It certainly ain't'licked' - the state of Australia's ice-cream industry

摘要

Australians are among the world's largest consumers of ice-cream, at 18 litres per person, per year, according to a IBISworld report, Ice-cream Manufacturing in Australia. Margaret Langdon discusses some emerging local industry trends identified by the report. According to the report, in 2009 the Australian ice-cream industry included 62 major players. Among their products were individually packaged 'impulse buy' items, take-home ice-cream tubs, take-home multi-packs, take-home premium tubs and unpackaged 'scoop and serve' ice-cream and gelato. These were generally sold through supermarket chains, convenience stores and petrol stations. Grocery wholesalers and distributors supplied smaller retailers such as milk bars and specialty shops.