In 2020, sales of packaged food in Ireland in retail are expected to perform well, anticipated to post higher current value growth than was seen in 2019. Stockpiling during the early months of lockdown heavily encouraged sales of long-expiry products such as canned vegetables, frozen meat, milk formula or dairy. Packaged Food in Ireland...
Broadly speaking, sales of packaged food are set to see polarisation in 2020 as a direct result of the impact of COVID-19. The Lithuanian government’s rapid response to the onset of the pandemic saw the closure of all shops and businesses, with the exception of grocery stores, pharmacies and veterinary pharmacies. In addition, all educational...
China’s demand for Packaged Food has grown at a fast pace in the past decade. In the next decade, both production and demand will continue to grow. The Chinese economy maintains a high speed growth which has been stimulated by the consecutive increases of industrial output, import & export, consumer consumption...
The emergence of COVID-19 in Vietnam and the early action taken by the government to introduce various lockdown measures in an attempt to control the spread of the virus, is set to have a mixed impact on packaged food in 2020. Packaged Food in Vietnam report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national...
On 15 March 2020, the Dutch government announced additional measures against the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, including the closure of foodservice outlets, save for takeaway and delivery services. This measure was prolonged until 1 June 2020, although subsequent restrictions were imposed as the government faced upturns...
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the world, the Greek government implemented measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus in March 2020. With the announcement of the lockdown, consumers rushed to stockpile essential packaged food items such as powdered and evaporated milk, frozen processed and shelf stable vegetables, rice, pasta...
Consumer stockpiling was observed in the Czech Republic in March 2020, when a state of emergency was declared in the country regarding COVID-19. However, this behaviour did not persist as there were no visible shortages of packaged food and all products remained available. At the beginning of the quarantine, consumers were less price-sensitive...
Health and wellness registered overall positive retail current value growth in 2020, with stronger growth in many categories in both health and wellness packaged food and beverages, compared with 2019. The positive performance of health and wellness can be attributed to rising health concerns, which placed a premium on healthier and safer...
COVID-19 has a significant impact on health and wellness in New Zealand during 2020. Ahead of country-wide imposed lockdown, shoppers engaged in what was described as panic buying, with supermarkets and domestic supply chains struggling to keep up. As such, many supermarkets imposed buying restrictions which helped to stabilise demand. Health...
The emerging health and wellness trend in Romania gathered pace in 2020. The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic came to influence Romanians’ lifestyle decisions, leading many consumers to seek out products to boost their immune system and wellbeing. As a result, vitamin water, FF fruit/herbal tea and naturally healthy superfruit juice saw much...