2020 is over, but the pandemic not. As a result, while the rate of growth in retail constant value sales of cooking ingredients slowed significantly during 2021, it remained in double digits. Although restrictions on movement were relaxed to a significant extent, many local consumers continued to spend a lot of time at home and prepared and...
Retail volume sales of snacks are predicted to see an overall marginal improvement in 2021 compared to declines of the previous year when decreasing disposable incomes as a result of the pandemic forced many consumers to prioritise their expenditure, while restrictions were placed on purchasing non-essential packaged goods such as sugar confectionery...
2021 is expected to see an improved performance for snacks in Saudi Arabia as the Kingdom begins the long road to epidemiological and economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Nevertheless, despite all categories seeing an improved performance compared to 2020, all categories except savoury snacks are still expected to record a low to moderate...
The pandemic had a positive impact on many snacks which had an indulgence aspect in 2020, including chocolate confectionery, cookies and savoury snacks. Home confinement as a result of the lockdown saw consumers spend greater time watching television with their families, driving demand for larger sharing formats for potato chips, tablets,...
Snacks in Indonesia will remain negatively impacted by COVID-19 in 2021 with total category growth expected to be slower than pre-pandemic. However, the level of impact is set to vary from category to category; those comprised of foods that are typically consumed on-the-go (such as chocolate confectionery, sugar confectionery, and ice cream...
While the COVID-19 pandemic continued to have an impact on sales of snacks in Vietnam during 2021, the influence of the pandemic was far less severe in than 2020. With the pandemic having been in effect for almost 11 months at the start of 2021, the leading players in snacks went into the year fully equipped to cope with the ongoing pandemic...
The COVID-19 pandemic had a positive impact on the consumption of savoury snacks in 2020 as people enduring home seclusion had to entertain themselves as their movements were so heavily restricted. This led to more time spent in front of the TV, binge-viewing of Netflix series, among others and the playing of computer games. These home-based...
Confectionery Packaged Food in Kuwait report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2016-2020, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors...
Many areas of packaged food benefited from stockpiling in early-2020 in response to concerns over potential product shortages due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many consumers also stocked up as they sought to minimise shopping trips away-from-home. This led to a surge in demand in early-2020 for products including rice, packaged...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been the main driver for retail sales growth in basic Brazilian packaged food categories as consumers have prioritised essential household items such as rice, pasta, sauces and dairy products. Consumption of baked goods has been benefiting from home seclusion, as well as a certain amount of stockpiling, during the...