Category: Food
Food market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Sweet Spreads in Italy
Sweet Spreads in Italy Honey is the only category in sweet spreads in Italy with declining retail volume and current value sales in 2024. The other categories in sweet spreads have proven to be more robust. Like edible oils players, beekeepers face multiple production challenges. Climate change, wit ... Read More
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Meals and Soups in Guatemala
Meals and Soups in Guatemala Higher-income consumers in Guatemala, particularly those with access to home freezers, are increasingly seeking frozen meals that offer international flavours in 2024. These consumers enjoy exploring new cuisines, often choosing imported products to experience American a ... Read More
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Meals and Soups in Ecuador
Meals and Soups in Ecuador Ecuador’s strong culinary tradition places significant emphasis on soups, particularly among older generations, where meals typically start with a soup before progressing to a main course. This tradition drives demand in the soup category in 2024, as some consumers look to ... Read More
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Sweet Spreads in the United Kingdom
Sweet Spreads in the United Kingdom Honey in the UK is outpacing many other types of sweet spreads in 2024. Despite the inflationary pressures, honey has emerged as a standout performer in the category, driven by growing awareness of its health benefits and perception as a more wholesome alternative ... Read More
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Meals and Soups in Finland
Meals and Soups in Finland Ready meals and soups is enjoying healthy volume growth as well as value growth in Finland in 2024, thanks to the convenience aspect of such products. Ready meals and soups are used both for light meals (e.g., to eat during lunch break) and to support food preparation as p ... Read More
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Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Singapore
Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Singapore The retail market for cooking ingredients and meals in Singapore is expected to see positive growth in current value terms in 2024, driven partly by higher average unit prices. The high cost living continues to significantly impact consumer confidence and h ... Read More
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Cooking Ingredients and Meals in the Netherlands
Cooking Ingredients and Meals in the Netherlands Following price increases in 2022 and 2023, many product areas within the cooking ingredients and meals landscape continued to experience an uplift in price points during 2024. Manufacturers faced ongoing challenges, including rising labour costs, hig ... Read More
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Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Italy
Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Italy There remained significant challenges for many categories of cooking ingredients and meals in Italy towards the end of the review period. Inflationary pressure on production, transportation and product prices curbed the purchasing behaviour and levels of many h ... Read More
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Edible Oils in the Netherlands
Edible Oils in the Netherlands Across the review period, price increases have significantly shaped the edible oils landscape in the Netherlands, impacting buying habits. The war in Ukraine led to critical shortages in various oils, with sunflower oil—the most popular edible oil—experiencing prolonge ... Read More
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Edible Oils in Italy
Edible Oils in Italy Edible oils in Italy continued to experience challenges that put the category’s resilience to the test in 2024. A further sharp decline in retail volume sales of the largest category olive oil is expected to see edible oils as a whole register a decrease over 2024. If seed and v ... Read More
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Meals and Soups in the United Kingdom
Meals and Soups in the United Kingdom Retail volume sales of chilled ready meals in the UK are marginally improving in 2024, following a period of decline in recent years driven by inflationary pressures. As inflation begins to ease, sales are expected to benefit from greater consumer confidence and ... Read More
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Sauces, Dips and Condiments in Singapore
Sauces, Dips and Condiments in Singapore The market for sauces, dips, and condiments in Singapore is set to achieve modest retail volume growth in 2024, primarily driven by the need for convenience as consumers look for ways to cut down on meal preparation time, in light of increasingly hectic lifes ... Read More
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Edible Oils in Guatemala
Edible Oils in Guatemala Given the long shelf life of edible oils, brands are capitalising on this feature by offering consumers the option to buy in bulk. In 2024, this trend is especially evident in warehouse clubs like PriceSmart, which offers significant savings on high-volume bottles of both pr ... Read More
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Sweet Spreads in Singapore
Sweet Spreads in Singapore Retail volume sales of sweet spreads in Singapore are projected to experience only modest growth in 2024, reflecting the category's maturity and limited potential for expansion. Consumption of sweet spreads primarily occurs during breakfast, typically on toast, which restr ... Read More
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Meals and Soups in Singapore
Meals and Soups in Singapore Convenience and affordability remain the key trends shaping the demand for meals and soups in Singapore. As local consumers lead increasingly busy lives, they actively seek quick yet nutritious options, driving an expansion in the variety of ready meals available in the ... Read More
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Sauces, Dips and Condiments in Ecuador
Sauces, Dips and Condiments in Ecuador In early 2024, Ecuador’s Sanitary Regulation and Control Agency (ARCSA) released findings indicating high lead levels in several sauces, dips and condiments, including the popular Gustadina brand, owned by Procesadora Nacional de Alimentos Pronaca SA. Pronaca r ... Read More
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Edible Oils in Singapore
Edible Oils in Singapore The market for edible oils in Singapore is expected to see a slowdown in retail volume growth in 2024 due to several contributing factors. Inflation and rising production costs, compounded by global conflicts such as the war in Ukraine, have disrupted supply chains, leading ... Read More
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Sweet Spreads in the Netherlands
Sweet Spreads in the Netherlands Across 2022 and 2023, the sweet spreads landscape experienced a significant increase in consumer prices, attributed to rising costs for glass jars and other packaging materials and an unprecedented spike in sugar prices. In 2024, some additional price increases were ... Read More
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Meals and Soups in the Netherlands
Meals and Soups in the Netherlands Within the meals and soups landscape, certain areas experienced significant growth, including chilled soup, which saw both double-digit retail value and volume growth in 2024. Compared to the more mature category of chilled ready meals, chilled soup remains underde ... Read More
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Meals and Soups in Italy
Meals and Soups in Italy Meals and soups in Italy is projected to see a return to positive, if slight, retail volume growth over 2024, following a decrease in 2023, caused mainly by a downturn in soup demand. Over 2024, all categories except pizza, which continues to ebb following an upturn in 2020 ... Read More
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Sauces, Dips and Condiments in the United Kingdom
Sauces, Dips and Condiments in the United Kingdom The retail volume decline recorded in recent years by sauces, dips and condiments in the UK is noticeably slowing. The strength of at-home dining, largely influenced by economic factors such as inflation and the cost-of-living crisis, is shaping a gr ... Read More
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Sauces, Dips and Condiments in Guatemala
Sauces, Dips and Condiments in Guatemala With Guatemalan consumers facing increasingly busy lifestyles, the demand for convenient, time-saving kitchen products is on the rise in 2024. Ready-made sauces packaged in stand-up pouches have gained popularity due to their long shelf life and ease of use, ... Read More
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Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Finland
Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Finland Cooking ingredients and meals is seeing healthy volume and value sales in Finland in 2024, thanks to the revived trend for consumers to prepare their meals at home. Whilst we saw rebound to foodservice following the reopening of society after the era of the p ... Read More
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Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Guatemala
Cooking Ingredients and Meals in Guatemala In 2024, price remains a crucial factor for Guatemalan consumers. Inflation reached 9.24% in 2022, according to the National Statistics Institute, and although it moderated to 4.2% in 2023, price sensitivity persists in 2024. Consumers remain cautious with ... Read More
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Staple Foods in Qatar
Staple Foods in Qatar The economy of Qatar is among the fastest-growing in the world. The country's expanding population, rising income levels, free trade zones, and attractive investment climate have all contributed to the strong growth being seen in staple foods. Rising obesity levels have led to ... Read More
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