Away-From-Home Tissue and Hygiene

As markets emerge from the COVID-19-driven consumer environment, the disposable hygiene industry is expected to see continued growth, supported by recovery in developing markets. Industry players are responding to the need for affordable products,…

In 2020, COVID-19 had a dramatic negative impact on away-from-home tissue and hygiene. Sales were severely negatively impacted by the closure of horeca outlets and a sharp drop in tourism. Even when horeca outlets were permitted to reopening, social…

After seeing solid growth rates throughout the review period, AFH tissue and hygiene turned to decline in 2020, due to the impact of COVID-19. However, the impact differed between categories. The solid growth seen for AFH hygiene (AFH adult…

Since late 2019/early 2020, when the initial news of the COVID-19 outbreak first surfaced, the tourism sector appeared to be among the most vulnerable in the country. As the virus spread internationally and countries began closing their borders to…

In 2020, AFH tissue and hygiene turned to double-digit decline, after having seen strong growth throughout most of the review period. Overall sales were negatively impacted by COVID-19, although the performances were different across categories. AFH…

Value sales of away-from-home (AFH) tissue and hygiene declined sharply in 2020 due to business and travel disruptions. In 2020, Germany faced two major lockdowns that forced restaurants and coffee shops to close allowing them only to offer delivery…

COVID-19 had a huge impact on Japanese society with consumers switching to working, studying and eating at home in an effort to control the spread of COVID-19. Furthermore, strict border controls largely put an end to tourism for much of the year,…

2020 was a very challenging year for the leading players in AFH tissue as the category registered significant sales declines over the course of the year. The main issue faced by the companies operating in AFH napkins and AFH tablecloths was that…

Serbia introduced some of the strictest restrictions in the world in its attempt to manage the spread of the COVID-19 virus, including measures to limit services in and opening hours of consumer foodservice outlets. This had a significantly negative…

The unprecedented economic challenges created by COVID-19 forced Ecuador’s national government to slash public spending in multiple areas in 2020. One of the most notable consequences was a 50% reduction in state expenditure on goods and services.…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Uruguay saw a lower level of closures and restrictions than many other countries in Latin America. Nevertheless, away-from-home tissue and hygiene consumption plummeted in 2020 as consumers faced the same COVID-19…

The rate of growth in retail current value sales of AFH tissue and hygiene slowed significantly during 2020. Lockdown measures meant that consumers spent more time at home during the spring, which naturally led them to use fewer AFH tissue products.…

Away-from-home tissue suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Schools, kindergartens, sports clubs, hair salons, and foodservice establishments were closed during both lockdowns. Offices were largely closed with consumers working from home…

Overall, away-from-home tissue and hygiene recorded negative current value growth in 2020, driven primarily by the lifestyle changes that accompanied the COVID-19 pandemic. As consumers spent more time at home during the health crisis, demand for…

Sales of away-from-home tissue products were hard hit by the outbreak of COVID-19. In March the new government introduced a nationwide lockdown, with ongoing restrictions remaining in place for much of the year. Foodservice outlets were closed to…

After seeing double-digit current value growth and slow volume growth for most of the review period, in 2020 AFH tissue and hygiene turned to a slow current value decline and a double-digit fall in volume sales. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the…

Away-from home tissue and hygiene demonstrated diametrically opposed performances in 2020 dependent on product category. Away-from-home tissue suffered with negative retail volume and current value growth in 2020, largely due to the lockdown as most…

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on AFH tissue sales. Schools, kindergartens and clubs were closed during both quarantines. Sports clubs, hair salons and so on were also closed. People were forbidden to meet and picnic together, which…

Overall, COVID-19 was disastrous for sales of away-from-home tissue and hygiene, with away-from-home tissue registering current value decline of nearly a half and represented a major turnaround from the healthy current value growth in 2019. The only…

Away-from-home tissue and hygiene sales were hampered by the pandemic and general lockdowns lived in 2020. Furthermore, COVID-19 disrupted the flow of tourism and business activity to Uzbekistan with the impact felt across many sectors, including…