The world's most comprehensive market research on consumer produc...
The world's most comprehensive market research on consumer products, commercial industries, demographics trends and consumer lifestyles in China.
Flexible packaging, mainly in the shape of flexible aluminium/plastic and flexible plastic, remained the dominant pack type in hot drinks packaging in China in 2023 and is expected to maintain this position over the forecast period. This pack type…
The persistence of the COVID-19 pandemic in China in 2022, along with the country’s strict zero-COVID policy kept consumers within their homes for long periods during this year and consequently boosted interest in home cooking. This drove demand for…
Packaging in China is undergoing notable shifts across various industries, driven by consumer preferences, environmental concerns and innovative design approaches. In alcoholic drinks, metal packaging, particularly metal beer bottles, has been…
In 2021, Asia Pacific ranked first globally in terms of production output of pharmaceuticals and medical equipment, with a turnover of USD857 billion. Over 2021-2030, the region is expected to record the fastest production growth globally,…
In spite of the re-emergence of COVID-19 in 2022, packaging unit volume sales in plant-based dairy continued to grow for a second year, following the significant decline seen in 2020 when the pandemic first emerged, resulting in availability issues…
The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus was resulting in case number spikes across China throughout much of 2022, prompting the authorities to enforce strict lockdown measures due to its zero-COVID policy. As consumers were confined to their homes,…
COVID-19 lockdowns across the course of 2022 kept Chinese consumers at home more than usual at times over the year, increasing home cooking occasions and, consequently, demand for processed meat and seafood. Hotpot items such as lamb and beef enjoyed…
Flexible plastic is the most popular pack type in frozen ready meals, but folding cartons continues to gain share in this category, with this pack type helping to convey a premium image. This pack type is often used for frozen ready meals targeted at…
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…
Oyster sauces continued to see rising demand in China in 2021, which benefited packaging volumes of glass bottles, the dominant pack type used in the packaging of oyster sauces, as well as the much smaller pack type of other rigid containers. Oyster…
The PET bottle, which continued to record increasing packaging unit volumes in 2023, remained the dominant pack type across the soft drinks industry in China in this year, with this expected to continue over the forecast period. This is because this…
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…
This report examines e-commerce usage and revenue share from e-commerce in different industries and countries. The e-commerce index helps to better understand which industries are leading and identify key success factors. The briefing also analysis…