China

After many years of dynamic growth, yoghurt and sour milk products turned to decline in both retail volume and current value terms in 2020. COVID-19 had negative impacts on the category for several reasons. One was the loss of gifting occasions. The…

After seeing retail volume and current value declines in 2020, other dairy is set to return to growth in 2021. However, sales of such products remain low via the retail channel, as other dairy products are considered to have a limited set of uses,…

After many years of seeing only small movements in retail volume sales, milk saw a dynamic increase in 2020, as its function of immunity-boosting was highlighted by the authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shelf-stable milk, since it is…

As in butter and spreads, foodservice is the leading channel for sales of cheese, although this channel took a hit to its sales in 2020 due to COVID-19, which helped increase retail sales. Although already seeing dynamic increases prior to the…

Whilst butter is primarily associated with Western cuisines, its potential use in Chinese cuisine has been heavily promoted by major producers such as Fonterra. This led to increasing use of butter in foodservice during the review period, which is…

The two-child policy in the country helped to increase the number of new-born babies in 2016 and 2017, which drove retail volume growth in milk formula until 2019. However the number of births has decreased ever since; for instance falling from 14.6…

The briefing examines the global development of the EV industry. It breaks down the analysis into three key pillars: EV industry overview, EV charging industry and EV battery industry. Each section seeks to shed light on the dominant trends,…