Fresh Food

Fresh food continued to record steady growth in total volume terms in 2018. Consumers in the US are showing a growing interest in what they eat and where it comes from and this continued to benefit sales of fresh food in 2018 with some consumers ...

The weather and natural disasters took their toll on the production of some fresh fruit and vegetables at the end of the review period, while overfishing and climate change continued to impact the supply of fish and seafood. This created shortages ...

Total volume sales of fresh food continued to increase in Mexico in 2018. Growth was driven mostly by the affordability of products when compared with processed food, and by demographic growth. Regarding value sales, the sophistication of products in...

Rising consumer health-consciousness exerted a significant influence on the development of fresh food in China in 2018. Fruits and vegetables remained by far the largest categories in fresh food in China in 2018, jointly accounting for more than 60% ...

2018 was another tough year for fresh food in Spain as many of the key categories witnessed a decline in total volume terms. The search for convenience continued to have a negative impact on sales of fresh food with many consumers switching to ...

The demand for fresh food is expected to increase in Thailand over the forecast period, due to rising health-consciousness and the rise of foodservice operators serving less processed and more natural food options. Consumers are taking active steps ...

Both the healthy eating trend and a growing number of vegetarians and flexitarians in Italy are boosting consumption of fresh food, especially fresh fruit and vegetables, fish and nuts. Fresh food also benefited from the ongoing trend in home cooking...

The Brazilian fresh food market is a large, complex one with divergent dynamics. This report analyses the impact of the political events, economic policy and consumer dynamics that shaped this market in recent years, as well as data-based future ...

2018 witnessed several natural calamities, with severe drought and heavy rainfall in some regions, which affected the production of fresh food. Essential fresh foods such as tomatoes, pulses, coconuts and sugar and sweeteners saw production and sales...

Fresh food continued to register positive sales growth overall in 2018 as population growth and spreading affluence ensured an expanding consumer base in most categories. However, with subsistence farming still the main source of fresh fruit, ...

Fresh food saw stagnating total volume sales in 2018, continuing the poor performance seen during the review period. However, retail current value sales continued to rise at a modest pace and the market still offers huge potential due to the growth ...

The health trend continued to gather momentum in the UK during 2018 with consumers increasing their demand for fresh food. Ethical consumerism has gone from being a fad to becoming a feature of the UK market, with an increasing number of consumers ...

In 2018, fresh food sustained a positive performance throughout all categories in Morocco in total volume terms. This was thanks to the fact that many Moroccans tend to opt for fresh food rather than processed or frozen food, and also because it is ...

The economic recession of 2015 and 2016 led to significant changes in fresh food. Categories such as fish and seafood, nuts, vegetables and fruits suffered the most from the import ban. In these categories, the product assortment available decreased ...

Over the review period, fresh food in Vietnam saw stable growth thanks to both the natural conditions in the country and consumers’ habits. In fact, the weather and soil in Vietnam are suitable for cultivating and farming diverse vegetables and ...

Increasing demand for healthier, natural products drove growth for fresh food in the United Arab Emirates in 2018. As consumers seek better ways to take care of themselves, fresh food is increasingly preferred over processed food as the former is ...

Cannabis is poised to disrupt virtually every consumer industry, from foods, alcoholic drinks, hot drinks and soft drinks to beauty, consumer health, tobacco, tourism, retailing, and home and garden. Within the next decade, some form of cannabis will...

After the debut of the first stem cell burger, lab-grown meat start-ups are being taken more seriously. Lab-grown meat has the potential to meet consumers’ demanding criteria, but it must be able to compete with existing offerings. This briefing ...

The Euromonitor Environmental Impact Score highlighted that animal proteins (especially beef) are the most detrimental of all protein sources to our environment. Today there is still a huge dependence on animal ingredients, even in staple packaged ...

Although life expectancy and living standards are improving, developing countries also experience a rapid rise in health problems such as diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and raised cholesterol levels. Caused mainly by dietary changes and a ...