoppers' attitudes and purchase behavior of store
brands. It also examines the relationship between the retailer brand
image and the store brand. This study includes insights on optimizing
store brand sales.
Cost: $150

Case Pack Optimization: Supply Chain Economics of Variations
in Case Pack Quantities for Consumer Packaged Goods
FMI (Food Marketing Institute)
This publication provides the food production and distribution industry
with a custom cost analysis model for use between manufacturers and
distributors. The model aids the partners in assessing the economic
impact of case pack quantity changes on the total supply chain. The
report discusses the impact case pack changes can have on consumer
behavior and the reasons why case pack optimization is important and
concludes that if supply chain costs and consumer demand effects are
considered together, companies will benefit from increased
profitability in two ways: a reduction in behind-the-scenes operating
costs and increase in sales to consumers. (2000, 41 pages)
Cost: $60

Consolidation - Strategies to Maximize Efficiency and Minimize
Cost
FMI (Food Marketing Institute)
This new report discusses the opportunities for using third-party
consolidators to reduce distribution costs and inventory levels while
increasing service levels. Practical steps for the evaluation and
implementation of consolidation programs with vendors and distributors
is clearly outlined. Contained in the report are results from
real-world pilots including: benefits, requirements and performance
measurements. (1996, 79 pages)
Cost: $40

Continuous Replenishment II - Process Improvement for
Accelerated Implementation
FMI (Food Marketing Institute)
Continuous replenishment programs (CRP) are one of the most widely
adopted ECR logistics practices. This report, based on industry
practitioners experience, provides new information and knowledge on
advanced CRP practices. Also included in this report is an EXCEL
spreadsheet to allow companies to evaluate the costs and benefits from
CRP programs. (1998, 83 pages)
Cost: $60

Building Relationships: a Guide to Implementing Strategic
Alliances
FMI (Food Marketing Institute)
This report is a series of case studies that demonstrate how retailers
of all sizes can implement and benefit from alliances with their
trading partners. Building Relationships describes the steps taken and
the barriers encountered by retailers who have developed strategic
alliances. Case studies are based on the experiences of independent
operators and include category management with manufacturer, merging
operations with an independent pharmacy and reengineering with a
wholesaler. (1995, 50 pages)
Cost: $50

Category Management in a Direct Store Delivery Environment
FMI (Food Marketing Institute)
NEW! This case study provides a real world example of category
management applied in a direct store deliver (DSD) environment. This
report describes how a large DSD supplier implemented category
management within its organization and provides a real world example of
category management plans that were executed with one of the supplier’s
retail partners. This report is targeted to DSD suppliers. (1998)
Cost: $40

Activity Based Costing for Food Wholesalers and Retailers
FMI (Food Marketing Institute)
This publication provides food retailers and wholesalers with an
understanding of the concepts of activity based costing (ABC) through
specific examples of its use in the food distribution environment. The
report is divided into two sections: an executive reader that offers a
broad-based picture of the strategic implications of ABC and a project
manager section that explains the steps and considerations needed to
implement an ABC system in a food distribution company. (1994, 57
pages)
Cost: $40

Market Scope & Mid-Year Update $565
Market Scope is the only source for the most accurate retail market share data available anywhere, at any price. View the latest share information for all 52 ACNielsen SCANTRACK® markets, all 64 IRI InfoScan® markets, 48 contiguous Marketing Guidebook markets, all 210 DMAs and the top 100 MSAs by population.

"This book is a must-have if you want to understand the true scope of the grocery industry." --CEO, Advertising/Media

For over two decades, professionals in the supermarket industry have relied upon Market Scope to make intelligent, on-the-money decisions with less guesswork. So deeply detailed, we print a mid-year update in August.

Supermarket Market Share for nearly 1,400 chains and wholesalers -- View supermarket share in any of five market configurations:
All 52 ACNielsen SCANTRACK markets
All 64 IRI InfoScan markets
All 48 contiguous Marketing Guidebook markets
All 210 DMAs
Top 100 MSAs by population

Only Market Scope brings you share, store counts, and advertising group data for every industry player in the US, plus market demographics, relative strength of chains vs. independents and a lot more.

Cost: $600

 

Real Estate

Appraisal of Real Estate
Cost: $70

Dictionary of Real Estate Appraisal
Cost: $80

Appraising Residential Properties
Cost: $50

Appraisal of Rural Property
American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers Staff &
The Appraisal Institute
Cost: $60

 

Videos

The Global Banquet: Politics of Food
This timely and provocative 25-minute video explores the politics of global food and helps viewers understand the threat posed to food security by policies and practices of giant international food producers, trade and financial institutions, and governments. To facilitate classroom or group discussions, the video is divided into two sections that can be viewed independently.
Cost: $25

Journals

Journal of Food Distribution Research
Serves as an information clearinghouse for past, current, and future food distribution research, and provides channels for exchange of information. Indexed in AGRICOLA.
Published twice per year.
Cost: $100

 

TOTAL EXPENDITURES

Total = $34,000