FOMAD - 25
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FOMAD - 25 |
SUBJECT COVERAGE
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Advertising Expenditures |
Fruits, Vegetables, and Nuts |
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Bakery and Cereal Products |
Market Shares |
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Beverages and Soft Drinks |
Meat, Fish, and Poultry |
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Chocolate and Confectionery Products |
Pet Foods |
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Dairy Products |
Production and Trade |
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Fats and Oils |
Statistics |
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Food Additives and Ingredients |
Retail and Consumer Trends |
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Food Packaging Trends |
Sales and Consumption Figures |
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Frozen, Chilled, and Ambient Temperature Foods |
DATABASE DESCRIPTION
FOMAD (Foodline®: Food Market Data) provides detailed analyses of international food and drink markets, identifying key market players, highlighting new product launches, assessing consumer attitudes and retail trends and tracking company news. It provides company information, including sales figures, market shares, consumer trends, advertising spends, production and trade statistics, and industry developments worldwide. All food and drink product groups are covered, including both branded and own label products, as well as reports on specialty food sectors, alcoholic beverages, pet foods, fresh produce, and food additives. 99 % of the records contain abstracts. The international markets covered comprise the United Kingdom, mainland Europe, North America, Australia, and the Pacific Rim, as well as emerging markets in South America, Eastern Europe, and the Far East. FOMAD corresponds in part to Food Market Abstracts.
DATABASE PRODUCER
Leatherhead Food Research Association (LFRA)SOURCES
Sources include approximately 250 journals, statistical publications, and market reports.
AVAILABILTY ON GEM
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Time Span: |
1982 to date |
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Database Size: |
Approximately 181,960 references |
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Database Update: |
Approximately twice weekly |
The FOMAD database is available on the GEM Web site www.einsgem.org through the gateway to Fiz-Karlsruhe.
ACCESSING THE DATABASE
To access FOMAD with a Begin command in Command Search you can use the database number or database name, ie:OUTPUT FORMATS
You may totally or partially display references using the following formats:
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Format |
Abbr. |
Display |
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Scan |
S |
Titles |
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Browse |
B |
Titles, Indexing Terms (Controlled and Geographic Terms), Subject Heading etc. |
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Browse plus abstract |
BA |
Titles, Indexing Terms (Controlled and Geographic Terms), Subject Heading etc. plus Abstract |
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Reference |
R |
Titles, Authors, Language, Bibliographic (Source) Details |
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All |
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Complete reference |
Notes
(1) The format MUST always be abbreviated, eg to display references 3-5 in scan format for set 4 type: T 4/S/3-5
(2) Not all fields shown in the All format can be searched and expanded, some fields can only be displayed.
FURTHER INFORMATION ON FOMAD
More detailed information on searching FOMAD, including a sample reference, access codes and limit options can be found on the FOMAD Infosheet. If you subscribe to GEM Documentation this is available free of charge. If you do not subscribe to GEM Documentation this is available at a cost, for which we will invoice you. For details of the costs please see your National Centre’s Price List.
See the FOMAD Infosheet for detailed information.
NB: You will be charged for this if you do not subscribe to GEM Documentation.
GENERAL INFORMATION
For information on basic search commands, eg Expand, Select, Limit, Zoom, refer to your GEM Quick Reference Guide.
The SDI Alert service is available. Results are sent to an email address.
Document ordering is available.
HELP
A thesaurus is available from the producer.
For more detailed help refer to your National Centre.