Almond Milk - Global Market Outlook (2020-2028)
According to Stratistics MRC, the Global Almond Milk Market is accounted for $6.79 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach $22.73 billion by 2028 growing at a CAGR of 16.3% during the forecast period. Growing acceptance of dairy alternatives among vegans, rising cases of lactose intolerance, hypercholesterolemia, and growing demand for plant-based beverages are the major factors driving the market growth. However, high cost of almond milk and availability of alternate milks to almond milk are restraining the market growth.
Almond milk is a plant-based dairy alternative known to be rich in vitamin E and omega-3 fatty acids, made from almonds which generally have a nutty taste and creamy texture, it makes bones stronger, helps in digestion, and it acts as a lactose-free substitute of milk. Almond milk is rich in minerals like calcium, magnesium, and iron. It is available in various flavors and enriched with minerals, proteins and vitamins. Almond milk does not contain cholesterol or saturated fat that helps in supporting heart health.
Based on the application, the personal care segment is going to have lucrative growth during the forecast period due to almond milk’s unique anti-aging properties included in the products of personal care and amount of high proportion of vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, and zinc in its formulation, which has been used in skin repair creams and lotions. These advantages of almond milk attract the consumers worldwide, exploring the demand for almond milk in this segment.
By geography, Asia Pacific is going to have high growth during the forecast period as almond milk is prominently used in the Asia Pacific countries, especially India and China, and fast application scope of the product in the food and beverage industry has resulted in an inflated demand from countries like Japan hence the product is likely to witness favorable growth in this region. With the growing focus on gluten-free variants of almond milk, the market in Asia Pacific will grow further in the coming years.
Some of the key players profiled in the Almond Milk Market include Califia Farms, Blue Diamond Growers, Elmhurst Milked Direct LLC, Pacific Foods Of Oregon LLC, Natura Foods, Daiya Foods Inc., Orgain, Inc., Hiland Dairy Foods Company, LLC, Three Trees Organic, Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing, Earth's Own Food Company, WhiteWave Foods, Hain Celestial Group, Nestl? and Galaxy Nutritional Foods, Inc.
Forms Covered:
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Almond milk is a plant-based dairy alternative known to be rich in vitamin E and omega-3 fatty acids, made from almonds which generally have a nutty taste and creamy texture, it makes bones stronger, helps in digestion, and it acts as a lactose-free substitute of milk. Almond milk is rich in minerals like calcium, magnesium, and iron. It is available in various flavors and enriched with minerals, proteins and vitamins. Almond milk does not contain cholesterol or saturated fat that helps in supporting heart health.
Based on the application, the personal care segment is going to have lucrative growth during the forecast period due to almond milk’s unique anti-aging properties included in the products of personal care and amount of high proportion of vitamin C, vitamin B6, vitamin E, and zinc in its formulation, which has been used in skin repair creams and lotions. These advantages of almond milk attract the consumers worldwide, exploring the demand for almond milk in this segment.
By geography, Asia Pacific is going to have high growth during the forecast period as almond milk is prominently used in the Asia Pacific countries, especially India and China, and fast application scope of the product in the food and beverage industry has resulted in an inflated demand from countries like Japan hence the product is likely to witness favorable growth in this region. With the growing focus on gluten-free variants of almond milk, the market in Asia Pacific will grow further in the coming years.
Some of the key players profiled in the Almond Milk Market include Califia Farms, Blue Diamond Growers, Elmhurst Milked Direct LLC, Pacific Foods Of Oregon LLC, Natura Foods, Daiya Foods Inc., Orgain, Inc., Hiland Dairy Foods Company, LLC, Three Trees Organic, Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing, Earth's Own Food Company, WhiteWave Foods, Hain Celestial Group, Nestl? and Galaxy Nutritional Foods, Inc.
Forms Covered:
- Powder
- Liquid
- Pure
- Mixed
- Original Almond Milk
- Vanilla Almond Milk
- Non-Dairy Almond Milk
- Food and Beverages
- Personal Care (Cosmetics)
- Food Service Industry
- Plain
- Flavored
- Organic
- Conventional
- Store-Based
- Non-Store-Based
- Business to Business
- Business to Customer
- Bottles
- Cans
- Cartons
- Glass
- Retail/Household
- Pharmaceuticals
- Nutraceuticals & Baby Food
- Adult
- Children
- North America
- US
- Canada
- Mexico
- Europe
- Germany
- UK
- Italy
- France
- Spain
- Rest of Europe
- Asia Pacific
- Japan
- China
- India
- Australia
- New Zealand
- South Korea
- Rest of Asia Pacific
- South America
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Chile
- Rest of South America
- Middle East & Africa
- Saudi Arabia
- UAE
- Qatar
- South Africa
- Rest of Middle East & Africa
- Market share assessments for the regional and country-level segments
- Strategic recommendations for the new entrants
- Covers Market data for the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2025, and 2028
- Market Trends (Drivers, Constraints, Opportunities, Threats, Challenges, Investment Opportunities, and recommendations)
- Strategic recommendations in key business segments based on the market estimations
- Competitive landscaping mapping the key common trends
- Company profiling with detailed strategies, financials, and recent developments
- Supply chain trends mapping the latest technological advancements
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- Company Profiling
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- Regional Segmentation
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- Competitive Benchmarking
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1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
2 PREFACE
2.1 Abstract
2.2 Stake Holders
2.3 Research Scope
2.4 Research Methodology
2.4.1 Data Mining
2.4.2 Data Analysis
2.4.3 Data Validation
2.4.4 Research Approach
2.5 Research Sources
2.5.1 Primary Research Sources
2.5.2 Secondary Research Sources
2.5.3 Assumptions
3 MARKET TREND ANALYSIS
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Drivers
3.3 Restraints
3.4 Opportunities
3.5 Threats
3.6 Product Analysis
3.7 Application Analysis
3.8 End User Analysis
3.9 Emerging Markets
3.10 Impact of Covid-19
4 PORTERS FIVE FORCE ANALYSIS
4.1 Bargaining power of suppliers
4.2 Bargaining power of buyers
4.3 Threat of substitutes
4.4 Threat of new entrants
4.5 Competitive rivalry
5 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY FORM
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Powder
5.3 Liquid
6 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY TYPE
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Pure
6.3 Mixed
7 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY PRODUCT
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Original Almond Milk
7.3 Vanilla Almond Milk
7.4 Non-Dairy Almond Milk
8 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY APPLICATION
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Food and Beverages
8.2.1 Bakery & Confectionery
8.2.2 Dairy & Frozen Desserts
8.2.3 Infant Formula
8.3 Personal Care (Cosmetics)
8.4 Food Service Industry
9 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY FORMULATION
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Plain
9.2.1 Plain Sweetened
9.2.2 Plain Unsweetened
9.3 Flavored
9.3.1 Flavored Sweetened
9.3.2 Flavored Unsweetened
10 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY CATEGORY
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Organic
10.3 Conventional
11 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Store-Based
11.2.1 Hypermarkets & Supermarkets
11.2.2 Convenience Stores
11.2.3 Specialty Stores
11.2.4 Food and Drink Specialty Stores
11.3 Non-Store-Based
11.4 Business to Business
11.5 Business to Customer
12 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY PACKAGING TYPE
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Bottles
12.3 Cans
12.4 Cartons
12.5 Glass
13 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY END USER
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Retail/Household
13.3 Pharmaceuticals
13.4 Nutraceuticals & Baby Food
13.5 Adult
13.6 Children
14 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY
14.1 Introduction
14.2 North America
14.2.1 US
14.2.2 Canada
14.2.3 Mexico
14.3 Europe
14.3.1 Germany
14.3.2 UK
14.3.3 Italy
14.3.4 France
14.3.5 Spain
14.3.6 Rest of Europe
14.4 Asia Pacific
14.4.1 Japan
14.4.2 China
14.4.3 India
14.4.4 Australia
14.4.5 New Zealand
14.4.6 South Korea
14.4.7 Rest of Asia Pacific
14.5 South America
14.5.1 Argentina
14.5.2 Brazil
14.5.3 Chile
14.5.4 Rest of South America
14.6 Middle East & Africa
14.6.1 Saudi Arabia
14.6.2 UAE
14.6.3 Qatar
14.6.4 South Africa
14.6.5 Rest of Middle East & Africa
15 KEY DEVELOPMENTS
15.1 Agreements, Partnerships, Collaborations and Joint Ventures
15.2 Acquisitions & Mergers
15.3 New Product Launch
15.4 Expansions
15.5 Other Key Strategies
16 COMPANY PROFILING
16.1 Califia Farms
16.2 Blue Diamond Growers
16.3 Elmhurst Milked Direct LLC
16.4 Pacific Foods Of Oregon, LLC.
16.5 Natura Foods
16.6 Daiya Foods Inc.
16.7 Orgain, Inc.
16.8 Hiland Dairy Foods Company, LLC
16.9 Three Trees Organic
16.10 Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing
16.11 Earth's Own Food Company
16.12 WhiteWave Foods
16.13 Hain Celestial Group
16.14 Nestl?
16.15 Galaxy Nutritional Foods, Inc.
2 PREFACE
2.1 Abstract
2.2 Stake Holders
2.3 Research Scope
2.4 Research Methodology
2.4.1 Data Mining
2.4.2 Data Analysis
2.4.3 Data Validation
2.4.4 Research Approach
2.5 Research Sources
2.5.1 Primary Research Sources
2.5.2 Secondary Research Sources
2.5.3 Assumptions
3 MARKET TREND ANALYSIS
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Drivers
3.3 Restraints
3.4 Opportunities
3.5 Threats
3.6 Product Analysis
3.7 Application Analysis
3.8 End User Analysis
3.9 Emerging Markets
3.10 Impact of Covid-19
4 PORTERS FIVE FORCE ANALYSIS
4.1 Bargaining power of suppliers
4.2 Bargaining power of buyers
4.3 Threat of substitutes
4.4 Threat of new entrants
4.5 Competitive rivalry
5 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY FORM
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Powder
5.3 Liquid
6 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY TYPE
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Pure
6.3 Mixed
7 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY PRODUCT
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Original Almond Milk
7.3 Vanilla Almond Milk
7.4 Non-Dairy Almond Milk
8 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY APPLICATION
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Food and Beverages
8.2.1 Bakery & Confectionery
8.2.2 Dairy & Frozen Desserts
8.2.3 Infant Formula
8.3 Personal Care (Cosmetics)
8.4 Food Service Industry
9 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY FORMULATION
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Plain
9.2.1 Plain Sweetened
9.2.2 Plain Unsweetened
9.3 Flavored
9.3.1 Flavored Sweetened
9.3.2 Flavored Unsweetened
10 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY CATEGORY
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Organic
10.3 Conventional
11 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Store-Based
11.2.1 Hypermarkets & Supermarkets
11.2.2 Convenience Stores
11.2.3 Specialty Stores
11.2.4 Food and Drink Specialty Stores
11.3 Non-Store-Based
11.4 Business to Business
11.5 Business to Customer
12 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY PACKAGING TYPE
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Bottles
12.3 Cans
12.4 Cartons
12.5 Glass
13 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY END USER
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Retail/Household
13.3 Pharmaceuticals
13.4 Nutraceuticals & Baby Food
13.5 Adult
13.6 Children
14 GLOBAL ALMOND MILK MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY
14.1 Introduction
14.2 North America
14.2.1 US
14.2.2 Canada
14.2.3 Mexico
14.3 Europe
14.3.1 Germany
14.3.2 UK
14.3.3 Italy
14.3.4 France
14.3.5 Spain
14.3.6 Rest of Europe
14.4 Asia Pacific
14.4.1 Japan
14.4.2 China
14.4.3 India
14.4.4 Australia
14.4.5 New Zealand
14.4.6 South Korea
14.4.7 Rest of Asia Pacific
14.5 South America
14.5.1 Argentina
14.5.2 Brazil
14.5.3 Chile
14.5.4 Rest of South America
14.6 Middle East & Africa
14.6.1 Saudi Arabia
14.6.2 UAE
14.6.3 Qatar
14.6.4 South Africa
14.6.5 Rest of Middle East & Africa
15 KEY DEVELOPMENTS
15.1 Agreements, Partnerships, Collaborations and Joint Ventures
15.2 Acquisitions & Mergers
15.3 New Product Launch
15.4 Expansions
15.5 Other Key Strategies
16 COMPANY PROFILING
16.1 Califia Farms
16.2 Blue Diamond Growers
16.3 Elmhurst Milked Direct LLC
16.4 Pacific Foods Of Oregon, LLC.
16.5 Natura Foods
16.6 Daiya Foods Inc.
16.7 Orgain, Inc.
16.8 Hiland Dairy Foods Company, LLC
16.9 Three Trees Organic
16.10 Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing
16.11 Earth's Own Food Company
16.12 WhiteWave Foods
16.13 Hain Celestial Group
16.14 Nestl?
16.15 Galaxy Nutritional Foods, Inc.
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Region (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 2 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Form (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 3 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Powder (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 4 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Liquid (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 5 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Type (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 6 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Pure (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 7 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Mixed (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 8 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Product (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 9 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Original Almond Milk (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 10 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Vanilla Almond Milk (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 11 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Non-Dairy Almond Milk (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 12 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Application (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 13 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Food and Beverages (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 14 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Bakery & Confectionery (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 15 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Dairy & Frozen Desserts (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 16 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Infant Formula (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 17 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Personal Care (Cosmetics) (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 18 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Food Service Industry (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 19 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Formulation (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 20 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Plain (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 21 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Plain Sweetened (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 22 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Plain Unsweetened (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 23 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Flavored (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 24 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Flavored Sweetened (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 25 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Flavored Unsweetened (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 26 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Category (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 27 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Organic (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 28 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Conventional (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 29 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Distribution Channel (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 30 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Store-Based (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 31 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Hypermarkets & Supermarkets (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 32 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Convenience Stores (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 33 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Specialty Stores (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 34 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Food and Drink Specialty Stores (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 35 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Non-Store-Based (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 36 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Business to Business (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 37 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Business to Customer (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 38 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Packaging Type (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 39 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Bottles (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 40 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Cans (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 41 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Cartons (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 42 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Glass (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 43 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By End User (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 44 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Retail/Household (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 45 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Pharmaceuticals (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 46 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Nutraceuticals & Baby Food (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 47 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Adult (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 48 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Children (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Note: Tables for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America and Middle East & Africa are represented in the same manner as above.
Table 1 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Region (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 2 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Form (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 3 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Powder (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 4 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Liquid (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 5 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Type (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 6 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Pure (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 7 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Mixed (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 8 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Product (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 9 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Original Almond Milk (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 10 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Vanilla Almond Milk (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 11 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Non-Dairy Almond Milk (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 12 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Application (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 13 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Food and Beverages (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 14 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Bakery & Confectionery (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 15 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Dairy & Frozen Desserts (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 16 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Infant Formula (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 17 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Personal Care (Cosmetics) (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 18 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Food Service Industry (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 19 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Formulation (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 20 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Plain (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 21 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Plain Sweetened (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 22 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Plain Unsweetened (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 23 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Flavored (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 24 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Flavored Sweetened (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 25 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Flavored Unsweetened (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 26 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Category (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 27 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Organic (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 28 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Conventional (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 29 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Distribution Channel (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 30 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Store-Based (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 31 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Hypermarkets & Supermarkets (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 32 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Convenience Stores (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 33 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Specialty Stores (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 34 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Food and Drink Specialty Stores (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 35 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Non-Store-Based (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 36 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Business to Business (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 37 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Business to Customer (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 38 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Packaging Type (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 39 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Bottles (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 40 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Cans (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 41 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Cartons (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 42 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Glass (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 43 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By End User (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 44 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Retail/Household (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 45 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Pharmaceuticals (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 46 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Nutraceuticals & Baby Food (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 47 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Adult (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Table 48 Global Almond Milk Market Outlook, By Children (2019-2028) (US $MN)
Note: Tables for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America and Middle East & Africa are represented in the same manner as above.
