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In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, new product innovation in consumer goods remains difficult but no less essential. New innovations will likely be fewer in number and highly focused around a few key themes: promoting more control and…

The older consumer segment is growing rapidly globally, driving the need for genuine innovation to cater to older adults’ evolving and diverse demands. Older consumers are also becoming more important in the digital sphere, given their rising tech…

As consumers increasingly seek plant-based protein ingredients, producers are ever-more interested in plant-based food for health and sustainability; innovation around plant-based protein ingredients is surging. This briefing suggests that, besides…

Amid high-profile lawsuits and recalls, ingredient-led beauty is propelled by consumers’ quest to control their health. Awareness is rising among all beauty consumers, but is growing faster in certain groups, like Generation X and males. Because…

With the rise of consumer price inflation impacting almost all CPG in the world and Asia Pacific in 2022, this report seeks to examine how soft drinks companies and consumers have been impacted. By looking at the median price movements of leading…

Pet food volume sales surged over the pandemic, with premiumisation fostering even higher value sales growth. Surges in commodity prices continued generating sharp unit price increases and forced online portfolio reductions. The recessionary…

The sharp increase in prices of food in 2022 is directly linked to rises in costs of commodities, labour, energy and transportation. Consumers are reacting to inflation according to their income level, price sensitivity and brand loyalty. Responses…

Inflationary pressures have been present in the appliances industry since late 2020. Production capacity challenges include labour shortages, persistent semiconductor shortages and elevated commodity prices. In 2022, inflationary pressures will come…

Global inflation peaked in 2022 but it remains stubbornly persistent. This means high input costs will remain a major hot drinks industry concern for the foreseeable future. Prolonged inflation has not only affected pricing for the industry but also…

Challenges for the home and garden industry in 2021 and 2022 included unreliability in supply, with demand vastly exceeding supply, causing shortages and thus cost spikes. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the challenge in the short term is the…