The year 2020 in the world was unique in many aspects and for Brazil’s health and wellness industry was no different. At first glance, the market was expected to increase due to rising health concerns among consumers, but what transpired was the opposite. Health and Wellness in Brazil report tracks the developments of health-associated...
Retail value sales of health and wellness packaged food and beverages recorded positive growth in 2020, with HW packaged food registering stronger growth compared to 2019. In general, sales were boosted by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health and Wellness in Norway report tracks the developments of health-associated product...
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, consumers stockpiled both fresh and packaged food products out fear there would be food shortages. In particular, staples such as bread, rice, pasta and pulses, such as lentils and chickpea beans, dairy products, canned food, milk, soup, oils and fats, baby food, as well as still bottled...
Retail sales of health and wellness food and beverages are set to benefit from the impact of COVID-19 in 2020, largely because of the government’s attempts to control the virus with measure including the shutdown of foodservice outlets at the beginning of the year, restrictions on travel, the closure of educational institutions and asking...
COVID-19 boosted demand for health and wellness packaged food and beverages in Spain during 2020. The threat posed by the virus led to heightened consumer interest in health maintenance, and a growing number of them perceived the consumption of health and wellness packaged food and beverages as a way of boosting their immune systems. Health...
Driven by the global health and wellness trend, Hong Kong consumers have been increasingly focusing on their physical and mental health and wellbeing. This has created a consistent demand for all health and wellness products as part of a lifestyle change, with gym classes for example booming in the city prior to the pandemic. Health...
Packaged food will see markedly boosted sales in 2020 as the category was heavily impacted by COVID-19. In mid-March, as the spread of the virus intensified in Norway, people avoided non-essential trips outside their homes, greatly reducing the footfall in cafés and restaurants. Instead, they visited local grocery retailers or relied upon...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the Thai packaged food market in 2020. The closure of foodservice channels and the imposition of a curfew had a marked negative effect on sales of packaged food in the on-trade environment during the early part of the pandemic. Packaged Food in Thailand report offers a comprehensive...
Retail demand for packaged food is expected to surge in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. After the first case of COVID-19 was reported in North Macedonia in February 2020, consumer fears for the future and talk of lockdown restrictions fuelled panic buying and stockpiling behaviours across the country. Packaged Food in North...
Packaged food is set to register the highest retail value growth of the review period in 2020 in Poland, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has increased demand for packaged food in retail as consumer foodservice sales plummeted due to the enforced closures during the lockdown periods. Faced with the unprecedented calamity of the pandemic,...