Category: Pasta, Bread & Rice
Pasta, Bread & Rice market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Staple Foods in South Korea
Staple Foods in South Korea Staple foods, closely associated with economic conditions in South Korea, is experiencing slower growth rates in many categories due to recent external economic factors. Elevated inflation rates have led to an upward trend in retail value sales across most categories, whi ... Read More
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Rice, Pasta and Noodles in the United Arab Emirates
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in the United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates has banned the export and re-export of rice for four months starting from the end of July. However, the suspension could be automatically renewed. The suspension has been imposed on non-basmati white rice originating from I ... Read More
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Staple Foods in Algeria
Staple Foods in Algeria Retail volume sales growth for staple foods in Algeria in 2023 is set to be weaker than 2022. These results have been impacted by ongoing economic hardship, impacting household incomes in Algeria, as well as the rising cost of imported materials in 2023. Demand has been furth ... Read More
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Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Algeria
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Algeria In 2023, growth drivers for rice and dried pasta continued to be a growing population and increasing busy lifestyles, leading consumers to seek more convenient meal solutions. Declining purchasing power driven by the economic downturn is a potential growth opportun ... Read More
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Rice, Pasta and Noodles in South Korea
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in South Korea In 2023, there continues to be a noticeable revival in retail and foodservice volume sales of rice in South Korea. While the latter channel was negatively impacted by foodservice closures and restrictions during the pandemic, a declining trend in terms of rice ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in Hong Kong, China
HW Staple Foods in Hong Kong, China Local consumers have been paying greater attention to their diets since the pandemic and, therefore, are exploring different dietary plans. In Hong Kong, flexitarian has, in fact, attracted the most attention. A local survey indicates that the city's flexitarian p ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in the Netherlands
HW Staple Foods in the Netherlands At the beginning of the review period, gluten free staple foods was an underdeveloped category. Specialised channels such as health food stores and organic supermarkets were the main distribution channels and consumers who struggled with issues surrounding gluten h ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in India
HW Staple Foods in India Traditionally, an Indian breakfast generally consisted of cooked food such as idli, dosa, paratha, and upma. However, in the past few years, with increasingly hectic lifestyles, urban consumers have been pressed for time, and consumers have looked towards breakfast cereals a ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in Spain
HW Staple Foods in Spain In 2022, demand for staples foods was polarised between consumers searching for lower prices due to high inflation in the country and those who opted to adopt healthier diets and were willing and able to pay more for higher quality or specific value, including products with ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in South Korea
HW Staple Foods in South Korea The idea of health and wellness varies at a category level within staple foods. For instance, high fibre products that use whole grains have a strong position in rice, baked goods, and breakfast cereals. Sales of grain-added rice, such as brown rice, black rice, and mu ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in the United Arab Emirates
HW Staple Foods in the United Arab Emirates Awareness of healthy eating is rising in the country, especially the need to reduce sugar intake. For instance, in December 2019, the United Arab Emirates adopted an excise tax of 50% on beverages with high sugar or sweetener content to improve the nation’ ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in Taiwan
HW Staple Foods in Taiwan In 2022, more consumers, particularly those of the younger generation, started looking for high protein staple foods as a result of the fitness craze. An increasing number of people began to visit gyms and exercise regularly in the review period. Apart from working out, peo ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in Indonesia
HW Staple Foods in Indonesia Rising health awareness is increasingly driving Indonesians to make dietary changes in an effort to improve their nutritional intake, lose weight and reduce the risk of certain diseases. This trend – which was reinforced by concerns surrounding COVID-19 during the review ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in Italy
HW Staple Foods in Italy In packaged cakes, there is a growing demand for products that both satisfy the need for indulgence while still being considered a healthy eating option. In this context, Italian consumers are looking for low fat and low sugar cakes and that are rich in natural and healthy i ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in Saudi Arabia
HW Staple Foods in Saudi Arabia The purchasing decisions of consumers are increasingly influenced by health concerns. Rising awareness of health was particularly accelerated by measures from the government in the form of its Healthy Food Strategy to ensure the health of the nation by reducing consum ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in Turkey
HW Staple Foods in Turkey One of the major issues of the pandemic was that people had fewer opportunities to do physical activities, as they stayed at home most of the time. Accordingly, many people gained weight, with the number of people diagnosed with overweight and obesity rising. However, durin ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in Mexico
HW Staple Foods in Mexico While sales of meat free staple foods remained negligible in Mexico in 2022, various brands of plant-based meat alternatives are becoming more visible on retail shelves. Previously, these products were available almost exclusively via specialist plant-based health food stor ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in Poland
HW Staple Foods in Poland While vegetarian staple foods continued to gain strength in Poland in 2022, they were already treated as basic products by Polish consumers. For this reason, producers have been attempting to raise consumers’ interest with additional features in their products. For example, ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in Singapore
HW Staple Foods in Singapore In 2022, amid inflationary pressures and the higher cost of living in Singapore, consumers placed greater emphasis on essential goods and often prioritised cheaper alternatives with similar quality and health benefits, resulting in uneven value growth within health and w ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in Sweden
HW Staple Foods in Sweden Plant-based meat and seafood substitutes enjoyed strong growth in current value terms in 2022 with the category continuing to benefit from the rising number of vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian consumers in Sweden. Consumers are looking to eat healthier by cutting down on t ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in Greece
HW Staple Foods in Greece Pasta has seen demand rise as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. As a staple product that can be stored and cooked easily, even by novice cooks, pasta saw great sales growth during the lockdown period and continued to benefit even after the easing of restrictions as an inexpe ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in Chile
HW Staple Foods in Chile As the inflation rate increased in the country, consumers became increasingly indecisive at the point of purchase in 2022, and price tended to elevate in importance in the decision-making process. In fact, the National Institute of Statistics (INE in Spanish) stated that yea ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in Finland
HW Staple Foods in Finland The oat boom continues expanding in Finland. Not only are oats a traditional Nordic superfood, but there is also considerable new product development allowing brands to deliver value-added benefits. The health benefits of oats are widely known in Finland and are clearly be ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in Denmark
HW Staple Foods in Denmark Consumers are becoming more concerned about sustainability, climate impact and animal welfare, as well as health issues, which is leading to a decline in meat consumption on a regular basis and promoting a choice of meat free alternatives. Thanks to greater investment by i ... Read More
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HW Staple Foods in the Czech Republic
HW Staple Foods in the Czech Republic Health and wellness staple foods saw a strong year in terms of value sales growth in 2022, with demand fuelled by a sharp rise in unit prices. Strong sales also came from categories like gluten-free and meat substitutes, as a growing number of Czech consumers ar ... Read More
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