Netherlands

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.…

With consumers spending more time at home than usual in 2020, they were increasingly turning to home cooking due to the various COVID-19 restrictions, including foodservice closures. The outbreak of COVID-19 also increased consumer interest in health…

Asian speciality drinks remains a niche category with very limited sales in the Dutch market. With little investment in innovation and marketing, the category remains reliant on a small base of specific consumer groups and has experienced a…

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…

With lockdowns, foodservice closures and home working/schooling being seen when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Netherlands in 2020, this significantly boosted cooking and eating at home, resulting in a major spike in demand for dishwashing products…