Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape i...
Understand the cultural and socioeconomic influences that shape industry demand throughout Asia-Pacific, with local insight, market statistics and analysis ranging from strategic regional overview to in-depth coverage by country or city.
As in 2020, lockdowns introduced to curb the spread of COVID-19 increased home cooking occasions in China in 2022, driving packaging unit volume sales of cooking ingredients such as sauces, dips and condiments. Unit volume sales in the category…
In 2022, sweet spreads continued to record positive growth in its packaging unit volumes in China. However, health concerns, given further impetus by the COVID-19 pandemic, were having a negative impact on sales as consumers shied away from…
Folding cartons account for the majority of pack type share in Indian baby food packaging. This is largely due to the category they are widely used in – dried baby food – being the biggest in Indian baby food. Folding cartons are suitable for dried…
Sugar confectionery in India dominates overall confectionery sales. During the pandemic, restrictions on mobility affected volume sales as a significant portion of sugar confectionery purchases are normally made up of impulse at-the-counter…
India is the largest producer of dairy in the world and, within it, drinking milk products is the largest category in terms of volume sales. However, traditionally, a large part of India’s milk sales have been accounted for by informal trade in the…
Increasingly time-strapped Indian consumers with busy lifestyles have been driving demand for meals and soups, boosting packaging unit volumes of the main pack types in the category – flexible plastic and folding cartons. Post-pandemic resumption of…
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit India, plant-based milk – which accounts for the entirety of unit volume packaging volumes in plant-based dairy – had been seeing dynamic year-on-year growth. However, the pandemic affected the availability of…
As Indian consumers have been returning to their busy and active lifestyles post-pandemic, they have been increasingly seeking convenient and time-saving food products. Frozen vegetable offerings such as mixed corn and peas require less preparation…
With the resumption of busy lives following the pandemic, consumers in India’s urban centres are increasingly looking for convenient and time-saving packaged food products. While India has traditionally consumed fresh meat, rapid urbanisation and…
In the wake of the pandemic, a number of factors have helped maintain an ongoing interest in home cooking after the boost to this trend driven by the COVID-19 restrictions. Hybrid work modes have become widespread in India, seeing consumers…