New Zealand

Cafés/bars are increasingly representing organic, free range, gluten- and allergy-free elements on their menus with a greater focus on sustainability and plant-based diets, with the latter broadening the range of foods available to vegetarians and ...

Consumer foodservice through leisure and through travel are set to experience strong growth over the forecast period due to the growing attractiveness of New Zealand to tourists. This trend is set to have a particularly positive impact on ...

UberEATS a smartphone application from ride-sharing service Uber, gives users access to a broader range of food for delivery. Its offering includes green smoothies and salads to Mexican feasts from over hundreds of popular full-service restaurants ...

There are more limited-service restaurants per capita in New Zealand than in most other countries in the world. Category players serve food that is convenient, low-priced and energy dense, making it popular for those with increasingly hectic ...

Consumer foodservice in New Zealand posted positive value growth in 2018. Rising disposable incomes and strong growth in the number of tourists to the country boosted the performances of both chained and independent consumer foodservice operators. ...

Value sales of self-service cafeterias continued to grow in 2018, despite stagnation in number of outlets. Typical self-service cafeterias in New Zealand are represented by Asian food halls, which are mainly situated in older city premises. As such, ...

While the boom for street stalls/kiosks is pretty much over in Australia, it is only just beginning in New Zealand, with registrations for licences on the rise. This channel offer consumers a rich variety of cuisines at low prices, due to low ...

The nature of AFH tissue and hygiene products and the industries in which they are present means that any movements in the population will have a strong impact on volume and value growth. Whilst the birth rate is expected to continue to decline over ...

According to Statistics New Zealand, the country’s birth rate reached a record low of 1.81 births per woman in 2018. This is expected to significantly influence sales of nappies/diapers/pants over the forecast period, owing to the associated decline ...

New Zealand is currently in the midst of a population boom, with high levels of immigration seeing population growth reach its highest ever levels during the review period. Whilst this showed signs of levelling off in 2018, the relatively high levels...

Like most countries globally, New Zealand has an ageing population, and this is expected to continue to increase over the forecast period. This impact will be accentuated by the large number of people born between 1950 and the early 1970s moving into...

Owing to the large share held by toilet paper, the performance of retail tissue over the forecast period will be characterised by the performance of toilet paper. Strong population growth is expected to drive current value growth within toilet paper,...

The implementation of GST exemption on sanitary protection products in Australia in 2018 triggered a debate about whether such a move should be followed in New Zealand. The new Labour government implemented a tax working group, designed to make ...

Whilst strong population growth is expected to drive consumer demand for wipes over the forecast period, increasing pack sizes are expected to place downwards pressure on value growth. This is expected to be a continuation of the trend observed in ...

Driven by China and India, Asia’s developing economies saw healthy rates of growth in 2017. Japan’s economic prospects are less favourable however. Too many of Asia’s economies are excessively dependent on exports and large inflows of foreign ...

Over the forecast period, brands in apparel and footwear specialist retailers will continue to face intense price competition. Competition will not only stem from internet retailers, but also from big box retailers such as EziBuy, Kmart and The ...

Whilst convenience stores traditionally aimed to cater to time-starved consumers who were willing to pay a slight premium for their convenient location and easy store layout, the growing network of supermarkets in New Zealand, particularly ...

Department stores are traditionally positioned as exclusive shopping venues with a strong focus on product quality and customer service. However, with a growing number of consumers demanding new shopping experiences, brands in the category are ...

Direct selling in New Zealand is projected to continue to decline over the forecast period. The channel, which traditionally focuses heavily on personalised customer service and one-to-one demonstrations, has lost its appeal as time-poor consumers ...

There were no discounters operating in New Zealand at the end of the review period, and there are currently no expectations of any entering the market over the forecast period. ...