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Single-serving coffee machines, in particular Keurig coffee machines, benefited from a strong demand for convenient and fast coffee at home. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is the parent company which produces Keurig single-serving coffee machines. These coffee machines use a combination of thin wall plastic and an integrated internal filter for the coffee brewing process. In 2011 alone, retail volume sales of Keurig coffee machines grew by 61% to reach 3.2 million units.

All of the Eastern European countries within this section witnessed large levels of pre-recessionary GDP output and will continue to demonstrate consistent growth. Eastern Europe is renowned for its harsh winters, and the usage of winter tires is compulsory in most countries in the region, with Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary being notable exceptions

This market research report offers an in-depth perspective on the actual market situation, trends and future outlook for cement in Germany. The analysis provides essential market information for decision-makers

GlobalData's "Partnerships, Licensing, Investments and M&A Deals and Trends in Pharmaceuticals - Q1 2012" report is an essential source of data and trend analysis on partnerships, licensing, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and financing in the pharmaceutical and healthcare market. The report provides detailed information on partnerships, licensing agreements, M&As, equity/debt offerings, private equity and venture financing transactions recorded in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry in Q1 2012. The report presents detailed comparative data on the number of deals and their value in the last five quarters, categorized into deal types, segments, and geographies. The report also provides information on the top venture capital and advisory firms in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.

Historically, apparel brands looked to retail specialists to distribute their products; however, the boundaries are now blurring, as many brands move across into retailing and retailers become known as fashion brands. In the middle are those brands which have tried to embrace both perspectives from the outset. It appears that retailers dependent on others' apparel brands are losing ground, so as the retail landscape evolves, the battle to follow the right distribution strategy is intensifying.

Following positive throughput figures across China's port sector for the first half of 2011, we forecast another year of growth for Chinese ports, with the Port of Shanghai set to retain its title as the world's largest container terminal for at least another year. We caution, however, that there are downside risks to our outlook. We are concerned about a possible slowdown in Chinese economic growth, as well as the sluggish consumer demand in the US - China's biggest export market - and the eurozone in recent months.

The Tobacco Market in China is part of Netscribes' Food & Beverage Industry Series reports. China is the largest cigarette producer and consumer in the world. The Chinese tobacco market is poised to witness phenomenal growth owing to rise in smokers' population coupled with changing lifestyle and affordability.

Despite the global economic crisis, Germany life insurance segment registered positive annual growth rates of XX% in 2009 and XX% in 2010. However, the economic crisis significantly impacted the profitability of German life insurance companies, and the premium prices of life insurance were raised to maintain profit margins, which led to loss in the market share for some life insurance companies. In addition, the segment registered a negative annual growth rate of -XX% due to the adverse impact of the European sovereign debt crisis in 2011. The German insurance industry is dominated by the life insurance segment, which accounted for XX% of the total insurance written premiums in 2011.

Tesco China: Consumer Profile is the result of Canadean's extensive online consumer survey Tesco in China, presenting uniquely detailed data on Tesco's end-consumers. It provides retailer profiles for both Main and Occasional consumers (determined by the share of their goods coming from this retailer) covering over 25 individual consumer groups, and retailer share at product category level.

In recent years the average unit pricein bottled waterwas constantlyfalling.This wasdue to the fact that the category wasrepresented almost completely by local companies, whichwere for many years engaged in the productionof bottled water. Georgia,in turn, is very rich in water resources, which together with high competition allows producers to lower prices for their products.