Latin America

Stable prices for inputs into animal production eased costs for producers in 2023, and increased animal slaughtering. However, record production over the past two years did not result in better consumer prices. Increased export volume of animal…

The pandemic in Mexico has resulted in a sustained interest in home cooking, which has lasted even after COVID-19-related restrictions were removed. With the resumption of busy lives, time-strapped consumers looking to make meals at home were opting…

Due to its portability and flexibility, which seamlessly align with on-the-go consumption habits, flexible aluminium/plastic packaging is the preferred choice for meals and soups packaging in Colombia. Its protective barrier properties ensure…

Frozen ready meals, the biggest category in Brazilian meals and soups packaging in unit volume terms, continued to grow in 2022. This was attributed to the increasing demand for convenient and time-saving meal solutions. With changing lifestyles and…

Flexible plastic remained the leading choice of packaging for ready meals in 2023. Its versatility in terms of adapting to different shapes and sizes means it can accommodate various types of meals, catering to diverse consumer preferences. This is…

Dry soup remains the largest category in sauces, dips and condiments, in current value terms. The reduction of imports, largely from Argentina, is hindering retail volume sales in 2023. Category leader Unilever del Uruguay SA leads sales of dry soup…

Growth in the meals and soups category has been driven by value rather than volume. With a marked rise in prices generally, volume sales have contracted. This has been a particularly prominent feature of categories like this, which are usually not…

Health and wellness trends have been on the rise since the pandemic in Mexico. According to Euromonitor International's Voice of the Consumer: Lifestyles Survey 2023, 55% of consumers actively seek products containing healthy ingredients in their…

Positive growth in meals and soups continued to be seen in 2022, even if it was slower than in 2020, when consumers were looking for easy meal solutions during the long periods they were spending at home when the pandemic arrived in the region.…

In 2023, meals and soups witnessed a moderate lift in retail volume sales as consumption of dry soups increased. Standard brands, including Maggi, Malher and Knorr, continue to characterise soup in 2023 with similar products, flavours and unit…

Dry soup is a prominent category within the packaged food industry in Ecuador. Nestlé Ecuador is the leading player due to its popular and affordable Maggi brand, which has an extensive portfolio focused on cream and traditional soups and newer…

Meals and soups continues to be impacted by rising prices in 2023 as inflation remains high, resulting in double-digit current value growth. Since 2022, increases in the cost of raw materials, shipping costs, labour wages and energy have led to…

Meals and soups is expected to register both current value and volume growth in 2023. With society fully opened up post pandemic, and consumers leading busy lives, they appreciate the convenience of meals and coups, with ready meals in particular…

Sales of ready meals are declining in retail volume terms in 2023, with people returning to their normal routines and spending more time outside of the home thanks to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. This is seeing a shift back towards…

Inflation has presented numerous challenges for innovation in several categories, and soup is no exception. When inflation becomes an issue, the overall cost of production increases, which can have a significant impact on the performance of the…

Economic uncertainty in 2022 impacted access not only to high-value products in Brazil but also to basic items for various consumer groups in the country. The inflationary process triggered by macroeconomic policies, combined with external shocks to…

Meals and soup are expected to register a decrease in volume sales in 2023. In particular, soup is expected to register a steep volume decline. Part of this decline is due to the widespread availability of smuggled soup in outdoor markets. Smuggling…

After several years of decline, soup in Argentina saw overall retail volume sales return to positive territory in 2022. While it looks set to record an improved performance in this regard in 2023, growth remains modest, partly due to strong…

2023 saw volume sales contract across numerous key categories of mass beauty and personal care, including mass deodorants, mass hair care and mass bath and shower. These three categories all suffered significant drops in demand during the year as…

Sales in mass beauty and personal care in Peru were characterised by seller trends in 2023. Notably, direct sellers are investing in omnichannel strategies in order to boost sales. Although direct selling consultants continue to offer great value to…

The leading player in mass beauty and personal care (at GBO level), L'Oréal Groupe, exemplifies these strategies in Mexico, with it gaining significant share in the market in 2022. The company was a key growth driver for mass colour cosmetics in…

Mass beauty and personal care saw rapidly rising retail prices in Guatemala in 2023, with the country still suffering from high inflation that continued from the previous year. Though price hikes in 2023 were not quite as steep as in 2022, consumers…

Direct selling remained one of the most important and influential distribution channels within mass beauty and personal care during 2023. Between Yanbal, Belcorp and Natura & Co, more than 28% of value sales in this category are accounted for by…

Consumer purchasing behaviour of beauty and personal care has evolved in the face of rising costs of living, with middle- and low-income demographics most affected by the inflationary conditions in the Dominican Republic. Many of these consumers were…

Mass beauty and personal care products made with activated charcoal continued to gain popularity in Costa Rica in 2023. While penetration remained strongest in oral care, specifically in toothpaste and toothbrushes, rising consumer awareness of the…

Mass beauty and personal care enjoyed double-digit growth in Colombia in 2023, consolidating pre-pandemic levels. However, growth was largely due to inflationary pressures, which led consumers to explore mass brands because of their lower purchasing…

During 2023, mass beauty and personal care in Chile experienced a strong increase in dynamism in current value terms compared with 2022; a year in which volume demand contracted as the country’s high inflation rate kept consumers cautious with their…

While premium beauty and personal care products continued to show a robust performance in 2022, there was also healthy growth in sales of mass products in 2022, driven by Brazilian consumers’ increasing attentiveness towards health and skin care.…

Mass beauty and personal care in Bolivia registered higher value growth than premium in 2023. With prices rising, particularly for imported brands, due to a significant fall in foreign cash reserves, there was a degree of trading down behaviour from…

In 2023, mass beauty and personal care products in Argentina registered a stronger performance than premium offerings, reversing the trend noted in 2022. Much of this was due to import barriers, which challenged the supply of premium beauty and…

The Maracaibo in Venezuela report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration,…

The Manaus in Brazil report provides comprehensive city level information benchmarked against other cities in the country and region. The report includes historic data and forecasts on city population, consumer expenditure, digital penetration,…