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

  • Naturally Healthy Packaged Food in Norway

    ... by a resumption of cross-border trade with Sweden in the second half of 2021, including breakfast cereals, rice, olive oil, honey, biscuits, pasta, nuts, seeds and trail mixes. Euromonitor International's Naturally Healthy Packaged Food in ... Read More

  • Naturally Healthy Packaged Food in Peru

    ... been reformulated to include iron and vitamin B. Angel Natura is available in three options: wheat bran, corn bran and seven seeds. NH packaged food recorded strong growth during the pandemic as consumers stayed at ... Read More

  • Fortified/Functional Packaged Food in Norway

    ... which limited cross-border trade and benefited the domestic market. The category’s development was also driven by the dynamic performance of FF flavoured milk drinks and the stable growth seen by FF milk, which is by ... Read More

  • Fortified/Functional Packaged Food in Greece

    ... is limiting growth of fortified/functional packaged food. Consumers are increasingly looking for less ingredients and are put off by a long list of ingredients when shopping for packaged foods and are focusing more on natural ... Read More

  • Better For You Packaged Food in Peru

    ... to make some sacrifices during the COVID-19 pandemic and not purchase specific products they wanted if they were not available in stores and instead purchased whatever was available at the time of their visit. In ... Read More

  • Organic Packaged Food in Colombia

    ... many consumers who do not perceive there to be tangible benefits to organic packaged food, as different from organic fresh produce. In addition, the cost for a company to have their products be certified as ... Read More

  • Organic Packaged Food in Peru

    ... food and organic pasta, of which the latter has the largest value share. Both categories recorded further decline in 2021 as organic packaged food is expensive, and more consumers have become price sensitive as a ... Read More

  • Better For You Packaged Food in Greece

    ... volume growth was still healthy, though lower than in 2020, as with society gradually opening up, a certain portion of value sales switched to foodservice. Euromonitor International's Better For You Packaged Food in Greece report ... Read More

  • Organic Packaged Food in the Philippines

    ... off. Furthermore, there has been a lack of new product development compared to other categories within HW packaged food. Euromonitor International's Organic Packaged Food in Philippines report tracks the developments of health-associated product types and ... Read More

  • Organic Packaged Food in Brazil

    ... decreasing COVID-19 cases in the country, the scenario escalated to alarming levels during the first half of 2021, which resulted in additional months of mobility restrictions for many families. More affluent consumers, the target audience ... Read More

  • Better For You Packaged Food in Brazil

    ... Brazilian consumers remaining isolated and foodservice establishments closed for long periods. Under this positive scenario for retail, many better for you categories followed similar trends, benefiting mainly from the larger monthly volumes that home-confined consumers ... Read More

  • Better For You Packaged Food in Mexico

    ... the product contains artificial sweeteners, “not recommended for children” is included) has weakened the image of many products previously perceived as healthy. The aim of the front-labelling system is to provide consumers with visible and ... Read More

  • Organic Packaged Food in South Africa

    ... its impressive performance is somewhat due to its low sales base. Organic packaged food has increased in availability in recent years, but the extremely high prices of many products place the category out of reach ... Read More

  • Better For You Packaged Food in South Africa

    ... economic impact of COVID-19 has forced many consumers to prioritise value-for-money offerings and fresh food, especially since the average unit price of better for you packaged food has continued to rise. As such, while current ... Read More

  • Naturally Healthy Packaged Food in Spain

    ... 2020. Nonetheless, demand remained strong, encouraged by high consumer interest in health and wellness, as well as naturalness, and heightened awareness of healthy eating as a means of resisting the virus and illness in general. ... Read More

  • Fortified/Functional Packaged Food in Brazil

    ... fortified/functional claims no longer carry a relevant impact on product differentiation. The flat performance of fortified/functional packaged food stems back to pre-pandemic trends within the market which saw health claims considered to be more sophisticated ... Read More

  • Fortified/Functional Packaged Food in Spain

    ... lower the cholesterol levels of consumers, the new approach focuses on prevention rather than cure. This approach has been intensified by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) experience, with consumers more aware of the importance of healthy eating ... Read More

  • Organic Packaged Food in Mexico

    ... and opening hours. In addition, students continued to work from home for most of the year. In this environment, the strong demand for food for at-home consumption continued to support sales of organic packaged food, ... Read More

  • Naturally Healthy Packaged Food in Brazil

    ... as biscuits and bread not only benefited from the increased frequency of consumption throughout the day but also from the stockpiling driven by the fear of shortage and circulation restrictions. Intake of carbohydrates generally increased ... Read More

  • Naturally Healthy Packaged Food in South Africa

    ... milk products, many consumers have been turning to alternatives such as amasi/maas (fermented milk which tastes like cottage cheese or plain yoghurt) as an affordable source of protein and immune-boosting probiotics. The trend for home-made ... Read More

  • Organic Packaged Food in Spain

    ... pandemic, the increases were largely in line with the review period CAGRs. The most dynamic categories in organic packaged food in 2021, with some posting double-digit growth rates, included baby food, sauces, dressings and condiments, ... Read More

  • Fortified/Functional Packaged Food in South Africa

    ... in the country, with most staple products offering a fortified version. These products are not particularly expensive compared to standard versions, despite the added value of fortification. Hence, consumers have continued to purchase these products ... Read More

  • Fortified/Functional Packaged Food in Mexico

    ... context of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. This encouraged new product developments that delivered extra protein, vitamins and minerals, and improved digestive function. Euromonitor International's Fortified/Functional Packaged Food in Mexico report tracks the developments of health-associated ... Read More

  • Better For You Packaged Food in Spain

    ... August 2021, the performance of BFY packaged food in the review year was still affected by the effects of the virus. The “State of Alarm” lasted in Spain for 14 months, from March 2020 to ... Read More

  • Naturally Healthy Packaged Food in Mexico

    ... wellbeing. Facing both the immediate threat from COVID-19 and the potential adverse health effects of sedentary lockdown lifestyles and convenient, stress-relieving diets, consumers have become more focused on the relationship between nutrition and wellbeing. Moreover, ... Read More

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