Market research on the fresh food industry. Standardised and cros...
Market research on the fresh food industry. Standardised and cross-comparable statistics including total market sizes and distribution, with full analysis of industry trends.
This report is a global overview of the fresh food industry, considering its major trends and developments. The report examines the comparative performance of fresh foods across regions and markets and explores five-year forecasts. In addition, it…
This report forms part of Euromonitor’s Voice of the Industry series and features the results of a survey of professionals working in the Packaged and Fresh Food industries. It examines their opinions regarding short-, medium- and long-term…
The vegetables category experienced positive growth in Vietnam in 2023, particularly in the institutional and foodservice sectors. With a 100% vaccination rate amongst children by the end of 2022, more parents were allowing their children to stay in…
Despite expectations for deflationary trends as markets continue to emerge from post-pandemic conditions, fresh vegetables continue to experience rising costs. Labour, transportation, and raw materials, as well as global socioeconomic unrest, have…
Retail volume sales of vegetables in the UK continue to decline in 2023, primarily due to severe product shortages. For instance, there was a major shortage of vegetables in February and March 2023. For several weeks, products such as tomatoes,…
The level of awareness among local consumers regarding the importance of adopting healthy diets and lifestyles is growing in the United Arab Emirates. Therefore, many local consumers are gaining a greater interest in incorporating fresh vegetables…
Vegetables in Thailand saw a notable and sustained increase in unit prices throughout 2022 and 2023, primarily attributed to the combined impact of drought and severe flooding. Drought conditions have resulted in reduced water availability for…
Amidst surging prices, consumer consumption of fresh vegetables witnessed a heavy decline in retail volume terms in 2022. This price escalation varied across different product categories, with tomatoes standing out as one of the most affected.…
The impact of inflation has not spared vegetables, with the latter also experiencing further steep price increases in 2023. With affordability being a key priority for South Africans, one of the ways to offset these increases is by choosing to…
Unfavourable climatic conditions significantly affected tomato, onion, and maize production in 2023, leading to decreased yields and a subsequent drop in supply. This scarcity propelled prices upwards, prompting the government to enforce restrictions…
Russia's invasion of Ukraine in early 2022 placed a huge strain on the global economy. With Russia and Ukraine being key suppliers of a wide range of goods from fuel to fertilisers and wheat this led to high rates of inflation worldwide. These…
Overall demand for vegetables in Japan continues to increase in 2023, mainly driven by the more impressive performance by foodservice. Like many other categories of fresh food, foodservice sales of vegetables in Japan suffered significant declines at…
2022 was a difficult year for the vegetables category, as there was a drop in volume terms resulting from several factors, including a high rate of inflation and rising energy costs. The high rate of inflation led to an increase in vegetable prices,…
Vegetables is set to see low total volume growth in India in 2023. However, the rate of increase is expected to be slower than seen in previous years, as although most categories have been seeing rising sales, the strong decline in sales of tomatoes…
Marking a notable shift in consumption patterns, retail demand for vegetables in Germany declined in 2023. Ongoing economic challenges and inflationary pressures remained an obstacle for many consumers when it came to purchasing fresh produce at the…
Total volume growth in vegetables remains relatively stable, albeit flat in the light of price rises, as certain products such as onions and tomatoes are staple ingredients in French cooking. However, the consumption of summer vegetables has been…
In 2022, the distribution of vegetables was adversely affected by the ongoing impact of pandemic-related restrictions in China, resulting in disruptions to various purchasing channels, including foodservice and institutional establishments, and…
In 2023, the Brazilian agricultural market witnessed distinct dynamics in producing different vegetables. For onions, a sharp decline in prices was seen, due to an expanded cultivation area and high availability. Consumers benefited from more…
Rising costs across various fronts—labour, transportation, weather-related challenges, and raw materials—have significantly influenced prices of vegetables in 2022 and 2023. Adverse weather conditions have also impacted the supply of fresh produce…
Consumer Types can be a powerful tool to help companies better understand and appeal to their target markets. Consumers are grouped based on shared traits and preferences, companies can better develop products and marketing campaigns that resonate…
Between 2018 and 2023, Asian countries saw polarised rates of growth in packaged food sales. For 2023-2028, however, this range is set to narrow as markets stabilise. Companies are focusing on expansion, innovation and building value. Within these…
Technological advances in 2024 will continue to reshape consumer behaviour. This annual report explores the top five digital shopper trends that will redefine commerce the most in the year ahead. Some of the trends included in this report’s edition…
Now in its seventh edition, this report explores the top digital shopper trends that will redefine commerce the most in the year ahead. Some of the trends included in this edition touch on topics such as second-hand shopping, community group buying,…
This report identifies the 10 global consumer trends expected to impact during 2021, providing specific characteristics and how the trend manifests, consumer behaviour and motivation driving the trend, as well as insights on how industry is…
This report is a global overview of the fresh food industry, examining and comparing the performance of fresh food categories across regions and markets. It explores 5-year forecasts for each category and identifies five key trends driving major…
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about significant changes in business models and consumer behaviour, as well as altering the ways and the geography many of us live, work, study and play. Understanding what changes will stick after the pandemic…
This report highlights global trends impacting fresh food, with a focus on home country consumption and factors influencing this. It details threats to the consumption of home country produce, as well as areas of opportunities for businesses to…
The next billion consumers represent new growth opportunities worth trillions of dollars in consumer spending across the globe. However, the next billion consumers are not a monolithic cohort, as they vary hugely from market to market. In order to…
In 2022, the combination of COVID-19, geopolitical tensions and increased climate events deepened disruptions to food supply. Combined with mounting health and sustainability pressures, the context invites food players globally to rethink ingredient…
This report analyses the emergence of third-party nutrition labels and their relevance in a post-Coronavirus (COVID-19) world. While comparing different labels a particular focus is on Nutri-Score that has been in the spotlight recently receiving…
Dealing with the environmental consequences and hefty economic burden of food waste has proven to be extremely difficult in a world with finite resources and a growing population. With recent advancements in the sustainable development landscape and…
Consumers are embracing holistic lifestyles, prioritising a nourishing diet that promotes physical and mental wellbeing. As a result, the demand for functional ingredients targeting the gut-brain axis and specific need states like memory, stress and…
The coronavirus pandemic has significantly changed where and how consumers shop. Businesses must analyse this evolution and reshape their selling strategies accordingly. This report delves into these two important aspects of shopping, where and how,…
At the time of writing this report, Australia faces a second wave of COVID-19 infections, resulting in major lockdowns across the most populous states, significantly impacting businesses and consumers. The impact of COVID-19 has resulted in…
Environmental concerns over the future of the planet are changing the perspectives on food. An increasingly conscious consumer base wants products that are committed to areas like animal welfare, fighting food waste, plastic pollution, organic…
In 2023, amidst challenging economic conditions, there was a noticeable decrease in local consumers dining out compared to the pre-COVID-19 era. However, the sugar and sweeteners industry experienced a healthy increase in volume sales, particularly…
While 2022 saw an easing of retail volume declines for sugar and sweeteners, at-home demand continues to fall in 2023. The category is being increasingly influenced by a combination of health trends as well as economic pressures. Despite continuing…
Following two consecutive years of double-digit declines, retail volume sales of sugar and sweeteners continue to fall in 2023. Droughts caused the cultivation campaign to be delayed in 2022, which negatively impacted sugar beet production.…
Although there are many initiatives to reduce sugar consumption, demand for sugar and sweeteners continues to grow in the United Arab Emirates. Sweets and desserts are culturally important in the United Arab Emirates, as they are often associated…
Hikes in production costs have pushed up prices of sugar and sweeteners in Thailand. Retail prices rose throughout 2023, continuing a trend that began at the outbreak of COVID-19. Thailand's farmers and agricultural producers were threatened by the…
Sales of sugar and sweeteners in Spain continued to decline in retail volume terms in 2023, albeit at a far more modest rate than in the previous two years. Although sugar and sweeteners saw positive growth in current value terms in 2023 this was…
South Africa’s sugar industry has struggled in recent years due to a combination of poor local production, impacted by loadshedding and flooding, as well as elevated international sugar prices, caused by climatic factors such as drought. While…
Sugar and sweeteners in Morocco showed a modest growth rate in total volume sales in 2023, reflecting its proximity to maturity. This slow growth trajectory can be attributed to the increasing health consciousness prevailing among Moroccan consumers,…
Sales of sugar and sweeteners declined in retail volume terms in 2023, continuing a long-term trend that was only temporary halted in 2020 by the outbreak of COVID-19. Sugar has gained an increasingly negative image in terms of its effect on health,…
Total demand for sugar and sweeteners in Japan remains stable in 2023 compared to the previous year, with foodservice volume sales partially offsetting the decline in retail volume sales. Foodservice volume sales had suffered throughout 2020 and…
The sugar supply chain in Italy had to face various problems related to costs and raw materials in the last two years of the review period. Firstly, the production costs of sugar are already high due to the need to use advanced technologies to…
Sugar and sweeteners is expected to see continued total volume growth in India in 2023. Meanwhile, retail current value growth is expected to be significantly higher than retail volume growth, primarily due to retail price increases as a result of…
In 2023, retail volume sales of sugar in Germany ceased their declining trajectory and stagnated. Since the at-home baking trend peaked in 2020 and supported category growth following previous declines, 2023 witnessed sugar consumption levels…
Sugar consumption continues to fall in France in retail terms, with sales otherwise supported by foodservice and institutional volume, alongside value being supported by inflationary price hikes. Local production in the 2022/2023 season was…
In 2023, the performance of sugar and sweeteners, like other fresh food categories, is being influenced by the post-pandemic scenario, leading to reduced home consumption and an increase in foodservice volumes, with the latter driving overall demand.…