Category: Food
Europe Food
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Processed Fruit and Vegetables Packaging in the Netherlands
... growth during the COVID-19 pandemic, and volumes remained above the 2019 level. However, while shelf stable fruit and vegetables saw rising packaging volumes, the larger frozen processed fruit and vegetables category saw a decline. Within ... Read More
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Sweet Spreads Packaging in Switzerland
... seeing just low growth from the previous year. Chocolate spreads was the only category to see a decline in packaging volumes, affected by the health trend. Glass jars are a favoured choice for packaging chocolate ... Read More
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Processed Meat and Seafood Packaging in the Netherlands
... pandemic, and volumes remained higher than pre-pandemic, in 2019. Although processed meat, and meat and seafood substitutes accounted for higher packaging volumes in 2023, processed seafood was the category which saw growth in packaging volumes. ... Read More
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Plant-Based Dairy Packaging in Switzerland
... for the lowest packaging volumes in this year, it saw the strongest increase. Flexible plastic was the dominant pack type used for plant-based cheese in Switzerland in 2023, due to its excellent ability to preserve ... Read More
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Austria Gum
... chewing gum since 2023. With consumers spending more time on the go, impulse purchases of gum strengthened. The majority of gum sales are generated by chewing gum that is free from sugar. Indeed, free from ... Read More
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Austria Savoury Snacks
... the Austrian football team as one of the competing teams. This event is most certain to boost demand for savoury snacks as consumers meet to watch the matches together on TV. Potato chips is set ... Read More
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Croatia Ice Cream
... retailers have implemented two key strategies: reducing pack sizes and offering smaller scoop sizes in foodservice establishments. While consumers pay the same amount, they receive less ice cream. This trend is expected to continue in ... Read More
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The Czech Republic Gum
... claims such as added protein and energy boosting. Bubble gum is a much smaller category and despite seeing steady growth in retail volume terms in 2024 parents are becoming more concerned about the sugar content ... Read More
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Ukraine Savoury Snacks
... promotions through modern distribution channels. In bread chips, Khrumteam from PepsiCo has been rebranded and returned to store shelves. Local manufacturer Snack Production, meanwhile, is focusing on more sophisticated tastes in bread chips to attract ... Read More
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Greece Ice Cream
... the easing of the annual rate of inflation, which will encourage consumers to purchase low-cost indulgences, such as ice cream, on a more frequent basis. The return of tourists to the country will also provide ... Read More
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Croatia Sugar Confectionery
... private label sugar confectionery. Consumers are actively seeking out budget-friendly options, with larger pack sizes and price promotions holding particular appeal. Retailers have responded by tailoring their offerings to meet this demand, a trend that ... Read More
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Greece Snacks
... higher rate of current value growth, this will be due to inflationary-led price increases, sparked by the ramifications of global conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine. While the rate of inflation has been easing ... Read More
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Ukraine Chocolate Confectionery
... seen in 2022 when war broke out. Mondelez Ukraine, which produces the Korona and Milka brands, saw a significant drop in retail value share in 2022, as higher prices and logistics issues hampered supply and ... Read More
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Greece Gum
... struggling with the high cost of living, many are cutting down on discretionary expenditures in order to save money. The post-pandemic boom in in mobility, which created favourable conditions for chewing gum, is also beginning ... Read More
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Greece Sugar Confectionery
... and attract health-conscious consumers, many confectioners are being compelled to promote the health-related benefits of their sugar confectionery, while there is a growing demand for sugar substitutes, like stevia. One product area to benefit from ... Read More
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Slovakia Ice Cream
... is being balanced out by warm weather and out-of-home lifestyles attracting consumers to ice cream. Added to which, to maintain the perception of relative price stability, retailers reduced pack sizes and foodservice establishments adopted smaller ... Read More
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Austria Sugar Confectionery
... remained stable in 2024. The demand for sugar confectionery varies from product to product. Those positioned in line with health and wellness trends fared better than others. Health claims including sugar free, reduced sugar, or ... Read More
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Ukraine Sugar Confectionery
... company offers the most favourably priced products in comparison to the majority of imported brands, like Haribo, thanks to local manufacturing and less impact from currency devaluation. Further, the domestic player boasts a wide product ... Read More
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Greece Sweet Biscuits, Snack Bars and Fruit Snacks
... prices. Indeed, some products in the category have almost doubled in price in the last year, rendering them more of a luxury purchase. However, certain offerings have steadily gained favour among consumers, capitalising on a ... Read More
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Ukraine Gum
... Dirol (Mondelez) in supermarkets and convenience stores. This is keeping their famous brands at affordable prices and helping to boost impulse purchases of chewing gum, which is usually located by tills. Euromonitor International's Gum in ... Read More
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Greece Chocolate Confectionery
... price rises, as input costs spiral to an all-time high. Cacao prices, for example, surged at the beginning of the year, thanks to unfavourable weather conditions in West Africa, home to a significant proportion of ... Read More
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Baby Food Packaging in the Netherlands
... Glass jars and stand-up pouches remained the leading pack types within the category in 2023, accounting for similar shares of packaging volumes. Glass benefits from being an inert material, and thus does not interact with ... Read More
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Dairy Packaging in the Netherlands
... volumes remained above the 2019 level. Thin wall plastic containers remained the pack type with the highest packaging volumes in butter and spreads, cheese, and yoghurt in dairy packaging. This pack type is highly durable ... Read More
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Confectionery Packaging in the Netherlands
... resulted in an increase in value sales of chocolate confectionery in 2023, the rise in the cost of living influenced the purchasing habits of consumers, who opted to purchase more expensive products such as boxed ... Read More
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Baby Food Packaging in Switzerland
... due to their lightweight nature, which enhances portability, facilitating easy transportation and storage for busy parents on-the-go. Flexible aluminium/paper offers excellent barrier properties, ensuring the preservation of the food’s freshness and nutritional value, while protecting ... Read More
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