Packaged Food

COVID-19 has had a positive impact on sales of yoghurt and sour milk drinks in Lithuania in both 2020 and 2021 as these products are rich in good bacteria that boost immunity. As a result of the pandemic, people began to consume significantly more…

Many yoghurt and sour milk products are rich in good bacteria which can help boost immunity, thus such products are cited as being popular during the time of COVID-19 when consumers are more health-aware. However, it is interesting to note that both…

COVID-19 has had a slightly positive impact on the overall category of other dairy in Lithuania, with coffee whiteners benefiting the most from more at-home coffee consumption during lockdown in 2020. In 2021, coffee whiteners is expected to see less…

Other dairy is declining further in 2021, both in value and volume terms, following the start of the downwards turn in 2020. Furthermore, this suppressed growth is expected to continue over the forecast period. Most sub-categories show very small…

As was the case in most other categories, the COVID-19 pandemic had a positive impact on retail sales of drinking milk products as during lockdown, Lithuanians worked, studied and cooked at home. In 2021, however, foodservice sales are expected…

As seen in many other consumer food categories, drinking milk products benefitted from a switch from foodservice to retail sales during the time of the pandemic, when horeca outlets were closed and consumers were in lockdowns at home. As such, there…

The COVID-19 pandemic has easily positively impacted retail sales of cheese in Lithuania as horeca sales moved to retail with the closure of horeca establishments. Manufacturers have felt redistribution not only in the local market, but also in terms…

Cheese has benefitted from the event of the pandemic, as sales swiftly moved from foodservice to retail during the time of horeca closures and lockdowns. Furthermore, consumers were cooking at home more often, alongside seeing a higher number of…

After a positive 2020 for retail volume sales of butter and spreads due to the switch to retail following the closure of horeca outlets due to COVDI-19, it is expected that retail volume growth will stagnate in 2021 with the reopening of horeca in…

Butter and spreads received a boost in 2020, due to the closure of foodservice during the time of the pandemic and the fact that consumers switched to cooking more at home, thus stimulating retail sales in the category. As such, with the reopening of…

Baby food in Lithuania proved not to be a pandemic-sensitive category, with the volume dynamic hardly impacted by COVID-19. The pandemic has, however, affected the introduction of new products into the market. Many manufacturers continued to create…

Baby food is seeing declines in 2021, following the stockpiling trend during the time of the pandemic in 2020. Pre-pandemic, category growth had been slowing down due to decreasing birth rates and, in 2020 and 2021, consumers have been preparing more…

The pandemic has had a positive impact on this category thanks to the virus raising consumers concerns about their diets, immunity, and general health and wellbeing. Yoghurt and sour milk products tend to be rich in good bacteria that boost the…

The pandemic did not have a significant impact on overall category growth or sales due to few products being linked to health or immunity. Most categories continued growing steadily, with consumers focusing on practical products, such as chilled…

Like in most other categories, the pandemic had positive impact on retail sales of drinking milk products. During and following the lockdown, consumers worked and studied at home, meaning that they prepared and consumed more food and drink at home.…

During the pandemic, retail sales of cheese have remained comparatively stable, with the volume growth remaining similar to the rate seen in 2019. As the first wave of COVID-19 was relatively mild in Estonia, consumers did not stockpile or panic buy…

Butter experienced a boon in popularity in the first year of the pandemic thanks to growing interest in dietary health among Estonians and increased need to prepare meals at home. Having historically been used as a spread for sandwiches, unsalted…

In 2021, baby food will see a slowdown in retail current value and a decline in retail volume, due to consumers using up the supplies they stockpiled during the first year of the pandemic. Another reason for the decline is the trend towards…

Yoghurt continues to show strong growth in 2021, with flavoured yoghurt accounting for the largest share of sales in both retail value and volume terms. During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, flavoured yoghurt saw a significant increase in current value…

Nestlé South Africa (Pty) Ltd continues to maintain its overall lead in value sales of other dairy, thanks to its strong portfolio of well-known and successful brands, along with ongoing innovations and promotions across its whole dairy portfolio.…