Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
Processed meat, seafood and alternatives to meat maintained dynamic growth in India in both retail volume and current value terms in 2023. Tofu and derivatives saw the strongest value growth in 2023. Increasing numbers of consumers are gravitating…
Processed meat, seafood and alternatives to meat is set to suffer a continued retail volume decline in 2023, although it is expected to maintain positive retail current value growth thanks to unit price increases, driven by inflationary pressures.…
While the war in Ukraine has led to supply disruptions, processed meat and seafood and alternatives to meat is expected to register moderate volume growth. That being said, constant value sales are expected to fall, as rising costs hit profit value…
Despite strong competition from fresh fruits and vegetables, processed fruits/vegetables saw buoyant growth in volume terms in 2023, with foodservice driving this expansion. The influence of western-influenced dietary trends, such as the popularity…
Uzbekistan is a country that is famous for its warm climate, in which a large number of vegetables and fruits are grown. The country’s climate and topography are very suitable for growing a very wide variety of crops, with local specialties including…
Retail volume sales of processed fruit and vegetables continued to register moderate growth in 2023, despite the impact of inflation. Such products benefitted from the continuation of the home-cooking trend, which took off during the pandemic and…
The rebound of tourism after the pandemic era restrictions is helping to boost sales of processed vegetables, because such products are usually consumed by tourists or expats. On the other hand, Thai consumers do not often consider frozen vegetables…
Processed fruit and vegetables in Taiwan was impacted by the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and the subsequent rebound in travel and eating out. This shifted the location of demand as consumers resumed out-of-home lifestyles. Consumers were eager…
The rise in single-person households in South Korea is leading to a growing trend towards practical and portioned consumption patterns. Many local consumers seek convenient options that align with their busy lifestyles, and frozen processed fruit and…
Processed fruit and vegetables only recorded marginal retail volume growth in 2023, following a dip in 2022 due to rising unit prices, which saw consumers switching to fresh fruit and vegetables. The inevitable price hikes diminished the cost…
Continuing soaring inflation is expected to see current value sales rise significantly, though constant value and volume growth are expected to be much more muted. Continuing population growth supports volume growth, though with inflation still…
As processed fruit and vegetables are commonly used ingredients in foodservice, the continued recovery of foodservice industry in 2023 had a positive impact on demand. Indeed foodservice volumes grew much faster than their retail counterparts, thanks…
It is expected to be an improving picture for the consumer of processed fruit and vegetables in 2023, as retail prices are expected to fall, leading to a decline in both current and constant value sales. As such, there is expected to a moderate…
Processed fruit and vegetables in Japan is set to see a notable decline in retail volume terms in 2023, while retail current value sales are set to maintain solid growth due to rising unit prices. The decline in volume terms is mainly due to a…
Processed fruit and vegetables in Indonesia witnessed dramatically higher unit price hikes in 2023 than it saw in 2022, though volume demand remained sustained. This was partly thanks to independent foodservice operators who have been investing in…
Processed fruit and vegetables saw solid retail volume growth and double-digit current value growth in India in 2023. The per capita consumption of processed fruit and vegetables remained low in India in 2023, as fresh fruit and vegetables continue…
In 2023, processed fruit and vegetables in Hong Kong is set to experience a slight current value decline, along with a stronger retail volume decline. This can be attributed to reduced demand for at-home consumption, primarily driven by the return to…
Processed fruit and vegetables is set to see dynamic retail volume and current value growth in China in 2023, with shelf stable fruit remaining the dominant category and driving growth. At the beginning of 2023, with COVID-19 lockdown restrictions…
Shelf stable continues to account for most volume sales, in particular shelf stable vegetables, as shelf stable fruits are more expensive and also consumers consider them to much higher in sugar than fresh fruit. A product that is seeing health…
Demand for breakfast cereals remained very limited in Vietnam in 2023, due to the overwhelming importance of traditional specialities such as xoi (sticky rice), pho (a broth containing rice noodles, meat and herbs), bun bo (a spicy broth associated…
Breakfast cereals enjoyed a stronger year of retail volume growth in 2023, as prices continued to rise, but at a slower pace than in 2022. This was largely due to the continued dependence on imports in this category. Breakfast cereals is a relatively…
The increasingly hectic lifestyles of consumers propelled the expansion of breakfast cereals in retail volume terms in 2023. Due to their ease of preparation, such products emerged as a convenient morning meal option for many consumers, although the…
Breakfast cereals maintain demand due to convenience as a nutritious breakfast meal. In this sense, products such as RTE cereals and muesli and granola are proving a success, thanks to the ongoing health and wellness trends. Players in RTE cereals…
Breakfast cereals in Taiwan was negatively affected by the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. This resulted in the return to working outside the home, travel and on-the-go consumption. Hence, the occasions for having breakfast at home in Taiwan were…
While retail volume sales of both children's breakfast cereals and family breakfast cereals continue to decline in 2023 due to greater mobility following the easing of restrictions in South Korea, demand remains above pre-pandemic levels. Players in…
Retail volume growth of breakfast cereals notably slowed in 2023 as inflationary pressures weighed down on consumers’ food budgets. Breakfast cereals, considered a less essential choice, saw consumers switching to other more affordable breakfast…
While breakfast cereal is expected to register double-digit value growth, constant value growth is expected to be minimal and volume sales are expected to fall. Continuing soaring inflation dampens volume growth, in spite of population growth, as…
Retail sales of breakfast cereals in Malaysia recorded continued growth in volume terms in 2023. This was in spite of the weakening of the local currency, the ringgit, against the US dollar, which brought about higher import costs. With Malaysia…
Value sales for breakfast cereal continue to be low in Kazakhstan, and in 2023, with inflation still pushing up prices, volume sales are expected to fall, as will constant value sales, as rising costs continue to hit profit margins. Kazakhs continue…
Breakfast cereals in Japan is set to suffer a significant retail volume decline in 2023, due to the normalisation of sales from the strong growth seen during COVID-19 in 2020. Breakfast cereals, which had been suffering from a declining trend from…
Overall breakfast cereals posted positive growth in terms of retail volume sales in 2023 at a similar rate to that recorded in 2022. The key consumer group for breakfast cereals in Indonesia consists of upper-income professionals who make up a…
Breakfast cereals maintained dynamic retail volume and current value growth in India in 2023, rising from a small base. Retail per capita consumption of breakfast cereals remains low in India due to limited consumption occasions. Players in breakfast…
Breakfast cereals is set to see growth in retail current value terms in Hong Kong in 2023, although retail volume sales are anticipated to remain fairly static. The resumption of office working has been leading to a shift in consumer demand from hot…
In 2023, retail current value sales of breakfast cereals are expected to return to growth after decline in 2022. However, value growth is set to be negligible, and retail volume sales are set to see a slight decline, partly due to the return to…
Breakfast cereal is expected to register moderate constant value and also volume growth. Breakfast cereal is still an immature product, with relatively low value sales, and as such has plenty of room for growth. Locals traditionally eat bread, with…
Volume sales of baked goods saw positive growth for the second year in 2023, supported to a large extent by the continued recovery of foodservice. With the easing of pandemic restrictions, including a return to office-based working patterns,…
In 2023, price inflation has slowed in baked goods leading to a stronger rate of volume growth. Retail prices soared in 2022 amid rising costs, although consumer demand remained resilient, Bread is a socially important product in Uzbekistan and its…
Despite continuing inflationary pressures, baked goods saw a solid performance in volume terms in 2023. This was led, to a large extent, by foodservice, which saw double-digit growth for the second consecutive year in 2023, thanks to a return to…
Baked goods manages to achieve positive growth in both retail value and volume terms, despite the return of foodservice heralding stronger growth in on-trade terms. The resumption of tourism, following the era of pandemic restrictions, is attributed…
The artisanal and premium offer has expanded in baked goods in Taiwan. Taiwanese consumers consumed packaged baked goods when eating at home during the COVID-19 pandemic period. This raised the demand for quality packaged backed goods in the country.…
Heightened consumer interest in health continues to be a prominent trend following the pandemic in South Korea. It has played a pivotal role in shaping the current baking trend of reducing sugar and oil content, while emphasising natural fermentation…
While retail volume sales of baked goods only recorded marginal growth in 2023, the category experienced strong retail current value growth, mainly due to unit price increases. The average unit price of baked goods continued to grow steadily in 2023…
Continuing soaring inflation, including significant price rises for flour, is expected to see current value sales rise significantly, though constant value and volume growth is expected to be much more moderate, though positive, all the same.…
Baked goods, such as packaged leavened bread, packaged cakes and packaged pastries, are considered essential foods by Malaysians, being typically consumed for breakfast or during tea breaks throughout the day. Packaged baked goods are also widely…
Baked goods is expected to register double-digit current value growth in 2023, though volume growth is expected to be much more moderate, as inflation still remains an issue. Though there was a decrease in the price of flour, as supplies from Russia…
Baked goods in Japan is set to continue to see growth in retail current value terms in 2023, largely driven by unit price increases. Although many manufacturers had already implemented price increases several times in 2022, the costs of production…
Retail volume sales of overall baked goods saw flat growth in 2023, with average unit prices soaring for the second consecutive year. Several factors contributed to this snowballing of prices: the continued weakening of the IDR amid high import…
Baked goods maintained solid retail volume growth and dynamic current value growth in India in 2023. Packaged leavened bread has become a popular go-to option, especially for urban consumers, due to Western influences such as increasing exposure to…
Total volume sales of baked goods are expected to rise in Hong Kong in 2023, driven by foodservice. Since the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in late 2022, many consumers in Hong Kong have returned to their normal work-from-office routine. This has…
Baked goods is set to return to growth in retail volume and current value terms in 2023. In this year, leavened bread, which is the main category within bread, is set to see mid-single-digit retail current value growth in China, mainly driven by the…