The food industry has many large, mature categories, but the competitive landscape is far from static. Food marketers and retailers are constantly strategizing how to profit from the hottest market segments, update their product lines and service offerings, and reel in the most lucrative consumers.

Summer is nearly over, but you can still take a break with some of the latest insights from the analysts at The Freedonia Group, Freedonia Focus Reports, and Packaged Facts. Check out an innovative interactive graphic detailing the U.S. business economy, as well as new data on alternative water sources, shoe manufacturing, pet supplies, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing in China.

According to Advances in Biopharmaceutical Technology in China, 2nd Ed, a report from BioPlan Associates, China is making strides in raising its Good Manufacturing Process (GMP) standards as it works to improve its global profile. GMP biopharmaceutical manufacturing has a short history in China, with the first version of guidance issued in 1998. In 2010, China's Ministry of Health released its fourth version of China GMP, with this iteration significantly raising the standards to be met by domestic biopharmaceutical developers.

Check out a fascinating interactive chart of the entire U.S. business economy by Kentley Insights. The chart includes the total revenue generated by the 1,000+ industries of the U.S. business economy. Click on a section to get into the industry specifics and then on the center of the circle to get back out. 

Take a moment and catch up on all the latest headlines from Freedonia Focus Reports, Simba Information, and Packaged Facts! Our analysts were busy this week covering topics in electric vehicles, cannabis, digital media, and pet medication.

According to Global Cement, a recent study from The Freedonia Group, a division of MarketResearch.com, the worldwide cement market is expected to inch its way back to growth after a period of marginal declines from 2013-2018.

Check out all the latest headlines from MarketResearch.com and its publishers, with this week's analysis covering the rising popularity of mobile payments, dialysis clinic market drivers, top educational publishers in the K-12 market, and much more.

Kidney dialysis is a life or death, crucial healthcare service that costs about $90,000 per year per patient. The large competitors have enjoyed a near monopoly for years, but changes are coming that could hamper that growth and profitability.

In June 2019, Illinois became the eleventh U.S. state to legalize recreational (i.e., adult use, nonmedical) marijuana, and just the second in the Midwest after Michigan to clear the way for adult marijuana retail markets to form. Furthermore, in July 2019, the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act received a historic first hearing in congress – underscoring that legal weed is no longer just a west coast phenomenon.

Take a break from the heat with some ice cold industry analysis from The Freedonia Group, Freedonia Focus Reports, and more!  Articles this week covered the impact of bikesharing on bike shops, new cannabis laws and packaging, water treatment companies, and electric vehicle charging systems.