Understand the key trends shaping demand and future opportunities...
Understand the key trends shaping demand and future opportunities across industries in Eastern Europe, with the latest regional and country-level analysis and market statistics.
Other dairy is seeing positive retail gains in Poland in 2024, in both value and volume terms, and with value stronger due to high unit prices. While chilled and shelf stable desserts is the best performing category in value terms, chilled snacks are…
Other dairy in North Macedonia is expected to register healthy current value growth, and also positive volume growth, in spite of continuing population decline. There is a growing focus on higher quality, as well as offerings with added protein, and…
The Lithuanian market for other dairy products is expected to see modest retail volume growth in 2024. Sour cream is a staple ingredient in many traditional Lithuanian recipes, such as šaltibaršciai (cold beet soup), cepelinai (potato dumplings), and…
Other dairy in Lativa is expected to register healthy current value and moderate volume growth in 2024. Cream and fromage frais are both popular in Latvia and fromage frais is expected to register the highest current growth. Also, a popular product…
Thin wall plastic containers are becoming increasingly popular in frozen ready meals due to their efficiency and cost-effectiveness. These containers use less material, making them lighter and reducing transportation costs and energy usage.…
Sales of cow’s milk have benefited from consumers shifting away from the grey market and towards formal sales. Manufacturing of raw milk by households in rural areas is decreasing as it has become unprofitable due to there being fewer cows and…
Drinking milk products is achieving small positive retail volume gains in 2024, while value is better supported by high unit prices. Indeed, we have seen high production costs for milk in Poland, which has placed pressure on manufacturers. That said,…
Drinking milk products in North Macedonia is expected to register healthy current value and also positive volume growth. Value growth is also being driven by increasing segmentation, which is adding value and increasing profit margins. In particular,…
Drinking milk products in Lithuania is anticipated to experience a fairly flat performance in retail volume terms in 2024, reflecting the market's high level of saturation and limited growth opportunities across most segments. Despite recent economic…
Drinking milk products is expected to register both current value and volume growth in Latvia in 2024. Full fat fresh cow’s milk continues to account for most volume sales, as consumers see full fat as more nutritious than lower fat. Volume sales for…