Retail sales of health and wellness food and beverages are set to see some benefit from the impact of COVID-19 in 2020. The shutdown of foodservice outlets at the beginning of the year, restrictions on travel, the closure of educational institutions and consumers working from home where possible has drastically increased the number of consumers...
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, better for you beverages and better for you packaged food will see opposing performances in 2020 overall. For example, BFY packaged food is expected to largely benefit from the pandemic, with most product areas seeing increased demand. In contrast, BFY beverages is expected to see declining current value...
Health and wellness beverages and packaged food have largely benefited from the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis in the Netherlands. The government’s lockdown in spring 2020 saw consumers work and study from home and led to the closure of foodservice and non-essential retail outlets, in an attempt to slow community transmission of the virus....
Having suffered a total lockdown and curfew due to the rise in coronavirus cases and difficulties within the health system, Chile saw restrictions being implemented in both off-trade and on-trade channels, with limitations for opening hours and guests permitted. This was also followed by the closure of schools and offices, resulting in periods...
Stockpiling at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 benefited cheaper products with longer shelf lives, in some cases reversing the gains experienced by higher priced naturally healthy and organic products, and especially benefiting fortified/functional products with the inclusion of vitamins to boost immunity. Health and...
Many areas of health and wellness beverages and packaged food recorded slower retail value and/or volume growth in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Where strong growth had previously been driven by the ongoing health and wellness trend and consumers’ strong desire to reduce their sugar intake and lead a healthier lifestyle, economic...
COVID-19 is set to have a significant impact on sales of packaged food sales in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2020. The government’s attempts to manage the pandemic have had the most direct effect on sales. A state of emergency was introduced on 17 March, including the imposition of a curfew from 20:00 to 05:00 hrs. Although were some are regional...
In March 2020, the government of Ukraine implemented a lockdown which involved the closure of all stores, with the exception of essential outlets such as grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and large home improvement stores, to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 in the country. All educational institutions were closed and were not expected...
Sales of packaged food are set to be strongly affected by the impact of the COVID-19 virus in early 2020. The Colombian government’s response to the pandemic has had the most immediate, direct effect. On 17 March, President Iván Duque declared a state of emergency, followed by the announcement of 19-day nationwide quarantine, starting on 24...
Packaged food sales in Finland in 2020 are set to be heavily impacted by COVID-19. The government’s response to the virus has been the most important factor driving or depressing sales. Workers were advised to work from home as much as possible and all schools and universities were closed from 16 March, in addition to the shuttering of state-run...