Fearing supply chain disruption, many Latvian consumers rushed to stock up on cooking essentials like edible oils, and sauces, dressings and condiments during the early stages of the pandemic. Meanwhile, with restaurants and cafés closed for an extended period, volume sales of these products have shifted from the foodservice channel to retail....
Many consumers rushed to stock up on products like rice, cooking oil and frozen processed potatoes, as well as shelf stable offerings ranging from processed red meat to milk, during the early weeks of the pandemic. Larger pack sizes proved particularly popular. However, demand for discretionary products like snacks declined. The economic impact...
COVID-19 will strongly impact packaged food in 2020 as consumers remain at home to avoid catching the virus and the economic climate worsens. While there was no official quarantine in Belarus in 2020, and local producers have continued to work throughout the pandemic, the country’s packaged food industry has still been heavily impacted. For...
COVID-19 is expected to have a considerable impact on packaged food in 2020. In retail, the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to stimulate higher growth for categories perceived as essential or long-lasting products, as consumer stockpiling will increase demand. Growth in retail packaged food will also be driven by the fact that, as a result of...
Packaged Food will see a slowdown in volume and constant value sales in 2020 as consumers focus on essentials, with consumers in many instances focusing on unpackaged, unbranded, and fresh food products at the expense of branded and packaged products where such substitutes are available. Categories that provide essential foods and have limited...
The COVID-19 outbreak in Mexico saw the government implementing a lockdown in the country from 31 March, when the population was encouraged to stay at home. All non-essential stores were closed, leaving grocery stores and pharmacies open. Only those who worked essential jobs were permitted to work, while school children also learnt from home....
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...
Back-to-basics will be the overriding theme in Croatian packaged food during 2020. The number of unemployed people is rising, many more are scared of losing their jobs, the local tourism industry has been devastated by the pandemic, and a significant number of households have seen a decline in their disposable income. Packaged Food...
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...