TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 9
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 9
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 9
1.3 OVERVIEW OF INDIA QUECHERS MARKET 9
1.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 10
1.5 LIMITATION 10
1.6 MARKETS COVERED 11
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 12
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 12
2.2 GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE 13
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 13
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 13
2.5 TECHNOLOGY LIFE LINE CURVE 14
2.6 MULTIVARIATE MODELLING 15
2.6.1 FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR STUDY 15
2.6.2 MICRO LEVEL INDICATORS 15
2.6.3 MACRO LEVEL INDICATORS 16
2.7 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 17
2.8 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 20
2.9 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 22
2.10 MARKET APPLICATION COVERAGE GRID 23
2.11 DBMR MARKET CHALLENGE MATRIX 24
2.12 SECONDARY SOURCES 25
2.13 ASSUMPTIONS 25
3 MARKET OVERVIEW 26
3.1 DRIVERS 28
3.1.1 VEGETABLE SOLD IN MAJOR CITIES IN INDIA CONTAIN PESTICIDES MUCH MORE THAN PERMITTED LEVEL 28
3.1.2 GROWING HEALTH CONCERN LEADING TO GREATER DEMAND FOR FOOD TESTING 28
3.1.3 INCREASING CONSUMPTION OF PROCESSED FOOD 29
3.1.4 DISCHARGING OF TOXIC ELEMENTS FROM INDUSTRIES HAS AFFECTED GROUNDWATER WHICH IN RESULT AFFECTS AGRICULTURE SOIL RESULTING IN MORE DEMAND FOR FOOD TESTING 29
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3.2 RESTRAINTS 30
3.2.1 LABORATORIES PER MILLION PEOPLE IS LOWER IN INDIA AS COMPARED TO OTHER HIGH-POPULATION COUNTRIES 30
3.2.2 STRINGENT NORMS FOR STARTING A TESTING LABORATORY IS LEADING TO LENGTHY PROCESS WHICH IS TIME-CONSUMING 31
3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 32
3.3.1 OPENING OF PESTICIDE LABS IN TIER 2 CITIES OF INDIA 32
3.3.2 INCREASING DEMAND FOR TESTING OF INSTANT NOODLES AND MILK 33
3.4 CHALLENGES 34
3.4.1 LACK OF QUALIFIED FOOD ANALYSTS IN INDIA 34
3.4.2 POOR INFRASTRUCTURE OF LABORATORIES LEADING TO DELAY IN TEST PROCEDURES 35
4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 36
5 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 38
6 INDIA QUECHERS MARKET, BY EXTRACTION METHODS 40
6.1 OVERVIEW 41
6.2 ORIGINAL UNBUFFERED METHOD 42
6.3 AOAC 2007.01 (ASSOCIATION OF ANALYTICAL COMMUNITIES) 42
6.4 EN 15662.2008 (EUROPEAN NORM) 42
7 INDIA QUECHERS MARKET, BY PESTICIDE 43
7.1 OVERVIEW 44
7.2 CARBENDAZIM 45
7.3 PYRIMETHANIL 45
7.4 PYRAZOPHOS 45
7.5 CHLORPYRIFOS 45
7.6 THIABENDAZOLE 45
7.7 CYPRODINIL 45
7.8 DIAZINON 46
7.9 OTHERS 46
8 INDIA QUECHERS MARKET, BY END-USER 47
8.1 OVERVIEW 48
8.2 REGULATORY AGENCIES 49
8.3 FOOD MANUFACTURERS 49
8.4 COMMERCIAL FOOD TESTING LABORATORIES 49
8.5 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE AUDITING COMPANIES 49
8.6 OTHERS 49
9 INDIA QUECHERS MARKET, COMPANY LANDSCAPE 50
9.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS; INDIA 50
9.2 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS 50
9.3 EXPANSIONS 50
9.4 REGULATORY CHANGES 51
10 COMPANY PROFILE 83
10.1 FICCI RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS CENTRELINK; 83
10.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 83
10.1.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 83
10.1.3 SERVICE PORTFOLIO 84
10.1.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 84
10.2 INTERTEK GROUP PLC 85
10.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 85
10.2.2 GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS 85
10.2.3 REVENUE ANALYSIS 86
10.2.4 SERVICE PORTFOLIO 86
10.2.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 86
10.3 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 87
10.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 87
10.3.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 87
10.3.3 REVENUE ANALYSIS 88
10.3.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 88
10.3.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 88
10.4 SIGMA TEST & RESEARCH CENTER 89
10.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 89
10.4.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 89
10.4.3 SERVICE PORTFOLIO 90
10.4.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 90
10.5 GUJARAT LABORATORY 91
10.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 91
10.5.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 91
10.5.3 SERVICE PORTFOLIO 92
10.5.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 92
10.6 CET TEST HOUSE -CEG. 93
10.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 93
10.6.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 93
10.6.3 SERVICE PORTFOLIO 94
10.6.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 94
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10.7 AGRI BIOCHEM RESEARCH LAB 95
10.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 95
10.7.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 95
10.7.3 SERVICE PORTFOLIO 96
10.8 ANA LABORATORIES 97
10.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 97
10.8.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 97
10.8.3 SERVICE PORTFOLIO 98
10.9 ANACON LABORATORIES 99
10.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 99
10.9.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 99
10.9.3 SERVICE PORTFOLIO 100
10.9.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 100
10.10 EDISCOVERY AUTOMATION PRIVATE LIMITED 101
10.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 101
10.10.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 101
10.10.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 102
11 RELATED REPORTS 103