Netherlands

The maturing meat substitutes market is experiencing a slowdown in volume growth due to several factors. Firstly, the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have played a role in the sales decline, impacting consumer behaviour and preferences.…

In general, there has been long-term growth in vegetarian cooking ingredients and meals. In 2022, there was a temporary dip in retail sales of these products, although this was mainly an adjustment after a sharp increase in retail sales of vegetarian…

Manufacturers of sweet biscuits, snack bars, and fruit snacks faced significant challenges in cost control during the 2022 and the first months of 2023. The ongoing war in Ukraine resulted in shortages of key raw materials like grain, oil, and sugar,…

Store cards have been non-existent in the Netherlands since 2015. Since then, no new players have launched store cards and there have been no new attempts to introduce store cards by any of the former players. There is little sign that any meaningful…

As the number of consumers dining at home increased during lockdown, meal kit producers experienced a surge in demand. As a result, packaging unit volumes of folding cartons and flexible plastic used in dinner mixes recorded explosive growth in 2020.…