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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Glass remains the leading packaging type in sweet spreads, but rigid plastic has been steadily taking share from it during the review period. The growing preference among local consumers for rigid plastic over glass is particularly evident in nut-…
The packaging unit volumes of sauces, dips and condiments have been on something of a rollercoaster in recent years in Hong Kong. With COVID-19 resulting in home seclusion in 2020, this increased home cooking, and therefore also resulted in a major…
Flexible plastic, which is the main pack type in both frozen and chilled meat and seafood products, was gaining unit volume share in overall processed meat and seafood packaging. Flexible plastic is a popular packaging format as it is lightweight,…