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Top Five Trends Shaping Pet Care in 2026
1 Oct 26Global pet care approaches USD225 billion in retail value in 2026, expanding 5% year-on-year in current terms. Value gains continue to outpace volume growth as affordability pressures constrain spending. Future growth will increasingly come from cat food, emerging markets and affordable premium propositions. Against this backdrop, five trends are redefining the industry's growth opportunities and competitive landscape.
Sahiba Puri
The Fibre Opportunity: What We Can Learn From Protein
1 Oct 26High protein is the widest-diffusing functional claim of the last decade in food and drink, and the cautionary tale attached to it is now visible in the numbers. Full diffusion delivered tonnage but eroded margin. Fibre is the next claim on that road, and its slower, more conditional climb is not a weakness – handled well, it is what will protect its pricing power.
Karine Dussimon
Diapers, Periods and Dignity: Latin America's Hygiene Shift
1 Oct 26Few categories reveal as much about Latin American consumers as those that accompany some of life’s most intimate stages: baby diapers, menstrual care and adult incontinence. Their development across the region is being reshaped by demographic shifts, evolving lifestyles, new consumer priorities and cultural barriers that still limit access. In a challenging environment for the industry, these categories invite us to look beyond the product and open a much-needed conversation about wellbeing, access and dignity.
Jorge Araya
Dairy Products and Alternatives: Key Trends into 2027
1 Oct 26Dairy is moving from premiumisation to mass-premiumisation. Brands must deliver affordable quality that retains mainstream consumers and drives value, making price more decisive than before.
Emil Fazira
Pharmaceutical Cues Shape Precision Beauty
1 Oct 26Beauty’s shift towards efficacy is changing the role of packaging. As consumers seek more targeted and results-driven solutions, brands are turning to pharmaceutical-inspired formats that reinforce precision, convenience and scientific credibility.
Aishwarya Rajpara
Beyond the Roll: Latin America's Tissue Reset
1 Oct 26Abstract for Preview tab: With more cautious consumers, changing households and a growing search for value, tissue in Latin America must find new growth sources. Retail and away-from-home (AFH) tissue are evolving amid category shifts, market pressure and new expectations around value, performance and efficiency.
Jorge Araya
The Selective Luxury Era: How the Americas Is Redefining Luxury Growth
30 Sep 26As luxury brands increasingly look beyond China, the Americas is emerging as a critical growth market. Yet future success will depend less on scale and ownership and more on relevance, authenticity, emotional value and experiences. As consumers become more discerning, luxury brands must justify their value through deeper, more meaningful connections.
Fflur Roberts
Canada’s “Associate EU Member” Status Won’t Immediately Remove the Real Barriers to Canada-EU Trade
30 Sep 26Closer Canada-EU ties will not transform trade overnight, as regulatory differences, logistics costs and deep US supply-chain integration remain significant barriers. However, Canada’s push to diversify exports and new tariffs on US goods are creating selective opportunities for EU suppliers and Canadian exporters, particularly where CETA provides tariff advantages and businesses can meet certification and margin requirements.
Euromonitor International
World Cup Lessons for US Travel and Mega-Events
30 Sep 26With the FIFA World Cup now firmly on the scoreboard, organisers and host cities alike are reflecting on the tournament’s tourism impact. The results reveal more than just the power of a singular football tournament, providing important insight into the state of the US tourism market and the power of mega-events to drive meaningful tourism impact.
Dorothy Calba