Category: Pasta, Bread & Rice
Pasta, Bread & Rice market research reports by Euromonitor International
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Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Estonia
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Estonia Chilled pasta is the fastest growing category in 2023, in volume and value terms. Consumers are drawn by the favourable ratio of price and cooking time, as chilled pasta only needs to be heated for a few minutes. This pasta option is popular among busy people who d ... Read More
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Staple Foods in Sweden
Staple Foods in Sweden In 2023, staple foods in Sweden witnessed several key trends, influenced by consumer preferences, economic factors, and the ongoing health and wellness movement. Staple foods, including rice, pasta, and noodles, which saw a strong uptick in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic, ... Read More
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Staple Foods in Slovakia
Staple Foods in Slovakia In 2023, despite a stabilisation in the unit price growth of staple foods, the purchasing power of Slovaks failed to recover. Factors such as higher interest rates, rising oil prices, and more expensive services continued to significantly limit their ability and willingness ... Read More
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Staple Foods in Israel
Staple Foods in Israel The staple foods market was characterised by strong price rises in 2023. Following increases in the prices of dairy, all major players announced price increases in the packaged food market. The price of supervised breads increased for the second time in one year by an average ... Read More
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Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Slovakia
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Slovakia In 2023, rice, pasta, and noodles experienced above-average market performance, emerging as key product categories for budget-conscious consumers. The growing presence of flexitarians and vegans in the Slovak population positively impacted sales. However, the stoc ... Read More
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Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Switzerland
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Switzerland Rice, pasta, and noodles enjoyed positive performance in 2023, remaining popular staples in Switzerland. The category's enduring appeal can be attributed to the convenience it offers. With many Swiss consumers seeking quick and easy meal solutions as they spend ... Read More
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Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Israel
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Israel In December 2022, Osem announced a price rise for many of its products, including pasta, of 5.9%. Six months later, Osem announced another price hike for its pasta, of 4.5%, that went into effect in June 2023. In May 2023, Shestowitz increased the price of Barilla p ... Read More
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Staple Foods in Estonia
Staple Foods in Estonia In 2023, demand for staple foods has recovered slightly after several years of decline. Retail volume sales was under pressure for much of the review period, due to surging production costs and rising inflation, which forced prices up. Although inflation has fallen in 2023, p ... Read More
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Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Sweden
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Sweden In 2023, sales of rice, pasta, and noodles rebounded to pre-pandemic levels as foodservice sales continued their recovery and retail sales dropped back. Additionally, unit prices saw growth due to inflation and increased production costs. Euromonitor International's ... Read More
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Staple Foods in Finland
Staple Foods in Finland As the threat of and restrictions related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis eased and lifted towards the end of the review period, Finnish consumers were again able to move freely and resume their pre-pandemic purchasing and consumption habits. As a result, there was a nor ... Read More
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Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Bosnia and Herzegovina In 2023, rice, pasta and noodles continued to see retail volume growth stabilise, as consumer demand normalised in pasta and rice after the fluctuations caused by the pandemic. Nonetheless, with the help of soaring unit prices due to inflation, rice, ... Read More
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Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Finland
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Finland Like all other categories of staple foods in Finland, rice, pasta and noodles saw a normalising trajectory in terms of the retail-foodservice volume sales split towards the end of the review period. As the threat of and restrictions related to Coronavirus (COVID-19 ... Read More
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Staple Foods in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Staple Foods in Bosnia and Herzegovina In 2023, staple foods witnessed a slightly better performance in volume terms, even though consumer demand is beginning to stagnate in response to the country’s population decline, which is reducing the potential consumer base. Most staple food categories are m ... Read More
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Staple Foods in Bolivia
Staple Foods in Bolivia Bolivia has managed to protect itself to a large extent from inflation by continuing to have a fixed exchange rate against the dollar. However, there has been challenges for the economy in 2023, with sharp falls in foreign currency reserves and this has increased inflationary ... Read More
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Staple Foods in Costa Rica
Staple Foods in Costa Rica Inflation continues to impact consumer shopping habits in 2023, with consumers seeking out low prices and private label in the staple foods category, as they look to make grocery budgets stretch further. The government has implemented aggressive policies to help keep price ... Read More
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Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Costa Rica
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Costa Rica Tariffs on imported rice were reduced by 33% in 2023 leading to a significant rise in imports. In six months, imports of rice pellets (unpeeled rice that is processed) grew by 477%. The main importing companies are Inter-Global (Walmart's logistics arm), the Ind ... Read More
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Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Croatia
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Croatia Plain noodles are key ingredients in many Asian dishes and are therefore seeing strong demand as this cuisine continues to be popular amongst Croatians. Demand also continues to be supported by noodles’ quick preparation time. In addition, given the hiking inflatio ... Read More
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Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Bolivia
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Bolivia Rice is expected to register positive current value and volume growth in 2023. Rice is an important staple in the Bolivian diet, having one of the highest consumption rate in the region. However, it was protected from global inflationary pressure, as there is signi ... Read More
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Rice, Pasta and Noodles in the US
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in the US Despite rising prices, rice saw retail volume growth above that of pasta and noodles in 2022, and this is set to continue in 2023, although all categories are set to see rising sales. As food inflation and fears of recession have continued, consumers have increasing ... Read More
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Staple Foods in the United Arab Emirates
Staple Foods in the United Arab Emirates As noted in many countries around the world, consumers in the United Arab Emirates experienced weakened purchasing power in 2022 due to the impact of inflation on goods and services. However, in 2023, unlike in many other markets, consumers’ purchasing behavi ... Read More
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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 Vietnam
Rice, Pasta and Noodles in Vietnam Retail prices of rice, pasta and noodles in the Vietnam continued to rise in 2023. While inflationary pressures began to ease, the ongoing war in Ukraine had a major impact on the prices of key raw materials, due to the disruption of the global supply chain. With V ... 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