Away-From-Home Tissue and Hygiene

AFH tissue continued to record strong current value growth in 2019, supported by urbanisation and rising disposable incomes. However, the growth rate slowed slightly on 2018, reflecting the country’s economic performance, but still turned in a strong...

AFH tissue and hygiene saw relatively substantial growth both in current value and volume terms in 2019. As the economy continued to prosper, consumer engagement with away-from-home experiences grew in line with their rising disposable income levels....

Poland witnessed strong growth in both horeca and corporate business in 2019. The increasing number of hotels and restaurants in addition to corporate centres such as the business district in Plac Europejski in Warsaw contributed to sales of ...

Hospitals began to issue tenders to supply their patients with AFH adult incontinence in 2019. AFH adult incontinence remained a minor category in Ukraine as most patients were expected to provide their own through retail purchases. These tenders ...

In 2019, there were two clear segments among customers of away-from-home tissue and hygiene products: large companies and small (non-educated) companies. A third segment has begun to emerge, formed of businesses migrating to professional companies or...

AFH tissue showed negative growth, to varying degrees, across all sub-categories in 2019. For example, as seen with the deceleration of paper towels as automatic hand dryers became more popular in horeca establishments. Automatic hand dryers were ...

In view of unstable macroeconomic conditions witnessed in Costa Rica and continuing into 2019, horeca, business and institutional channels were still looking for more affordable and convenient away-from-home tissue solutions that were in line with ...

Away-from-home tissue and hygiene recorded good value sales growth in 2019 due to the improving economic situation in the country. This motivated Slovak consumers to spend on foodservice, leading to an overall higher number of foodservice outlets ...

In 2019, Colombia’s ageing population remained a strong driver for sales growth in AFH adult incontinence. The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) established in 2018 that there were more elderly people in the country than infants...

Improving economic conditions, including strong real GDP growth, stimulated further strong growth in away-from-home tissue and hygiene products in the country in 2019. Stronger purchasing power enabled consumers to visit restaurants, entertainment ...

AFH tissue and hygiene maintained a stable current value growth rate in 2019. In addition to a rising population, Israel has an extremely low unemployment rate, and the overall local economy is very resilient. Population growth has led to a rising ...

Away-from-home (AFH) tissue and hygiene continued to perform well in 2019, with total current value sales growing at a healthy pace and most product categories posting robust growth in volume terms. The expansion of AFH tissue was underpinned by ...

Strong growth in Guatemala’s horeca industry is the main driver of rising demand for away-from-home tissue and hygiene. However, another major influence is the construction of numerous new shopping centres in both urban and suburban areas throughout ...

Given the wide range of industries in which AFH tissue and hygiene products are used there is an immediate correlation between employment rates and the category’s growth. With New Zealand’s stable economic conditions and very low unemployment rate in...

Changing lifestyles are supporting the growth of the foodservice industry in Bolivia, with more people now regularly eating out. Indeed, according to data from the National Tax Service (SIN), restaurant sales increased four-fold over 2008-2017, ...

Public institutions continued to recover slowly from the economic recession in 2019, and focused on cutting expenditure as much as possible, negatively affecting their expenditure on hygiene and tissue products. Business and industry was in a similar...

Away-from-home tissue and hygiene in the Netherlands continued to grow steadily in 2019. It is a category that is generally immune to recessions and economic setbacks, thanks to changing lifestyles and the increasing number of working individuals in ...

In 2019, the increased urbanisation in Kenya, coupled with population growth, continued to improve the suburban areas in the country. These improvements included the opening of more establishments, such as schools, hospitals and clinics, which all ...

Towards the end of the review period and throughout 2019, Morocco’s economy continued to witness major improvements in terms of stability and the sustainability of the long-term economic growth that has seen the country emerge as the leading market ...

The positive economic situation and the development of tourism and gastronomy supported growth of away-from-home tissue and hygiene in Switzerland in 2019, pre-COVID-19. The number of transactions and nights spent in hotels continued to increase ...