Packaged Foods Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis

Packaged foods include all types of foods and beverages found in the mass, gourmet, and specialty markets internationally, and range from raw ingredients such spices to convenience products such as ready meals. Packaged foods include shelf-stable, refrigerated, and frozen products, and can be packaged in bags, bowls, bottles, boxes, brick packs, cans, cartons, crates, jugs, packets, pouches, spray or pump dispensers, tins, tubes, and tubs, among other packaging formats.

Major shelf-stable packaged foods categories include baby and infant foods, beans and legumes, breads, cereals, condiments (such as mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, steak sauce, and soy sauce), crackers, dessert and pudding mixes, canned fish or meat, flour, canned or jarred fruits and vegetables, prepared cooking sauces, nuts and nut butters, oils and vinegars, pasta, rice, canned soups, spices, sugar, tomato products, coffee and tea products, soft drinks, and alcoholic beverages.

Major refrigerated (or chilled) packaged foods categories include dairy products (such as milk, yogurt, and cheese), fresh juice products, meat, sausages, poultry, and fish/seafood.

Major frozen packaged food categories include frozen ready meals or “TV dinners,” frozen breakfast breads and baked goods, frozen vegetables and sides, frozen microwaveable snack products, and ice cream and other frozen desserts.

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Packaged Foods Industry Research & Market Reports

  • Better For You Packaged Food in Morocco

    ... were very concerned about maintaining their health. As a result, there was a growing focus on the ingredients in BFY packaged food, while an increase in the number of foreign brands available through the developing ... Read More

  • Organic Packaged Food in Morocco

    ... latter. In response to the pandemic, this trend has intensified as current value sales of organic packaged food dropped slightly, with consumers continuing to favour NH packaged food instead. Due to the lack of awareness ... Read More

  • Naturally Healthy Packaged Food in Morocco

    ... The consumption of some products was emphasised to prevent such issues, which benefited naturally healthy food and boosted the appeal of locally produced unprocessed packaged food. In response to the outbreak of COVID-19, NH packaged ... Read More

  • Organic Packaged Food in Poland

    ... organic packaged food were not generally willing to switch back to standard products to make savings. As such, all organic packaged food has performed well in 2020 and 2021. In fact, the product area is ... Read More

  • Health and Wellness in Morocco

    ... while growing and experiencing some rebound from the previous year continued to suffer to some extent from consumers prioritising food over drinks, with food products being seen as a richer source of nutrients, minerals and ... Read More

  • Fortified/Functional Packaged Food in Taiwan

    ... demand rebound strongly during the first quarter of 2021, its recovery was subsequently interrupted by a spike in COVID-19 infection rates that began in April and did not fully recede until mid-July. During this period, ... Read More

  • Better For You Packaged Food in Taiwan

    ... and remote working. Together with the fact that the pandemic has reinforced the well-established trend towards healthier eating habits among Taiwanese consumers, this bolstered demand for snack foods with BFY properties. Reduced salt savoury snacks ... Read More

  • Organic Packaged Food in Taiwan

    ... increase in community transmission of COVID-19 in Taiwan saw consumers become more health-conscious and start cooking at home much more frequently than usual. Moreover, given that these products tend to retail at comparatively high price ... Read More

  • Naturally Healthy Packaged Food in Taiwan

    ... post robust growth in volume and current value sales in 2021. Freeze dried varieties were among the strongest performers within the category, as they are increasingly perceived as a much healthier alternative to traditional fruit ... Read More

  • Organic Packaged Food in Ukraine

    ... with standard equivalents, as well as the efforts of category players to present their brands and products with a premium image to justify higher price tags. Two packaged food categories in which organic products are ... Read More

  • Better For You Packaged Food in Sweden

    ... the category benefitted from the increased health and wellness focus, with consumers seeking to take more ownership their health during such an uncertain and potentially dangerous time. Health and wellness is not a new trend ... Read More

  • Better For You Packaged Food in Ukraine

    ... in 2020. Numerous BFY reduced sugar products now have a very strong profile across various categories of packaged food, the result of well-supported recent launches by major players. In ice cream for instance, Limo recently ... Read More

  • Naturally Healthy Packaged Food in Sweden

    ... in home-cooking and eating healthier. Unlike other HW packaged food categories in Sweden, NH packaged food is not subject to any specific consumer trends. Instead, it benefits from a gradually rising interest in health and ... Read More

  • Fortified/Functional Packaged Food in Sweden

    ... this uncertain time), it is a category that faces numerous struggles, with many of the negative review trends persisting. On the upside, protein enriched products and products fortified with vitamins continue to drive sales of ... Read More

  • Naturally Healthy Packaged Food in Ukraine

    ... the idea that dairy products are inherently healthy due to the absence of artificial ingredients in their manufacture. Ukrainian consumers are generally very prepared to place their trust in simple products that are made using ... Read More

  • Better For You Packaged Food in Israel

    ... awareness. Rising awareness regarding healthier ingredients and overall health and wellbeing continued to influence consumer’s purchasing decisions in 2021, however growth was slightly slower in the year as consumers returned to their regular routines. Euromonitor ... Read More

  • Organic Packaged Food in Israel

    ... or cooking ingredients. Many consumers wish to prepare healthy meals with organic products to stay healthy, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, but are currently less concerned about consuming organic snacks. Euromonitor International's ... Read More

  • Naturally Healthy Packaged Food in Israel

    ... This is partially due to the fact that consumers spent more time eating at home and could not eat out for most of 2020, resulting in more control over what they ate and more opportunities ... Read More

  • Organic Packaged Food in Sweden

    ... products to use in their home cooking. However, growth remains rather modest considering the low share organic products holds in the overall industry. There is a strong interest in “natural” products in Sweden, which is ... Read More

  • Fortified/Functional Packaged Food in Israel

    ... also offers health benefits such as immunity boosting, particularly in the wake of COVID-19. Consumers are showing particular interest in products enriched with vitamins C and D as a result of the pandemic since these ... Read More

  • Fortified/Functional Packaged Food in Ukraine

    ... situation has sharpened the focus of many Ukrainian consumers on the role that a healthy diet and good nutrition play in supporting general health and boosting immune system function. This has supported rising demand for ... Read More

  • Organic Packaged Food in New Zealand

    ... social media, and searching for recipes on cooking blogs. With more of these promoting healthier recipes that use organic products, organic pasta is gaining awareness. Organic pasta is perceived as natural, chemical-free, and safer for ... Read More

  • Organic Packaged Food in Romania

    ... careful as to what they were consuming and their health state. Organic food was perceived as providing advantages such as the absence of preservatives, additives and genetic modifications, a natural source and farm origin. Of ... Read More

  • Naturally Healthy Packaged Food in Slovakia

    ... a particularly strong trading year in 2020. Health labels such as free from preservatives and free from additives are increasingly seen as healthier than packaged foods that are naturally healthy. Euromonitor International's Naturally Healthy Packaged ... Read More

  • Organic Packaged Food in Slovakia

    ... as well as the rising cost of living, organic registered lower growth than it has for the past two years. However, with the situation slowly improving, sales of organic packaged food are expected to pick ... Read More

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