Category: Food & Beverage
Food & Beverage market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Vending in Italy
Vending saw strong growth in current value terms in Italy in 2024. In fact, despite only seeing a slight decrease in installations, the channel recorded an increase in turnover, thanks to the growing demand for single-portion products and the diversification of the offer. For instance, Italian consu ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Sweden
Small local grocers achieved positive sales in 2024, despite ongoing competition from other grocery retailers, and notably so from major retail chains and discounters, with the latter continuing to benefit from consumers’ ongoing price-sensitivity. However, it should also be noted that lower value s ... Read More
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Vending in Sweden
Vending continued to see small positive growth in Sweden 2024, albeit at a lower level than seen in 2023 and at a notable drop compared to the boom in 2022 which followed the reopening of society whereby consumers became more mobile again. Ultimately, vending benefits from consumers enjoying busy ou ... Read More
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Cafés/Bars in Argentina
While there was a double-digit percentage increase in current value sales in cafés/bars in 2024, there was also a double-digit percentage fall in constant value sales. Economic policies under new President Javier Milei have brought down inflation, but it continued to be very high. As a result, profi ... Read More
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Full-Service Restaurants in Argentina
As with other foodservice channels, there was a double-digit percentage increase in current value sales in full-service restaurants in 2024, but there was also a double-digit percentage fall in constant value sales. While economic policies under new President Javier Milei have brought down inflation ... Read More
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Limited-Service Restaurants in Argentina
Limited-service restaurants continued to account for significant value sales in Argentina in 2024, only slightly behind full-service restaurants in terms of overall revenues. However, there was a double-digit percentage fall in constant value sales. Though inflation fell in 2024, it was still very h ... Read More
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Consumer Foodservice By Location in Argentina
Consumer foodservice through retail registered the highest current value growth, as consumers love to combine eating with shopping. Increasingly in shopping malls, there are a couple of full-service restaurants. An example is the Unicenter shopping mall in Buenos Aires, in which Almacén de Pizzas, P ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Poland
Small local grocers in Poland faced increasing challenges in 2024, due to rising operating costs. To maintain profitability, these stores are often forced to raise prices more aggressively than larger chains, further eroding their competitive position. As a result, many small local grocers are strug ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Romania
Supermarkets registered healthy current value growth in Romania in 2024, though constant value growth was much more muted. Though inflation eased, prices continued to rise and cut into profit margins. That being said, there continued to be expansion with chains such as Profi and Mage Image opening n ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Italy
Small local grocers performing poorly in Italy in 2024 with a further decline in terms of the number of outlets alongside a drop in sales in current value terms. This was due to the strong competition coming from other types of grocery retailers. Larger format grocery retailers such as hypermarkets, ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Poland
Supermarkets demonstrated healthy growth in Poland 2024, benefiting from both increased sales volumes and price increases. Polish consumers increasingly favour supermarkets due to their convenient locations and wide range of products. The expansion of leading chains such as Dino, Lewiatan, and Stokr ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Romania
Small local grocers continued to be significant retailers in Romania in 2024 in terms of overall value sales. However, though there was a modest increase in current value sales, constant value sales fell. The number of outlets also continued to decline. While consumers do appreciate the proximity of ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Italy
2024 was a relatively good year for supermarkets with the channel seeing an increase in the number of outlets as well as solid growth in current value terms. Sales benefited from more stable inflation which was accompanied by the return of increased promotional activity all of which encouraged consu ... Read More
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Vending in Poland
The Polish vending channel in 2024 underwent dynamic changes, fuelled by evolving consumer preferences and technological advancements. Consumers increasingly expect vending machines to be equipped with modern functionalities. Touchscreen interfaces are becoming standard, offering intuitive operation ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Sweden
Supermarkets achieved healthy value sales in Sweden in 2024, thanks to the strengthening economy, with lower inflation, growing real wages, and improving consumer spending confidence. Value sales were slightly lower in 2024 compared to 2023, although this is attributed to lowering unit prices for go ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Colombia
Supermarkets have lost ground in Colombia’s grocery retail landscape amid growing competition from hard discounters, which gained share in 2024. Low single-digit value growth was driven by inflation while consumers shifted towards outlets offering more affordable everyday goods. To capitalise on thi ... Read More
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Vending in Romania
Vending in Bulgaria performed strongly in 2024, registering double-digit current value growth, as well an increase in constant value sales. Convenience and on-the-go consumption drove consumer demand. In fact, vending was the best performing retail channel in Romania in 2024, in terms of value growt ... Read More
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Self-Service Cafeterias in Argentina
Value sales continued to be low for self-service cafeterias in Argentina in 2024 and in fact self-service cafeterias were the weakest performing foodservice channel in Argentina in 2024. There were several closures, as the difficult economic climate proved too much for some businesses and made cont ... Read More
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Street Stalls/Kiosks in Argentina
As with all other foodservice channels in Argentina in 2024, there was a significant fall in constant value sales. Though inflation eased, following economic policies introduced by the new president Javier Milei, inflation was still very high, and this continued to hit profit margins. Euromonitor In ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Bulgaria
With lower inflation and stabilising retail prices, consumer purchasing power began to gradually improve in Bulgaria in 2024, leading to positive constant value growth in the supermarket channel. As economic conditions became less volatile, shoppers started to focus not only on price but also on the ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Bulgaria
The year 2024 was particularly challenging for small local grocers in Bulgaria, as consumers continued to reduce spending in these outlets in favour of larger grocery retailers that offer more competitive pricing. Although inflationary pressures eased compared to previous years, food prices remained ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in Canada
In 2024, small local grocers in Canada registered marginal growth in the number of outlets, while retail current value sales dropped, albeit moderately and for the first time in the review period. Small grocers continued to face significant challenges at the end of the review period, as they struggl ... Read More
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Vending in China
The vending channel in China experienced moderate current value growth in 2024, with other vending accounting for the highest sales and growth, as the range of products available via vending continued to increase. Meanwhile, soft drinks vending also accounted for a significant share of sales, and fo ... Read More
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Supermarkets in Argentina
In Argentina’s supermarkets in 2024, Asian concept stores, as the main competitors to chained players, enjoyed a reversal of their previously poor performance. Towards the end of the review period, Asian concepts saw a continued deep crisis, resulting in some such supermarkets closing their business ... Read More
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Small Local Grocers in the US
Despite maintaining marginal current value growth, small local grocers in the US faced an uphill battle in 2024, as rising prices and shrinking profit margins continued to erode the ability of many such outlets to compete. High inflation remained a persistent issue, driving up the cost of goods, whi ... Read More
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