Dishwashing

In 2023, dishwashing saw modest current value growth in India, primarily driven by rising volumes, as input costs for dishwashing products started to stabilise. Following the slump in the prices of palm oil and other raw materials, several major…

Overall demand for dishwashing in South Africa continued to rise in 2023, supported by both automatic dishwashing and the dominant hand washing format. The number of dishwashers owned pre-pandemic when compared to after the lockdowns in South Africa…

In the highly competitive landscape of dishwashing in Kenya, brand owners actively targeted consumers with promotions and special offers and deals. Small-scale local manufacturers and consumers interested in do-it-yourself (DIY) were more inclined to…

In 2023, high price growth led to double-digit retail value growth, while retail volume sales struggled. With prices rising steeply, consumers were encouraged to be as economical as possible, with a volume decline for hand dishwashing liquids further…

The positive performance of dishwashing in Romania in 2023 was the result of Romanian consumers often cooking at home, as high inflation and strong pressure on purchasing power discouraged visits to foodservice establishments. However, hand…

During the pandemic, demand for dishwashing rocketed as hygiene concerns increased and people spent more time on average at home, thereby creating more dishes to clean. As expected, once the wave of infections and respective health restrictions…

Overall volume sales in dishwashing stagnated in 2023, with consumer demand waning in response to high inflation and rising unit prices. Automatic dishwashing continued to see strong and steady rises as one of the better-performing product areas,…

The normalisation of consumers' lifestyles post-pandemic, including dining out and ordering takeaways, has continued to reduce demand for dishwashing products, and the category recorded further volume decline in 2023. Dishwashing registered a boom in…

Dishwashing experienced strong retail value growth in 2023, driven primarily by price increases, with retail volume sales challenged. However, value growth was also supported by Canadians continuing to cook most of their own meals, with rising prices…

Dishwashing saw double-digit growth in both value and volume terms in 2023, with the category playing a significant role in driving sales in home care products in Indonesia overall. Moreso, the category is expected to maintain a robust trend over the…

Dishwashing products in Spain registered only marginal growth in retail volume terms in 2023. This was partly attributable to the high cost of living, which forced many consumers to modify their daily cleaning habits, in order to reduce their water…

Private label saw robust growth within dishwashing in the Netherlands in 2023, driving overall growth and outperforming branded alternatives, and rising fastest in automatic dishwashing. Rapid expansion within this particular segment was the result…

Dishwashing continues to enjoy a solid performance in Lithuania, mainly due to strong growth in automatic dishwashing where volume sales increased sharply in 2023. Dishwasher penetration has increased steadily over the review period fuelling demand…

Dishwashing in Kazakhstan posted positive steady growth in terms of both volume and value sales in 2023. Hand dishwashing continued to account for a greater proportion of sales, with the penetration of dishwashers remaining quite low in the country.…

In 2023, Dominicans have shifted back to pre-pandemic lifestyles, since they are eating out more frequently and taking school classes face-to-face, whilst fewer companies have maintained the remote work option. At the same time, home cooking has…

After a boosted performance during the pandemic due to the cocooning and home-cooking trends, volume sales of dishwashing products declined in 2023. This is mostly attributable to the steep double-digit unit price growth registered in the year. In…

Dishwashing records further volume and value growth during 2023. Strong double-digit value growth has been supported by a second year of price increases as leading players focus on profitability rather than sacrificing margins to be more competitive.…

Dishwashing maintained retail volume and current value growth in 2023, with rises seen for both hand dishwashing, and all categories within automatic dishwashing. While pandemic-related restrictions on movement had been lifted, the continued…

Dishwashing saw strong growth in current value terms in 2023. However, in volume terms sales were almost flat between 2022 and 2023. What pushed up value sales was increases in unit prices. Japan had seen nearly three decades of virtual economic…

Dishwashing in Italy saw strong growth doing the pandemic, but in 2023 sales continued to normalise as consumers continued to return to pre-pandemic routines, spending more time dining in foodservice channels and with friends and family, and less…