Fonterra is one of the world’s leading dairy producing companies, yet its consumer products only represent 12% of the company’s production output. Within dairy, the company gained seven places in global ranking helped by good portfolio momentum and ...

Western Europe is the largest region for baked goods and home to some of the biggest consumers of bread. Consumer concern about carbohydrate intake and gluten consumption as well as in-store bakeries in modern grocery retail have put a strain on ...

In recent years, Unilever disposed of several of its food brands, including Bertolli and Skippy, and hived off its European margarine business into a stand-alone division, which it put up for sale in April 2017. Concurrently, the company made some ...

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Despite GDP forecasts for 2017 being maintained or improved in most markets, the quarterly update forecast for packaged food shows a downgrade globally and in key markets, particularly in large developed economies. Poor forecasts for Mexico, the UK ...

Facilitating the taste of indigenous consumers, packaged instant noodles and savory snacks are produced with localized flavors. Packaged pepper and hot pot condiments are commercialized and mainly target tourists from outside Chengdu. Meanwhile, ...

As one of the biggest packaged food categories by volume, bread holds huge sway over the prospects of several ingredients. These range from commodities to speciality ingredients, which control shelf life and texture or add health benefits. Changes to...

Growth in sauces, dressings and condiments in Asia Pacific was driven by the performance of soy sauces, which dominates sales in the second largest market, China, and by a focus on healthier variants with reduced salt. Soy sauces also made gains in ...

The Pakistani packaged food market continued to see double-digit current value growth in 2016, though the trend of deceleration in year-on-year growth seen throughout the review period was maintained. The market’s expansion was driven by the impact ...

Shanghai has become a multi-cultural metropolis with both Chinese and international features, as it has been a commercial centre for centuries. Arrivals from other parts of China, as well as other parts of the world have enriched the diversity of ...

Surrounded by flourishing vegetation, packaged food manufacturers in Kunming generally choose local plants such as edible rose and tamarind fruits as key ingredients for many products. Kunming consumers show strong loyalty to local brands in edible ...

Delhi is influenced by a wide array of culinary choices, including both traditional and modern cuisines representing regional and international tastes and flavours. Migrants from other states including students have further enriched the range of food...

2016 has been another year of growth stasis for Kellogg as a result of the company’s overreliance on the North American breakfast cereals market. In order to turn around sales, Kellogg has taken a number of steps, including product reformulation, ...

Sugar continues to have a bad reputation, but globally its consumption is still growing. As developing countries are increasingly becoming dependent on high-sugar packaged foods and soft drinks, they will see significant growth in sugar purchasing. ...

The development of the smart connected home will face many hurdles, not least the incredible scale and complexity involved in getting all its constituent parts to operate in unison. That said, the rewards for injecting “soul” into what are still ...

In 2016, PepsiCo continues to outpace average packaged food growth, ranking second after Nestlé. With its solid snacks portfolio, established billion dollar brands and diversified product range, the company still stands out as one of the top ...

In sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks in Eastern Europe, plain biscuits and wafers are important products. Biscuits are often available unpackaged, but as only packaged products are included in Euromonitor International’s scope, a part of ...

With sales of USD22 billion, Asia Pacific is the world’s biggest market for sweet biscuits, snack bars and fruit snacks. In per capita terms, however, the region’s consumption significantly lags behind the rest of the world, indicating its untapped ...

Confectionery in Latin America has seen sales undermined by the recession affecting Brazil in 2015 and 2016 and by a slowdown in the economies of countries hit by high inflation, notably Argentina and Venezuela. In Mexico, sugar confectionery ...

The risk of recession in the US, albeit low, is heightened by political uncertainty since the 2016 presidential election, with the packaged food sales forecasts in North America and Mexico downgraded. A no-deal Brexit is a key risk for packaged food ...