The emergence of the pandemic and the subsequent introduction of restrictions on movement to control the spread of the virus in the United Arab Emirates led to a notable shift in consumption patterns of fresh food in 2020, with foodservice recording significant declines due to venue closures. This benefited demand for fresh food through retail...
Major fresh food categories in Russia, such as starchy roots, vegetables, meat and fruits, dominate volume sales, and therefore they influenced the entire market’s dynamics in 2021. Starchy roots, including the major category of potatoes, continued to post declining retail volume sales, while fruits witnessed the trend for economising, which...
Increased time spent at home and heightened levels of stress led consumers to consume a lot more food during periods of COVID-19 lockdown, as well as afterwards, with easy access to pantries as most people were constantly at home. The desire to experiment with bold flavours and incorporate more foods helped raise demand for fresh food amongst...
Italy entered 2021 with stringent COVID-19-related regulations following the second wave of infections that began in November the previous year. After some regions in Italy had already enforced curfews on the population, the government rolled out a national-level curfew limiting not only the circulation people, but significantly for fresh...
Historically, fresh food in Brazil tends to closely follow the economic situation in the country and reflects the dynamics of average purchasing power amongst the population. Unlike the pandemic’s impact on packaged food during the initial months in 2020, total volume sales of fresh food recorded declines as a result of combined factors. Fresh...
Germany, as a developed country in the Western world, has fairly high consumption levels of many fresh food products. Potatoes and meat in particular, are popular in Germany and can often be purchased cheaply, which also leads to criticism in the case of meat, where farming methods are constantly an area for debate. In many ways, the situation...
COVID-19 restrictions had a significant negative effect on the Thai economy, particularly the crucial tourism sector, during 2020. As a result, there was a significant decline in demand for fresh food in the foodservice channel. The pandemic also led to a sharp increase in the rate of unemployment, which weighed on consumer confidence. Demand...