Guides: Food & Beverage Industry: Industry & Company Research

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IBISWorld
Provides reports for U.S. and China industries , categorized by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), as well as more specialized reports covering a wide range of niche sectors. Individual reports provide key statistics, segmentation, market characteristics, industry conditions, key competitors, industry performance and outlook.
Mintel
Market research reports covering US, European and UK consumer markets. The reports analyze market drivers, sizes and trends, market segmentation, and consumer attitudes and purchasing habits.
Passport GMID
From Euromonitor International,Passport GMID contains market research and business intelligence on industries, countries, and consumers. It offers access to statistics (including market share, market size, distribution, pricing, and more), and comprehensive briefing reports. Global coverage, with both consumer and industrial markets represented.
Statista
Provides access to statistics and studies gathered by market researchers, trade organizations, scientific publications, and government sources.

The USDA Economic Research Service
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) leads the country on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues. The Economic Research Service (ERS) conducts research to inform public and private decision making in those areas.
National Agricultural Library
As one of the five national libraries of the United States, facilitates the creation of agricultural knowledge needed to solve agricultural challenges today and in the future. Includes information on animal welfare, agricultural production, human nutrition, and more.

Food Safety Handbook: A Practical Guide for Building a Robust Food Safety Management System by International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group) "Contains detailed information on food safety systems and what large and small food industry companies can do to establish, maintain, and enhance food safety in their operations. This new edition updates the guidelines and regulations since the previous 2016 edition, drawing on best practices and the knowledge IFC has gained in supporting food business operators around the world." -publisher
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2020
Restaurant, food & beverage market research handbook 2020-2021 by Richard K. Miller and Kelli Washington
Call Number: ebook
Publication Date: 2020
"Restaurant, Food & Beverage Market Research Handbook 2020-2021 provides consumer spending data, market forecasts, and trends assessments. The trends assessments include discussions of consumer behavioral trends, dining trends, daypart analysis (including snacks and late-night), mealpart analysis, and more. Comprehensive demographic data for all dayparts at full-service and quick-service restaurants, as well as an analysis of restaurant spending in each state and dining statistics for metropolitan areas, are provided." -publisher

D&B Hoovers
Search by company name on the default main page, or use the Build a Company List function to search/screen for companies by industry classification, geography, sales, etc.
Nexis Dossier
A directory of corporate structure information, with contact information and subsidiary listings, of more than 170,000 parent companies (both public and private).
PitchBook
Includes both public and private companies, with an emphasis on financing and investments.
Privco
Directory of privately-held companies. Company information consists of a business summary, an overview of corporate organization, list of competitors, industry description, financials (almost always revenue only) and number of employees. Provides M&A deals and deal multiples, private firm valuations, VC funding, private equity deal history; and private and family ownership data.
S&P Capital IQ
Profiles of public and private firms worldwide including financials, officers and directors, ownership, advisory relationships, transactions, securities, key developments, estimates, key documents, credit ratings and research, filings, news, comparables analysis and more.
Data Axle Reference Solutions (formerly ReferenceUSA)
Choose U.S. Businesses on the landing page. Select the Advanced Search tab. Choose criteria from one or each of the steps that follow. Once you've entered all your screening characteristics, click on View Results.

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