Coronavirus (COVID-19) is having a significant impact on packaged food sales in India. A nationwide lockdown was imposed from 25 March for 21 days after which it was only lifted in some regions where the number of infections was low. The unprecedented measures necessary to curb virus transmission led to panic buying and subsequent stockpiling...
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Austria, the government enforced a lockdown in the country from 16 March, closing non-essential stores while grocery retailers and pharmacies remained open. Foodservice venues had to close for dine-in options; however, takeaway and delivery was permitted, with an increasing number of players offering these...
Packaged food will see a significant impact from COVID-19 in 2020 with drastically reduced revenue takings. This was largely due to the temporary closure of bars and restaurants from mid-March to mid-May, which was imposed to reduce the spread of the virus. After May, the venues were allowed to reopen provided social distancing restrictions...
In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Slovenian government implemented many restrictions, starting with a national lockdown that begun on 20 March 2020. Under lockdown, schools were forced to close, and employees had to work from home where possible. Only essential retailers could remain open and the foodservice industry was also obliged...
Overall, COVID-19 is not expected to have a dramatic effect on retail volume and current value sales of packaged food in 2020, with growth in line with the review period. All the same, there has been some changes in consumer behaviour which is expected to affect volume sales of certain products. Packaged Food in Kazakhstan report...
An initial 2-month nationwide lockdown announced from March 2020 by the government in an attempt to control the spread of COVID-19 in the Philippines resulted in early stockpiling tendencies amongst many local consumers who were concerned about essential staple foods being out of stock in grocery retailers. Packaged Food in Philippines...
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...
Faced with the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic, more Czech consumers became concerned about their health and purchased greater quantities of health and wellness food and beverages in 2020. This was seen primarily in FF and NH variants, rather than in BFY and organic products. Health and Wellness in Czech Republic report tracks the...
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...
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...