Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, health and wellness products performed well during 2020, with a growing number of consumers looking to boost their immune systems with added vitamins or to look after their health by reducing sugar intake. No and low sugar tea and juices that are low in calories are increasingly consumed as health boosters in...
The COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in demand for health and wellness packaged food, whereas health and wellness beverages generally saw decelerated or negative sales growth in Peru during 2020. The threat posed by COVID-19 led to heightened consumer interest in health maintenance, and a growing number of them perceived the consumption...
With Canada introducing a raft of measures to control the spread of COVID-19 this has had a significant impact on demand for a range of products, including health and wellness packaged food and beverages. When the initial lockdown was first announced there was a spike in demand for these products, especially those with a long shelf life, with...
The health crisis of COVID-19 accelerated the trend for health and wellness in Colombia, but there were winners and losers and overall, packaged food performed better than beverages. Health and Wellness in Colombia report tracks the developments of health-associated product types and the healthy-option positioning of competing brands...
Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the on-trade demand for healthier drink options suffered a dramatic decline in 2020 due to the national lockdown, which necessitated the closure of foodservice and horeca outlets in Thailand, as well as the implementation of a nationwide curfew. As such, there was a noticeable shift towards retail channels...
The global freeze-drying equipment market grew at a CAGR of around 7% during 2015-2020. Freeze drying equipment is utilized to remove frozen solvents and bound water molecules from a material through sublimation and desorption processes. Unlike other dehydration equipment that uses higher temperatures, freeze drying...
In 2020, the effects of national lockdown on consumer behaviour have led to a reversal in the poor performance of retail packaged food. From 2015 to 2019, sales of packaged food in retail volume terms decreased because of falling purchasing power and rising unemployment. However, in 2020 the situation has been completely different, with COVID-19...
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Switzerland, the government installed regulations and restrictions from 13 March, prohibiting large gatherings. On 16 March, non-essentials shops and entertainment locations were closed, including foodservice outlets. Foodservice venues were closed for dine-in customers until May, only able to provide takeaway...
Overall packaged food is expected to benefit from COVID-19 in 2020, with healthy retail volume growth. Growth in current value sales is expected to be even higher, with double-digit growth rates expected. However, part of this current value growth is driven by inflation. A worsening drought has made many local foods more expensive and imported...
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Malaysia, on 18 March, the government implemented The Malaysia Movement Control Order (MCO), which closed borders and allowed only essential stores to remain open, such as grocery stores and pharmacies, but limited their opening hours. Foodservice outlets were closed for dine-in options, with only takeaway...