China

Packaging in China is undergoing notable shifts across various industries, driven by consumer preferences, environmental concerns and innovative design approaches. In alcoholic drinks, metal packaging, particularly metal beer bottles, has been…

The total population of other pets has been gradually declining, and this is set to continue in 2024, which is expected to lead to minimal retail volume and current value growth for other pet food in this year. The declining population of other pets…

Along with solid retail and foodservice volume growth, other hot drinks is expected to register low single-digit retail current value growth in China in 2023. However, the largest category, other plant-based hot drinks, is set to be the only one to…

Other dairy products saw modest growth in current value terms in 202, continuing the trend of the previous year. Within this. cream stood out as the strongest performer, primarily because it is commonly used in home baking, making it more frequently…

Oral care in China experienced only a partial recovery in 2023, with a low rebound in current value terms after seeing a notable decline in the previous year. Leading players such as Yunnan Baiyao Group, Procter & Gamble, Hawley & Hazel Chemical, and…

Overall demand for nuts in 2023 remains fairly stable and above pre-pandemic levels across all three channels. While retail drives overall demand for nuts in China, foodservice is the more dynamic performer in 2023 as it has strongly rebounded from…

Negatively influenced by pandemic and corresponding lockdowns in 2022, many couples were postponing their pregnancy plans due to wellness concerns and tight budgets. Meanwhile, despite the lifting of pandemic-related restrictions at the beginning of…

Insights and data on the traditional automotive sector and the mobility industry can help businesses examine how changing travel patterns will impact future consumer behaviour. Growing climate pressures and rising urbanisation rates are pushing…

Mobile phones is still struggling to recover from the aftermath of the pandemic impacts in 2023. 2022 marked a historic year when sales for mobile phones in China underwent a double-digit decline in volumes sold, amounting to less than 290 million…

Similar to small cooking appliances, microwaves is expected to have another tough year in China in 2023, with a projected single-digit decline in volume sales, which are set to fall below 10 million units. On the one hand, demand for cooking…