New Zealand

Movement and trading restrictions in 2020 meant that while New Zealand was in a COVID-19 enforced lockdown, supermarkets was the major distribution channel from where consumers could purchase carbonates from late-March to early May. This resulted in ...

Rather surprisingly, bottled water did not benefit from a greater channel shift towards off-trade in 2020, despite significant declines through on-trade, with the category remaining fairly stagnant in off-trade volume terms. While the initial onset ...

Movement and trading restrictions meant that while the country was in a pandemic-enforced lockdown, supermarkets was the dominant distribution channel for sales of RTD tea from late-March to early May. This resulted in stronger volume and current ...

Movement and trading restrictions when New Zealand was placed in lockdown from March 2020 as a result of the pandemic, resulted in limited overall demand for sports drinks, due to a lack of sporting activities and the closure of gyms. In addition, ...

New Zealand enjoys one of the highest per-capita juice consumption rates in the world, owing to strong local production and supply chains. Traditional demand has been complimented by demand for health and wellness-positioned beverages in 2020 as ...

The Level 4 restrictions implemented in April 2020 by the New Zealand Government due to the emergence of COVID-19 resulted in a significant decline in on-trade demand for energy drinks, owing to all on-trade outlets having to completely close for ...

The emergence of COVID-19 has had a significant impact on soft drinks in New Zealand during 2020. Ahead of a national lockdown, consumers engaged in what was described as panic-buying, with supermarkets and domestic supply chains struggling to keep ...

The New Zealand Government’s response to the emergence of COVID-19 involved implementing a series of lockdowns, restricting movement across the country and also restricting the types of businesses that could operate, resulting in many employees ...

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The movement and travel restrictions imposed on New Zealand during its response to COVID-19, meant that supermarkets became the dominant distribution channel for the niche of RTD coffee in the country, with supermarket sales up by more than 60% year ...

When the New Zealand Government announced in March 2020 the introduction of a 4-stage alert system designed to contain the spread of COVID-19, consumers’ behaviour became increasingly erratic. Despite pleas from the government and grocery retailers ...

The emergence of COVID-19 has had a significant impact on hot drinks in New Zealand in 2020. Ahead of a national lockdown, consumers engaged in what was described as panic-buying, with the dominant distribution channel of supermarkets and domestic ...

The emergence of COVID-19 and subsequent lockdown resulted in a transference of demand across hot drinks from foodservice to retail with greater home consumption. While this resulted in significant retail demand for coffee, the lack of a strong ...

The emergence of the pandemic in New Zealand saw a transference of demand across hot drinks from foodservice to retail, due to restrictions imposed by the national lockdown in March 2020. While this resulted in strong retail demand for coffee, the ...

In New Zealand, sales of packaged food in terms of retail volume and current value are expected to see a strong increase in 2020. Part of the growth is a result of changing consumer habits because of Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions, such as ...

Restrictions on movement, changing consumer preferences and the heightened focus on safety triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic are anticipated to alter the future of consumer mobility, urban planning and construction. The surge in homeworking, reduced...

The strict lockdown restrictions imposed by the government in New Zealand in response to the pandemic has brought about shifts in consumer lifestyles as foodservice closures encouraged local consumers to search for indulgent baked goods with which to...

Processed fruit and vegetables is set to witness a sharp growth trajectory in terms of retail volume and current value sales in 2020 in contrary to its undynamic performance over the review period. Early 2020 saw local consumers stockpile essential ...

Processed meat and seafood is set to record a more dynamic performance in 2020 compared to the previous year, with a particularly notable upturn in demand for shelf stable and frozen varieties, being driven by a certain level of panic-buying period ...

With strict lockdown restrictions introduced to New Zealand in early 2020, many local consumers were confined to their homes, which created greater breakfast occasions at home. This trend led to a notable upturn in demand for breakfast cereals in ...