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- Packaged Food
- Baby Food
- Baked Goods
- Biscuits and Snack Bars
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- Butter and Margarine
- Cheese
- Chocolate Confectionery
- Confectionery
- Dairy
- Drinking Milk Products
- Edible Oils
- Gum
- Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts
- Meal Replacement
- Other Dairy
- Processed Fruit and Vegetables
- Processed Meat and Seafood
- Ready Meals
- Rice Pasta and Noodles
- Sauces, Dressings, and Condiments
- Snack Bars
- Soup
- Spreads
- Sugar Confectionery
- Sweet and Savoury Snacks
- Yoghurt and Sour Milk Drinks
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Strategy Briefing
Packaged Food: Quarterly Statement Q2 2018
Jun 2018
Most developed economies, notably in the Eurozone and the US, have seen GDP forecasts revised up, contributing to an upgrade in the packaged food forecasts globally. However, packaged food sales may be negatively impacted in China and Mexico under a ...
Country Report
Gum in Chile
Jan 2018
Gum increased 8% in current value terms in 2017, to reach CLP87.6 billion. The shift towards low or sugar-free products within gum was favourable for the category, especially taking into account that in mid-2016 a new food labelling law was ...
Strategy Briefing
Healthy Living: Reformulation Era in Packaged Food
Nov 2017
This report considers healthy living in packaged food, following the report on “repositioning indulgence in the healthy snacking era”. The latest health statements in packaged foods are centred on two key themes: new processing methods and ...
Country Report
Gum in Romania
Nov 2017
After a brief attempt to bring back Tutti Frutti and Spearmint in 2015, sugarised gum was no longer available in 2017. Sugarised gum was on a descending path for years, owing to increasing consumer-awareness about sugar consumption, but also powerful...
Country Report
Gum in the US
Nov 2017
Over the review period gum and mints (tracked under sugar confectionery) waged an intense battle to freshen the breath of consumers. Between 2012 and 2017, retail volume sales of gum fell by 13%, while sales of mints grew by 14%. In this intensely ...
Country Report
Gum in Canada
Oct 2017
Gum, comprising bubble gum and chewing gum, saw ongoing decline in 2017, with sales falling by 1% in current value terms and 3% in volume terms. This was a slightly better performance than the CAGR seen over the review period as a whole for both ...
Strategy Briefing
Confectionery in Asia Pacific
Oct 2017
Confectionery in Asia Pacific remains small in comparison for per capita consumption, but has seen healthy growth across the region illustrating ample room for development. During 2012-2017, growth was largely driven by India. While gum struggled in ...
Strategy Briefing
Confectionery in Latin America
Sep 2017
Confectionery is facing challenging times in Latin America, with a difficult economic situation, particularly in Brazil, growing consumer health concerns and legislative challenges the main culprits. Nevertheless, the importance of chocolate ...
Country Report
Gum in India
Aug 2017
Gum sales continued to be driven by impulse purchases. The ever-growing trend of new young consumers chewing gum, either at leisure, after a meal or smoking or during long working days, pushed sales. Spearmint, peppermint and other flavours which ...
Country Report
Gum in Ireland
Aug 2017
Gum experienced 5% retail value growth in 2017 with sales of EUR58 million. This was due to the growing demand for sugar-free and healthy products. The large majority of all gum sold in 2017 was sugar-free, reflecting the Irish population’s growing ...
Country Report
Gum in Belarus
Aug 2017
As consumers in Belarus become increasingly financially constrained, demand for impulse products continued to be negatively affected. As a result, the economic climate led consumers to purchase gum less frequently or to drop out of the category ...
Country Report
Gum in Costa Rica
Aug 2017
Due to the significant maturity already achieved by gum in Costa Rica, the main players in the category continued to rely on the use of deeper levels of segmentation (often based on new flavours or more specialised products), focusing on maintaining ...
Country Report
Gum in Bolivia
Aug 2017
Towards the end of the review period, leading companies focused on developing sugar-free chewing gum covered more shelf space. In addition, companies tried to target young adults as the primary consumers....
Country Report
Gum in South Africa
Aug 2017
In their ongoing drive for healthier products, consumers are becoming more health conscious, with this trend also extending to gum. Growing demand for sugar-free and chemical-free products has pushed companies to rebrand, relaunch and rethink their ...
Country Report
Gum in Mexico
Aug 2017
Sales of gum continued declining in 2017, with a 1% decrease in volume. Although in terms of value, the category sustained growth, this was mostly the result of manufacturers offering smaller packages at a higher unit value. The slow performance of ...
Country Report
Gum in Croatia
Aug 2017
The competitors seem satisfied with their respective positions, and none tried to grab attention by launching new products in 2017. Not even pricing wars were evident – the scene was quite uneventful with no significant news. The trend of getting ...
Country Report
Gum in Estonia
Aug 2017
Gum sales were flat in volume terms during 2017. Despite the overall economic outlook remaining positive, it reached maturity and was already fairly developed with diminishing further growth prospects. Manufacturers relied heavily on extensive ...
Country Report
Gum in Brazil
Aug 2017
Gum saw a continued volume decline of 2% in 2017. The health trend continued apace as consumers became more health conscious, which boosted demand for sugar-free and chemical-free products. This stimulated companies into rebranding, relaunching and ...
Country Report
Gum in China
Aug 2017
Due to strengthening awareness of the possible negative impact of gum on consumers’ health and the natural environment, sales of gum continued to fall in 2017, with a 5% retail volume decline and 1% current value decrease. Gum mainly targets the ...
Country Report
Gum in the United Arab Emirates
Aug 2017
Gum saw a 10% increase in retail current value sales in 2017 to reach AED191 million. This performance was derived from loyal consumers who take gum on a regular basis rather than organic growth from new consumers. Growth in 2017 was slightly faster ...
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