Australia

Processed meat, seafood, and alternatives to meat is set to experience retail current value growth in 2023, driven by increasing volume sales. The rise in demand can be attributed to the trend of cooking at home amongst consumers due to the higher…

The strong retail volume and current value growth expected in rice, pasta, and noodles in 2023 overall has been significantly propelled by factors such as temporary immigration flows to Australia, and an increasing preference for home cooking due to…

In staple foods, noteworthy retail volume and current value growth are expected in 2023, which can be attributed to an increase in the number of people cooking at home due to the rising cost of living. Growth in volume consumption has been coupled…

This analysis explores the trends in the business services industry, assessing its performance in major global economies. It covers essential data such as production metrics, market size, import and export figures, industry expenses, profitability…

The global wheat market in 2023 has seen a recovery in supply, following tight global supply and skyrocketing wheat prices in 2022 resulting from the onset of the war in Ukraine. Increased wheat exports from Russia, readjustments of supply chains and…

Asian speciality drinks, the availability of which was once confined to smaller Asian grocers, have now expanded their presence to the shelves of mainstream grocery retailers in Australia. Historically, this category enjoyed a steady consumer base in…

Producers of bottled water are contending with higher input costs and supply chain complexities across multiple fronts. Increasing energy prices and transportation costs, supply chain logjams and inflated prices for primary packaging materials have…

Sugar reduction remains a key strategy in carbonates, as most Australians are growing more health-conscious. The Health Star rating review has benefited sales of reduced sugar carbonates, as the rating system prioritises low sugar levels. Reduced…

Despite the stabilisation of decline for a couple of years during the pandemic, concentrates in Australia has experienced a long-term gradual decline in off-trade RTD volume consumption, which is set to recommence in 2023, as the main demographic…

Growth in off-trade and on-trade value sales of energy drinks is set to remain robust throughout 2023, largely driven by broader inflationary pressures causing increases in unit prices across the category. Energy drinks emerged as one of the…