India

Sugar confectionery in India dominates overall confectionery sales. During the pandemic, restrictions on mobility affected volume sales as a significant portion of sugar confectionery purchases are normally made up of impulse at-the-counter…

India is the largest producer of dairy in the world and, within it, drinking milk products is the largest category in terms of volume sales. However, traditionally, a large part of India’s milk sales have been accounted for by informal trade in the…

Increasingly time-strapped Indian consumers with busy lifestyles have been driving demand for meals and soups, boosting packaging unit volumes of the main pack types in the category – flexible plastic and folding cartons. Post-pandemic resumption of…

Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit India, plant-based milk – which accounts for the entirety of unit volume packaging volumes in plant-based dairy – had been seeing dynamic year-on-year growth. However, the pandemic affected the availability of…

As Indian consumers have been returning to their busy and active lifestyles post-pandemic, they have been increasingly seeking convenient and time-saving food products. Frozen vegetable offerings such as mixed corn and peas require less preparation…

With the resumption of busy lives following the pandemic, consumers in India’s urban centres are increasingly looking for convenient and time-saving packaged food products. While India has traditionally consumed fresh meat, rapid urbanisation and…

In the wake of the pandemic, a number of factors have helped maintain an ongoing interest in home cooking after the boost to this trend driven by the COVID-19 restrictions. Hybrid work modes have become widespread in India, seeing consumers…

The packaging unit volume sales in sweet spreads continued to grow dynamically in 2022 as Indian consumers’ awareness of Western diets continued to increase. Rapid urbanisation and exposure to global culture was helping to drive this trend, and…

This report examines inflation levels and drivers globally and in key countries in Q4 2023 and 2024. Global inflation is moderating, although divergence remains among the key economies. Higher volatility in the energy markets and disruption of…

The briefing examines how the pulp commodity performs globally and in the largest countries in terms of supply and production. The report also provides data and analysis on pulp price dynamics, as well as trends across key commodity-consuming…