Asia Pacific

As processed fruit and vegetables are commonly used ingredients in foodservice, the continued recovery of foodservice industry in 2023 had a positive impact on demand. Indeed foodservice volumes grew much faster than their retail counterparts, thanks…

Breakfast cereals maintain demand due to convenience as a nutritious breakfast meal. In this sense, products such as RTE cereals and muesli and granola are proving a success, thanks to the ongoing health and wellness trends. Players in RTE cereals…

Retail sales of breakfast cereals in Malaysia recorded continued growth in volume terms in 2023. This was in spite of the weakening of the local currency, the ringgit, against the US dollar, which brought about higher import costs. With Malaysia…

Bangladesh will experience rapid population expansion in 2021-2040, driven by natural increase. Rapid ageing will be a key theme, though the country will remain younger in terms of median age than the region overall. As well as a substantial and…

Baked goods manages to achieve positive growth in both retail value and volume terms, despite the return of foodservice heralding stronger growth in on-trade terms. The resumption of tourism, following the era of pandemic restrictions, is attributed…

Baked goods, such as packaged leavened bread, packaged cakes and packaged pastries, are considered essential foods by Malaysians, being typically consumed for breakfast or during tea breaks throughout the day. Packaged baked goods are also widely…

The briefing examines how the pulp commodity performs globally and in the largest countries in terms of supply and production. The report also provides data and analysis on pulp price dynamics, as well as trends across key commodity-consuming…

Total volume sales growth for womenswear in Taiwan in 2023 is expected to be down slightly on the previous year. This is partly explained by the normalisation of consumption patterns following the impressive rebound that accompanied the easing of the…

Retail volume sales of vacuum cleaners as a whole are falling in 2023, despite another dynamic performance by robotic vacuum cleaners with robust double-digit volume and value growth. Standard vacuum cleaners are relatively mature in South Korea,…

Sales of tea have continued to recover in retail volume terms and foodservice volume terms in 2023. Despite the economic pressures facing many households tea has continued to see stable demand in 2023 with sales backed by the end of the pandemic and…

Retail volume sales of tea saw accelerated growth in 2023. This was supported by a growing consumer emphasis on health and wellness, a trend that was facilitated by the pandemic. This supported the expansion of green tea, consumption of which is…

Despite substantial price hikes amidst rising inflation in Taiwan, growth in sportswear current value sales in 2023 is set to be slower than in 2022. This is mainly because falling purchasing power and heightened economic uncertainty have led most…

In 2023, there were a number of large sporting events that were organised across several Vietnamese cities, including Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho, Da Nang, and Lao Cai. This forms part of the government's strategic strategy to encourage sports…

Sports drinks saw minimal growth in volume terms in 2023, despite the health and wellness trend. This was due to intensified competition from other types of soft drinks, such as functional bottled water, which were seen as healthier sources of…

Vietnam is predicted to see GDP growth of 4.5% by the end of 2023, compared to the initial forecast of 6.5% at the beginning of the year, as per the General Statistical Office study. Soft labour markets and concerns about an impending global…

Despite continued inflationary pressures, volume sales of soft drinks in the Philippines recorded moderate growth in both on-trade and off-trade channels in 2023. Building on the momentum of 2022, the greater mobility of Filipino consumers…

Economic instability is reducing consumer spending on non-essential items such as small cooking appliances. Consumers are concerned about their financial situation and have become increasingly conscious of their expenditure, reducing their propensity…

RTD tea continues to post steady growth in off-trade volume terms in 2023, while in on-trade volume terms sales continue to post a strong recovery. The strong performance from RTD tea is thanks to the burgeoning health and wellness trend in Vietnam,…

Building on the momentum of 2022, volume sales of RTD tea recorded healthy growth in off-trade channels in 2023. This was largely due to the return of normal, fast-paced lifestyles, which led to an increased incidence of impulse purchases through…

RTD coffee has continued to see steady growth in off-trade volume terms in 2023. Although RTD coffee is a relatively niche category, especially when compared to similar products such as RTD tea, it nonetheless appears to still have plenty of…