canned food

" The increasingly busy life style has led to an increased demand for canned food. And increasing number of people are finding it difficult to go shopping for food each day, and so more people are now buying food for use another day, leading to an increased acceptance of canned food use. In 2003, the global canned food market reached a value of $51.3 billion. In 2003, the leading revenue source for the global canned food market was the canned fruit and vegetables sector, which accounted for 39.2％ of the market’s value. The global market is dominated by several major players, although no single company holds a global advantage in any one market sector. According to the most recent figures available from the U.S. Census Bureau, the industry's roughly 140 establishments employ more than 19,000 people. The value of shipments exceeds $8 billion annually and canned soups and stews account for nearly half of that total, followed by canned baby foods and canned ethnic foods. China was considered an emerging canned food market in the early 2000s. Canned food consumption there was expected to double between 2001 and 2005."