COVID-19 will have a significant effect on demand for packaged food in Uzbekistan during 2020. The economic instability it engendered has led to an acceleration in the country’s already rapid rate of consumer price inflation during the spring by means of a depreciation in the foreign-exchange value of the Uzbek som. The pandemic also lead...
The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in demand for health and wellness packaged food and beverages in Denmark during 2020. As Danes generally prioritise their health, the threat posed by COVID-19 led to heightened consumer interest in health maintenance, and a growing number of them perceived the consumption of health and wellness packaged...
COVID-19 will strongly impact packaged food in 2020 as consumers remain at home to avoid catching the virus and the economic climate worsens. While there was no official quarantine in Belarus in 2020, and local producers have continued to work throughout the pandemic, the country’s packaged food industry has still been heavily impacted. For...
Many consumers rushed to stock up on products like rice, cooking oil and frozen processed potatoes, as well as shelf stable offerings ranging from processed red meat to milk, during the early weeks of the pandemic. Larger pack sizes proved particularly popular. However, demand for discretionary products like snacks declined. The economic impact...
COVID-19 is expected to have a considerable impact on packaged food in 2020. In retail, the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to stimulate higher growth for categories perceived as essential or long-lasting products, as consumer stockpiling will increase demand. Growth in retail packaged food will also be driven by the fact that, as a result of...
Packaged Food will see a slowdown in volume and constant value sales in 2020 as consumers focus on essentials, with consumers in many instances focusing on unpackaged, unbranded, and fresh food products at the expense of branded and packaged products where such substitutes are available. Categories that provide essential foods and have limited...
Many areas of packaged food benefited from stockpiling in early-2020 in response to concerns over potential product shortages due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many consumers also stocked up as they sought to minimise shopping trips away-from-home. This led to a surge in demand in early-2020 for products including rice, packaged...
Fearing supply chain disruption, many Latvian consumers rushed to stock up on cooking essentials like edible oils, and sauces, dressings and condiments during the early stages of the pandemic. Meanwhile, with restaurants and cafés closed for an extended period, volume sales of these products have shifted from the foodservice channel to retail....
Confectionery Packaged Food in Kuwait report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2016-2020, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors...
Faced with the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, more Czech consumers became concerned about their health and purchased greater quantities of health and wellness food and beverages in 2020. This was seen primarily in FF and NH variants, rather than in BFY and organic products. Health and Wellness in Czech Republic report tracks the...